Le tourisme dans le Benelux en hausse (Tourism in Benelux increases)
The hotels in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg received more guests in 2012. Research by Horwath HTL shows that the average occupancies in the Benelux countries increased. Average room rates increased in The Netherlands as well, but decreased in Belgium. In Luxembourg, both occupancies and average room rates decreased. For 2012, a further recovery in the Benelux region is expected.
The Netherlands: Higher occupancies and average room rates
The research shows that the average room occupancy in the Netherlands has increased from 65.1% in 2010 to 66.6% in 2011. For 2012, a further increase to 68.8% is budgeted. This would bring the occupancies back to the level of 2008, but still below the level of 2007.
Despite the financial crisis, the Dutch hotel market showed an increase in the average room rates for the first time since 2007. The average rates increased from € 93 to € 99, an increase of over 6%. The hotel managers indicate that they expect to further increase the average rate to € 102 in 2012. The rates will then still be more than 7% under the level of 2007.