TRI HotStats - monthly European hotel figures

Hotels in Paris achieved the highest average room rate and revenue per available room (revpar) during August of the 10 European cities listed in the monthly Europe HotStats survey from TRI Hospitality.Revpar soared by 15.7% to €163.53 in the French capital, while room rate climbed by 6.6% to €210.29.London came second on both counts, increasing revpar by 9.9% to €160.31 and average room rate by 9.7% to €184.27.The biggest revpar rises, however, were seen in Moscow (up by 22.4%) and Berlin, where revpar grew by 22.3% as poor weather drew domestic visitors from the beaches.

Vienna achieved the third highest rise in revpar, boosting its performance by 17.5%.The fullest hotels were found in Prague – where occupancy averaged 90.5% - and the emptiest in Moscow hotels, which reported an occupancy level 63.8%.
  Only Hamburg suffered from declines across the board.

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Green initiatives are good for the planet and good for business

Changing people's behaviour and attitudes towards climate change isn't something that can be done overnight. Since July, when Defra launched its Act on CO2 campaign, we have been encouraging people to think about the amount of carbon they produce and what they can do to reduce it - from fitting energy-efficient light bulbs, to boiling only as much water as they need for a cup of tea.

Although the focus of the campaign has been on the actions people can take in their own homes, there is a lot that the hotel industry can do to help guests behave in a less wasteful way, too.

Every day, hundreds of almost-clean towels get left on the floor to be washed when they don't need to be.Taps are left dripping, food is readily discarded and lights and air-conditioning are left on for convenience. So what can the hotel industry do to encourage their guests to be less wasteful?

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