Top Ten City Destinations - Europe

Published by: Mintel International Group Ltd.

Published: Dec. 1, 2008 - 223 Pages

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Figure 1: Tourist arrivals in the top ten European cities, 2006

DATA SOURCES

DEFINITIONS

ABBREVIATIONS

OVERVIEW

ECONOMY

Figure 2: Worldwide economic growth, 2006-09

Falling oil price

EXCHANGE RATE TRENDS

A recovering Dollar

A weak Pound

A strong rebound in the Yen

A weakening Rouble

OUTLOOK FOR SPENDING ON TRAVEL AND TOURISM

Figure 3: Travel and tourism expenditure in the EU, 2008-18

LONDON

KEY FIGURES

Figure 4: Key figures for London, 2008

DATA SOURCES

ARRIVALS

International

Figure 5: Leading cities for international arrivals, 2007

Domestic

Figure 6: Domestic arrivals by regional source market, 2000 and 2007

Purpose of visit

Figure 7: Arrivals by purpose of visit (excluding day visits), 2007

Shopping and events

Length of stay

Figure 8: Arrivals and overnights in London (excluding day visits), 2000-08

Expenditure

Figure 9: Tourist expenditure in London, 2000-08

Figure 10: Breakdown of tourist expenditure in London by source market, 2007

Incoming markets in detail

Declining overseas markets

Growth markets

Figure 11: Arrivals and expenditure by incoming country market, 2000 and 2007

Seasonality

MICE TRENDS

Existing London conference capacity

International association meetings

Figure 12: Trend in international association meetings in London, 1998-2007

ATTRACTION ATTENDANCE

Figure 13: Trend in attendance at major London attractions, 2000-07

London Eye and Madame Tussaud’s

London 2012 Olympic Games

Principal agencies overseeing the games

The role of London’s boroughs

Branding

The 2012 logo chosen?

Will the Olympic facilities be built on budget and on time?

TRANSPORT

Getting around town

Links and infrastructure

Olympics to upgrade public transport

Airports

Heathrow

Luxury at Terminal 5

Heathrow East

Figure 14: Timeline for the currently planned development of Heathrow, 2008

Stansted

Luton has abandoned its expansion plan

ACCOMMODATION

Figure 15: London’s transient accommodation stock, 2006

Staying with friends and relatives

Figure 16: Accommodation used by incoming and domestic tourists, 2007-08

Hotels

Figure 17: London’s hotel capacity by grade, 2006

Brand penetration

New capacity in the pipeline

Figure 18: Major hotels recently opened or in the pipeline, 2007-11

Hotel performance

Figure 19: London chain hotel year-to-date performance, July 2007 versus July 2008

Figure 20: London chain hotel performance July 2007 versus July 2008

A downturn in September

Figure 21: Upscale hotel performance in London, first eight months 2008 versus 2007

Figure 22: Upscale hotel performance in London, September 2008 versus 2007

Trend in hotel values

Supply risk

Figure 23: Trend in hotel values in London (per room), 2000-07

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM ON LONDON

ORGANISATION OF TOURISM AND DESTINATION PROMOTION

Olympic development to revitalise East London

Olympic Park

Figure 24: Cost estimates for the main sporting venues at 2004 prices

SMEs to benefit from Olympic projects

CompeteFor

Doubts about the long-run benefits of the games, however…

No bonanza during the games

The ETOA is most critical

MICE and business travel promotion

OUTLOOK

Downturn to last at least into 2009

Slowing activity across most sectors

Figure 25: Outlook for visits, nights and spend, 2005-09

Figure 26: Outlook for visits, nights and spend, by market segment, 2006-08

PARIS

KEY FIGURES

Figure 27: Key figures for Paris, 2008

DATA SOURCES

ARRIVALS

International and domestic

Figure 28: Arrivals and bednights in hotels and similar establishments, 1989-2006

Figure 29: Hotel arrivals in Paris, 2006-07

Figure 30: Hotel overnights in Paris, 2006-07

Arrivals by geographical source markets

Figure 31: Arrivals by source market, 2006

Trend in arrivals by source market

Figure 32: Trend in the growth of arrivals in hotels and similar establishments by source market, 2003-06

