City centre hotels are ‘struggling’ with occupancy reaching just 30% this summer

Many city centre hotels are ‘really struggling’ with a lack of bookings this summer, new research has revealed. Despite a 686 per cent increase in bookings over the last two months, many city centre hotels are still at only 30 per to 40 per cent occupancy, according to data from hotel technology provider Avvio. The huge … Read more

IHG continues to open hotels as occupancy rates recover strongly

Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has said it has managed to open dozens of premises despite its hotel rooms remaining mostly unoccupied. The FTSE 100 firm, which owns the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza chains, revealed it opened 82 hotels in the three months to September 30, taking the number it has opened this year to … Read more