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2024 Budget Planning: What Is Top of Mind for Hotel Owners & Operators?

Revenue Hub

Budget season is upon us, and around the world hotel owners and operators are buried deep in data trying to come up with 2024 performance numbers. NB: This is an article from Hotstats What unique challenges are hotels facing in the 2024 budgeting and planning process? GOP margins have remained relatively flat since 2019.

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Easyhotel’s secret to success in the budget sector

Hotel Owner

“I think because we focus on the basics, consumers recognise that and reward us for paying the right price, for the right product and not for things that they don’t need,” says Karim Malak, CEO of Easyhotel. In 2022, Easyhotel’s RevPAR was up 56% and its market share increased showing strength of the budget model in the current climate.

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Today’s news in brief – 17/10/23

Hotel Owner

While occupancy levels still lag behind pre-pandemic levels, many consumers are opting for budget hotels, squeezing middle-market options. and budget hotels at £108.70. This gap has widened, with luxury hotel prices 268% higher than budget hotels in July 2023, compared to the pre-pandemic peak season at 244%.

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Luxury hotel sector reports record room rates over summer 

Hotel Owner

The RSM Hotels Tracker: Focus on Asset Classes found that whilst occupancy levels still sit behind pre-pandemic levels, many consumers are also trading down to budget hotels, meaning middle market hotels are being squeezed. for budget hotels. in August) and budget hotels (£48.44 in July, falling to £333.33 to £101.49 in August).

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Six business travel trends in 2023

Boutique Hotel News

In total, 72 per cent of travel managers expect their business travel volume to increase either somewhat (46 per cent) or significantly (26 per cent) in 2023, when compared to 2019. Just 13 per cent say they will likely see a decrease in the travel volume of their business in 2023 relative to 2019. Rising costs spur budget increases .

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Leonardo Hotel Newcastle brought to market for £31.8m

Hotel Owner

The investment is priced attractively and at the quoted price it is also substantially underpinned by its vacant possession value.” Newcastle has been one of the UK’s best performing hotel markets post-pandemic, with 2022 Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) over 15% higher than in 2019. In 2022 occupancy was 74.2%

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5 Reasons You Must Have Hotel Technology In Your 2023 Budget

Revenue Hub

If your hotel is not currently considering including new technology in the 2023 budget, below are 5 things you may wish to consider – plus an added bonus: 1 reason NOT to adopt new technology. Ask your team what they need and include their wish list in your budget considerations. 2023 is time to do less with more.