Purpose of visit

Figure 33: Trend in business traveller hotel overnights, 1998-2007

Length of stay

Expenditure

Figure 34: Leisure tourist spending by nationality, 2003

Figure 35: Business tourist spending by nationality, 2003

Seasonality

MICE TRENDS

VIParis

Figure 36: Paris MICE events by type of venue, 2007

Leader for international association conventions

International association meetings

Figure 37: Trend in international association meetings in Paris, 1998-2007

MICE seasonality

ATTRACTION ATTENDANCE

Figure 38: Paris’ leisure facilities by type, 2007

Figure 39: Attendance at the top 20 attractions in Paris, 2005-07

Special events and performances

Figure 40: Attendance at the top events/performances in Paris, 2007

Accessibility for the handicapped

EuroDisney

Figure 41: Key operating figures for EuroDisney parks and hotels, 2005-07

Figure 42: Breakdown of attendance by nationality and mode of transport, 2007

Disney Village

MICE facilities

Development strategy

TRANSPORT

Links and infrastructure

Airport arrivals

Figure 43: Trend in airport passenger movements, Orly & Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, 1992-2007

Paris-Charles de Gaulle flight frequency

Figure 44: Flight frequency by geographical region, 2007

ADP’s investment plans

Figure 45: Aéroports de Paris investment programme by year, 2008-12

A new terminal at CDG

ADP privatised

ACCOMMODATION

Figure 46: Paris’ tourism accommodation by category, 2007

Trend in hotel capacity by grade

Figure 47: Growth trend in Paris’ hotel stock by grade, 1997-2007

Figure 48: Parisian hotels by district, 2007

Growth in the luxury segment

Hôtel Fouquet Barrière

Expansion in the periphery

Figure 49: Hotels by department in the Île-de-France, 2007

Chain penetration

Hotel tax

Hotel performance

Figure 50: Hotel performance year on year, 2006 versus 2007

Figure 51: Performance by month, 2007

So far so good…

Figure 52: Upscale hotel performance in Paris, August 2007 versus 2008

Trend in hotel values

Figure 53: Trend in hotel values in Paris, 2000-07

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM ON PARIS

Direct receipts

Direct employment

ORGANISATION OF TOURISM AND DESTINATION PROMOTION

OUTLOOK

Figure 54: Trend in incoming hotel arrivals, year-to-date end July, 2008

Vulnerability due to dependence on Anglophone markets

ROME

KEY FIGURES

Figure 55: Key figures for Rome, 2008

DATA SOURCES

ARRIVALS

International and domestic

Figure 56: Trend in arrivals and bednights in all paid forms of accommodation in Rome, 1986-2007

Arrivals and overnights by source market

Figure 57: Arrivals and overnights in hotels with foreign/domestic split, 2004-07

Figure 58: Arrivals source markets by major country, 2006

Purpose of visit

Figure 59: Arrivals, overnights and expenditure for foreign tourists in Lazio, 2006 and 2007

Detailed segmentation

Figure 60: Detailed segmentation by purpose of visit to Rome, 2006 and 2007

Length of stay

Expenditure

Figure 61: Expenditure by foreign tourists in Lazio, 2004-08

Seasonality

MICE TRENDS

Fiera Roma

Convention facilities

Entrances and access

Transport facilities and food & beverages

Agreement with Messe Frankfurt

Leisure extensions

International association meetings

Figure 62: Trend in international association meetings in Rome, 1998-2007

ATTRACTION ATTENDANCE

Figure 63: Attendance data for selected major cultural sites and museums in Rome, 2007

Festivals and events

Estate Roma

'Angels and Demons’

TRANSPORT

Figure 64: Arrivals by means of transport, 2006-07

Rome’s airports

Air traffic trend

Figure 65: Passenger movements at Rome’s two main airports, 2006-September 2008

Ryanair stepping up its presence

ACCOMMODATION

Concentrated in the upper midscale

Figure 66: Rome’s hotel stock by grade, August 2008

Figure 67: Arrivals, overnights and expenditure by type of accommodation used by foreign tourists to Lazio, 2006-07

