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The Data Dump

Monday, March 06, 2006

Business Mag Trends Luxury Hotel Data

DDI: 119

Business Travel Magazine's annual survey on U.S. Hotel Chains provides valuable insights for travel marketers on hotel service, quality amenities and aesthetic properties — attributes that personify the brands of luxury hotels. The high Data Dump Index for the survey results directly affects the DDI for luxury hotels for the first quarter. Thus, I degrade the Ritz-Carlton DDI to 128 from 136 from 4Q05 and upgrade Four Seasons to 117 from a 105. Travel marketers in need of immediate ideas of where to target potential end-users of these properties should consult the Data Dump Indices of all luxury properties before making any hasty decisions. These DDIs include data from a multitude of like-surveys, all affecting the luxury brands of top hoteliers nationwide.