Hotel Room Rate Strategies

The impact of flexible pricing on forecast accuracy

Flexible pricing, flat rate, dynamic pricing, and floating rates - all Revenue Management (RM) must begin with a scientific approach to developing a pricing strategy or all yielding will be done to in

PKF Forecasts Two Years Of Declining Lodging Demand

US hotels to bottom out in 2009

ATLANTA, GA (September 24, 2008) - A new study released today by PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR) reveals that demand for US hotel rooms will contract for the next two years.

Farecast Holiday Forecast

Thanksgiving and Christmas fares up more than 30 percent

SEATTLE, WA (August 20, 2008) - The Fareologists at Live Search Farecast today issued an early forecast for the 2008 holiday travel season, uncovering a grim outlook for consumers hoping to travel on

Visitor Arrivals Up

PolyU report focuses tourism forecasts for Mainland China and Taiwan

PolyU recently released the second issue of the Hong Kong Tourism Forecasting Report reviewing forecasts of the demand for Hong Kong tourism from Mainland China and Taiwan.

Several Airlines Likely to Fail; Affordable, Frequent Air Travel And Jobs At Risk

US airline industry headed toward 'catastrophe' at current oil prices

WASHINGTON, DC & RADNOR, PA - At current oil prices, several large and small US airlines will default on their obligations to creditors beginning at the end of 2008 and early 2009, according to a study issued today by AirlineForecasts, LLC and the Business Travel Coalition.

IATA Ups Loss Forecast

Airline industry to lose $2.3B

A new look at the global airline industry paints a bleak picture amid record oil prices.

The airline industry will lose $2.3 billion this year because of oil price increases, according to the International Air Transport Association.

FAA Forecast For Airlines Changed, From Sunny To Gloomy

FAA predicts stalling airline demand for FY2008

The latest FAA Aerospace Forecast proves once again how quickly fortunes can change in the U.S. airline industry. A year ago, the FAA's prognosticators foresaw healthy growth in airline demand in Fiscal 2008. Now they believe domestic traffic growth will sputter almost to a standstill as weakening market conditions hit home.