Hotel values

Figure 68: Trend in hotel values in Rome, 2000-07

Hotel performance

Figure 69: Upscale hotel performance in Rome, 2007-08

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM ON ROME

ORGANISATION OF TOURISM AND DESTINATION PROMOTION

A new Internet portal

OUTLOOK

Hotel occupancy down

Figure 70: Arrivals, overnights and expenditure of foreign tourists in Lazio, January-July 2007 versus January-July 2008

Figure 71: Hotel occupancy in August 2007 versus August 2008

Advance bookings sharply down

Figure 72: Advanced booking trend by incoming nationality for September/October, 2008

BARCELONA

KEY FIGURES

Figure 73: Key figures for Barcelona, 2008

DATA SOURCES

ARRIVALS

International and domestic

Figure 74: Trend in arrivals and bednights in all paid forms of accommodation in Barcelona, 2000-07

Arrivals by source market

Figure 75: Arrivals in hotels and similar establishments by major source market, 2007

Figure 76: Trend in overnight stays by source market, 2003-07

Purpose of visit, gender and means of transport

Figure 77: Overnight stays by traveller profile, 2003-07

Niche markets

Length of stay

Expenditure

Seasonality

MICE TRENDS

The CCIB

MICE promotion

International association meetings

Figure 78: Trend in international association meetings in Barcelona, 1998-2007

ATTRACTION ATTENDANCE

Some big hits

Figure 79: Attendance at cultural sites and attractions, 2003-07

Unique dining experiences

Las Ramblas

TRANSPORT

Air travel

A sudden drop in passengers

Cruise ship arrivals

ACCOMMODATION

Figure 80: Barcelona’s tourist accommodation by category, 2007

A sport and spa hotel

Hotels group still targeting Barcelona

A W for Barcelona

Figure 81: Barcelona active hotel pipeline, 2008-10

Hotel performance

A cold shower in September

Figure 82: Upscale hotel performance in Barcelona, YTD September 2007 versus YTD September 2008

Figure 83: Upscale hotel performance in Barcelona, September 2007 versus 2008

Trend in hotel values

Figure 84: Trend in hotel values in Barcelona, 2000-07

Hotel property yields are rising

Figure 85: Annual rental charge and yields per hotel room by grade, May 2008

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM ON BARCELONA

ORGANISATION OF TOURISM AND DESTINATION PROMOTION

Figure 86: Growth of Turisme de Barcelona’s commercial activities, 1990-2007

OUTLOOK

BERLIN

KEY FIGURES

Figure 87: Key figures for Berlin, 2008

DATA SOURCES

ARRIVALS

International and domestic

Figure 88: Trend in arrivals and bednights in all forms of paid accommodation, 1985-2007

Arrivals by source market

Figure 89: Arrivals by source market in 2007

Purpose of visit

Length of stay

Expenditure

Seasonality

Figure 90: Arrivals and overnights in all forms of paid accommodation by month, 2006

MICE TRENDS

MICE impact on local economy

MICE attendance

Size of events

Average length

Seasonality

Type of event

Organiser profile

Booking trend

Delegate profile

International participation still relatively limited

MICE overnights contribute 26% of the total

Second-ranked for international association meetings

Figure 91: Trend in international association meetings in Berlin, 1998-2007

MICE capacity

Messe Berlin

ICC Berlin

Figure 92: ICC key figures, 2007

ATTRACTION ATTENDANCE

Contemporary art scene

Museums

Berlin's Museum Island

What’s new in Berlin?

