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Articles tagged “europe”

Hotels

European hotel industry headed for a fall in 2013

This is the summer for Southern Europe to figure out how it can get prices to the point where people will be happy to put up with minor inconveniences because they're saving a few Euros.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Europe’s most alluring spots become a playground for the new rich of the east

Chinese tourists are said to be taking over Europe, but before them were Russians, Brits, and an ever changing wave of foreigners that tourism-dependent destinations sought to accommodate and attract.

Conal Urquhart, The Guardian | 11 years ago

Europe’s most alluring spots become a playground for the new rich of the east

Hotels

Hoteliers are wary of investing in Europe’s opaque hotel market

Few hotel transactions have transpired in recent quarters leaving investors unconfident when it comes to determining valuations, but one expert believes a boost in optimism is all the market needs to get going.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hoteliers are wary of investing in Europe’s opaque hotel market

Tourism

The first look inside The Shard in London, the EU’s tallest building

London is captivated with its own skyline from Primrose Hill to the London Eye and its newest addition adds a hotel, restaurants, digital telescopes, and superlative height to enhance the view.

John O'Ceallaigh, The Telegraph | 12 years ago

The first look inside The Shard in London, the EU’s tallest building

Online Travel

Tablet owners don’t always book with their device but when they do, they do it in advance

Travel companies need to figure out where and when to reach their consumers on a growing number of platforms. This survey found that many tablet users are young, middle-class, and looking to book a trip one to three months ahead of departure.

Samantha Shankman , Skift | 12 years ago

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EU launches 15-month tourism campaign aimed at BRIC and Latin American countries

Europe is past its golden age of growth and is now turning to younger, growing nations to revive its own stagnant economy through tourism.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Europe looking to lift cross-border airline ownership restrictions; consolidation wave coming?

Ready for another wave of large international airline consolidation? It will likely bring in the mid-east biggies -- Turkish Airlines at the front of that line -- with big pockets, at least in Europe; United States will have more security and political issues with foreign ownerships.

Kari Lundgren, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

Online Travel

What’s behind the technology gap for European Travelers?

The study reveals the gap between consumers who have eagerly embraced mobile technology and those who are just fine going along without it.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Starwood to expand in emerging hotel market in Ukraine

Hotel growth was kick started in Ukraine during this summer's Euro Cup tournaments, but Starwood expects the trend to continue and sees wide-open spaces for high-end hotel development.

Skift | 12 years ago

Starwood to expand in emerging hotel market in Ukraine

Hotels

If you’re booking a hotel in Amsterdam, go through a booking site, not brand’s own

Price parity between brands' own sites and OTAs in the U.S. can be hit and miss at times, but in Europe it is all over the place.

Skift | 12 years ago