Data-led briefs for revenue teams.
The FIFA World Cup final drove a massive 75% year-over-year rate surge in median hotel rates, but the tournament was ultimately just one piece of a complex, high-demand New York summer.
HotStats reports credit card commissions up 7.9% across EMEA, more than double revenue growth and the fastest-growing line in the profit and loss account, with loyalty programme spend up 5.1%. In Southern Europe, the region carrying the continent's average, profit per room dipped in July while revenue climbed. In the Middle East each 1% of revenue decline is costing 1.5 to 2 times that in profit.
Foreign visitors to Ireland spent €152.9 million in May 2026 — up 16.1% year-on-year. But nearly all of that growth came from a single source market: North America, which surged 121.8% and overtook the rest of Europe combined.
France's most pet-friendly city tops out at 40%. Paris hits 15%. Allowing dogs at your hotel could give you a competitive edge.
Portugal's accommodation sector recorded 1.8 million guests in February 2026, up just 0.8% year-on-year: half the growth rate posted in January. The deceleration is the first material slowdown signal since the 2022 post-pandemic recovery began.
France's tourism sector grew in the first quarter of 2026, but the headline figure hides a stark reality: domestic travel has contracted for the first time since the pandemic recovery began.
For decades, Ireland’s tourism relied on the quick-turnaround British visitor. That era is ending. A new structural reality is emerging: North American travelers are now staying an average of 14.8 nights per trip—more than triple their British counterparts. This fundamental decoupling is rewriting the economics of Irish tourism, turning long-haul visitors into the primary architects of a new regional economy.