TRANSPORT

Airport expansion

BBI’s financing and ownership structure

ACCOMMODATION

Figure 93: Berlin’s tourist accommodation by type, July 2006

Limited service on the rise

Figure 94: Berlin’s transient lodging establishments, 2001-08

Tourist lodging by district

Figure 95: Tourist accommodation by district, July 2006

Hotel performance

Figure 96: Upscale hotel performance in Berlin, 2008

Hotel values in Berlin

Figure 97: Trend in hotel values in major German cities, 2000-07

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM ON BERLIN

ORGANISATION OF TOURISM AND DESTINATION PROMOTION

Industry partnership

Ownership and financing

Figure 98: Ownership structure of BTM, 2008

Figure 99: Annual dues for members of BTM-Partnerhotels eV, 2008

Services and marketing activities in 2007

MICE organisation

OUTLOOK

Figure 100: Arrivals and bednights in all forms of paid accommodation, January-June 2008

Figure 101: Arrivals and bednights in all forms of paid accommodation, June 2008

DUBLIN

KEY FIGURES

Figure 102: Key figures for Dublin, 2008

DATA SOURCES

ARRIVALS

International and domestic

Figure 103: Trend in arrivals and overnights in Dublin, 1995-2007

Figure 104: Main reason of visit for domestic tourists, 2003-07

Arrivals and overnights by source markets

Figure 105: Arrivals by source market, 2007

Inbound overnights are 90% of total

Figure 106: Bednights by source market, 2007

Figure 107: Trend in arrivals by major source market, 2003-07

Profile of incoming visitors

Figure 108: Profile of incoming tourists by age, social class and experience of Ireland

The domestic market

Figure 109: Trend in domestic arrivals in Dublin, 2003-07

Purpose of visit

Figure 110: Purpose of visit from overseas source markets, 2007

Figure 111: Proportion of holidaymakers by overseas source market, 2007

Length of stay

Expenditure

Figure 112: Tourism revenue by source market, 2003-07

Seasonality

Figure 113: Seasonality of arrivals in Dublin by incoming source market, 2007

Domestic market

Figure 114: Seasonality of domestic arrivals in Dublin, 2003-07

MICE TRENDS

The National Conference Centre

Projected opening in 2010

One major conference already booked

A doubling of MICE receipts projected

International association meetings on the rise

Figure 115: Trend in international association meetings in Dublin, 1998-2007

ATTRACTION ATTENDANCE

Figure 116: Attendance at attractions in Dublin, 2007

TRANSPORT

Urban renewal

Point Village

Samuel Beckett Bridge

Airports

Airport expansion

Pier D

Terminal 1

Terminal 2

ACCOMMODATION

Figure 117: Trend in Dublin’s registered tourist accommodation, 2003-07

2,000 more hotel rooms for Dublin

U2’s hotel projects

Clarence project approved

Harry Crosbie

A floating hotel

Hotel expansion projects

Chartered Land

Hotel performance

Figure 118: Upscale hotel performance in Dublin, 2008

Hotel margins under pressure

Merrion Hotel in the red

Trend in hotel values

Figure 119: Trend in hotel values in Dublin, 2000-07

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM ON DUBLIN

ORGANISATION OF TOURISM AND DESTINATION PROMOTION

The Dublin Pass

Cost

Figure 120: Cost of Dublin Pass, 2008

Other benefits

Activating the Dublin Pass

Dublin Convention Bureau

Services of the DCB

OUTLOOK

AMSTERDAM

KEY FIGURES

Figure 121: Key figures for Amsterdam, 2008

DATA SOURCES

ARRIVALS

International and domestic

Figure 122: Hotel arrivals and overnights, 1993-2007

Source markets

Figure 123: Arrivals and overnights in hotels by source market, 2006

Urban source markets

Purpose of visit

Figure 124: Main reasons for visiting Amsterdam, 2006-07

Length of stay

Expenditure

Seasonality

MICE TRENDS

Figure 125: Trend in international association meetings in Amsterdam, 1998-2007

ATTRACTION ATTENDANCE

Figure 126: Attendance at museums and other attractions, 2002-06

Trend in tourism demand drivers

‘2009 Amsterdam Art City’

Special exhibitions

Highlights of the theme year

Van Gogh and the Night

Hermitage Amsterdam

‘Russian Court Life’

Jan Lievens at the Rembrandt House Museum

Scamozzi at the Royal Palace

Stedelijk exhibit in the Van Gogh Museum

A new wing at the Stedelijk Museum

Mike Kelley, Francis Alÿs and highlights of the collection

Cleaning up the red-light district

TRANSPORT

Recent trends in passenger movements

Figure 127: Passenger movements at Schiphol Airport, YTD end August 2008

ACCOMMODATION

Figure 128: Tourist accommodation establishments in Amsterdam, 1998-2007

Figure 129: Rooms in tourist accommodation establishments in Amsterdam, 1998-2007

Anglo-Saxons favour upscale hotels

Figure 130: Hotel guest breakdown: source market by grade of hotel, 2006

Hotel performance

Figure 131: Hotel capacity, bed occupancy and average length of stay by grade, 2004-06

A sudden reversal

Figure 132: Upscale hotel performance in Amsterdam, YTD September 2008

Figure 133: Upscale hotel performance in Amsterdam, September 2007 versus September 2008

Trend in hotel values

Figure 134: Trend in hotel values in Amsterdam, 2000-07

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM ON AMSTERDAM

ORGANISATION OF TOURISM AND DESTINATION PROMOTION

Different level of membership for partners

OUTLOOK

Figure 135: Amsterdam tourism barometer, YTD 2008

VIENNA

KEY FIGURES

Figure 136: Key figures for Vienna, 2008

DATA SOURCES

ARRIVALS

International and domestic

Figure 137: Arrivals and overnights in all forms of accommodation in Vienna, 1990-2007

Source markets

Figure 138: Arrivals by source market, 2007

Source markets by growth rate

Figure 139: Overnight stays in Vienna, ranked by growth rates, all types of accommodation, 2002-07

Purpose of visit

Length of stay

Expenditure

Seasonality

MICE TRENDS

Ranked first in the world

Figure 140: Trend in international association meetings in Vienna, 1998-2007

ATTRACTION ATTENDANCE

The Ronacher reopens

Attractions

Figure 141: Attractions in Vienna, ranked by attendance, 2006-07

TRANSPORT

Figure 142: Trend in passenger movements at Vienna International Airport, 2008

Figure 143: Number of passengers at Vienna International Airport, 2000-15

A growing hub for Eastern Europe

Speedy transfers

Figure 144: Minimum connecting time in Europe, 2007

Eastern Europe traffic up 25%

Figure 145: Percent change in scheduled traffic to Central and Eastern Europe destinations, 2006-07

Growth in budget airlines

Figure 146: Market share of airlines at Vienna Airport, 2006-07

SkyEurope comes to Vienna

‘Skylink’

Figure 147: Capacity and passengers 2007 versus VIE-Skylink 2009

ACCOMMODATION

Capacity growth and occupancy

Figure 148: Vienna, capacity and occupancy hotels and pensions, 2002-10

Hotel turnover

Figure 149: Total lodging revenues by source market, 2006 and 2007

Figure 150: Turnover of hotels and pensions only by grade of establishment, 2007

Hotel performance

Figure 151: Trend in RevPAR for Vienna’s hotels and pensions, 2002-07

Figure 152: Upscale hotel performance in Vienna, until end of September 2008

Figure 153: Upscale hotel performance in Vienna, September 2008

Trend in hotel values

Figure 154: Trend in hotel values in Vienna, 2000-07

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM ON VIENNA

MICE an important factor

ORGANISATION OF TOURISM AND DESTINATION PROMOTION

OUTLOOK

Figure 155: Projected arrivals in all forms of accommodation in Vienna, 2008-15

Figure 156: Vienna Tourist Board marketing campaigns, 2009-15

MUNICH

KEY FIGURES

Figure 157: Key figures for Munich, 2008

DATA SOURCES

ARRIVALS

International and domestic

Figure 158: Arrivals and overnights in hotels and similar establishments in Munich, 1985-2007

Geographical split of source markets

Figure 159: Arrivals in hotels and similar establishments by source market, 2006

Purpose of visit

Day visitors

Figure 160: Personal travel purpose of day visitors to Munich, 2007

Figure 161: Business travel purpose of day visitors to Munich, 2007

Length of stay

Expenditure

Figure 162: Breakdown of spending by day visitors to Munich, 2007

Seasonality

Figure 163: Arrivals in hotels and similar establishments by month and in comparison with European average, 2007

MICE TRENDS

Neue Messe München

MOC

Market leader for sports and shoe orders

International association meetings

Figure 164: Trend in international association meetings in Munich, 1998-2007

ATTRACTION ATTENDANCE

Museums

Figure 165: Attendance at selected major Munich museums, 2007 & Jan-Aug 2008

The BMW Museum reopens

Festivals and markets

Tourism demand drivers

TRANSPORT

Munich Airport

Traffic trends

A third runway?

Objections still to be overcome

ACCOMMODATION

Figure 166: Accommodation bed supply by category, May 2008

Seasonality in the accommodation sector

An Arab influx

Figure 167: Bed occupancy by accommodation type by month, 2007

Recent growth in hotel capacity

Lots in the pipeline

Transaction trends

ArabellaStarwood - a key player

Hotels raided in Munich

Hotel performance

Slowing trend in 2008

Figure 168: Upscale hotel performance in Munich, 2008

Hotel property values in Munich

Figure 169: Trend in hotel values in major German cities, 2000-07

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM ON MUNICH

The airport as an economic driver

ORGANISATION OF TOURISM AND DESTINATION PROMOTION

OUTLOOK

Russian market at risk

Figure 170: Arrivals and overnights in hotels and similar establishments, January-July, 2008

PRAGUE

KEY FIGURES

Figure 171: Key figures for Prague, 2008

DATA SOURCES

ARRIVALS

International and domestic

Figure 172: Arrivals in accommodation establishments, 1991-2006

Foreigners predominate

Figure 173: Arrivals and overnights in accommodation establishments, 2006

Germans and British the leading markets

Figure 174: Arrivals and overnights in accommodation establishments by source market, 2006

Figure 175: Arrivals in accommodation establishments by source market, 2003-06

Rebound in 2007

Purpose of visit

Length of stay

Expenditure

Seasonality

MICE TRENDS

International association meetings

Figure 176: Trend in international association meetings in Prague, 1998-2007

ATTRACTION ATTENDANCE

TRANSPORT

Figure 177: Passenger movement at Prague Airport, 2008

Figure 178: Market share by carrier at Prague Airport, 2008

ACCOMMODATION

Figure 179: Prague’s tourist accommodation by type, 2006

Upscale hotels depend largely on foreigners

Figure 180: Profile of hotel guests by category of accommodation, 2007

Further development in store

New hotels

Mixed-use development

Hotel Kempinski

The world’s first Buddha-Bar Hotel to be in Prague

A Park Inn for Prague

Lordship Estate project

Hilton

Hotel performance

Signs of distress in 2008

Figure 181: Upscale hotel performance in Prague, 2008

Figure 182: Upscale hotel performance in Prague, 2008

Figure 183: Upscale hotel performance in Prague, 2008

Hotels with the highest turnover

Figure 184: Top hotels for turnover in the Czech Republic, 2006-07

Figure 185: Performance of selected Czech hotels, 2007

Trend in hotel values

Figure 186: Trend in hotel values in Prague, 2000-07

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM ON PRAGUE

ORGANISATION OF TOURISM AND DESTINATION PROMOTION

Managing historical sites

A GPS for tourists

Wrong priorities?

OUTLOOK

Concern for the future

Figure 187: Foreign tourist numbers in the Czech Republic in first half (ranked by arrivals), 2008

WHAT NEXT?

FINANCIAL FALLOUT

London to be hurt most

Fewer mega-bonus bankers

A direct hit to business travel

Leisure travel also impacted

INDEX TO TTI DESTINATION REPORTS

Country reports

City reports

INDEX TO TRAVEL & TOURISM ANALYST

Index grouped by geographic area

SPECIAL REPORTS INDEX

2003

2004

2005

2006

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