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Determinants and COVID-19 effects on RevPAR: The case of Europe Cover

Determinants and COVID-19 effects on RevPAR: The case of Europe

Open Access
|Nov 2023

Figures & Tables

Figure 1:

ADR average from 2019–2022Data retrieved from STR Global
ADR average from 2019–2022Data retrieved from STR Global

Figure 2:

Occupancy rate average 2019–2022Data retrieved from STR Global
Occupancy rate average 2019–2022Data retrieved from STR Global

Figure 3:

RevPAR average from 2019–2022Data retrieved from STR Global
RevPAR average from 2019–2022Data retrieved from STR Global

Figure 4:

RevPAR co-movement since 2019 to 2022Data retrieved from STR Global
RevPAR co-movement since 2019 to 2022Data retrieved from STR Global

Figure 5:

Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases per million people in 2020 and 2021Data retrieved from Our world in data.
Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases per million people in 2020 and 2021Data retrieved from Our world in data.

Figure 6:

RevPAR variation from 2019 to 2020 and 2021Data retrieved from STR Global.
RevPAR variation from 2019 to 2020 and 2021Data retrieved from STR Global.

Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient of RevPAR with occupancy rate and ADR

CountryOccupancy rateADR
Switzerland0.9300.084
Bulgaria0.9990.308
Finland0.9720.706
Lithuania0.9810.727
Slovakia0.9160.790
Austria0.9510.801
Poland0.9440.874
Ireland0.9930.944
Croatia0.9720.958
Germany0.9720.965
Latvia0.9720.965
Netherlands0.9720.965

Countries grouped according to RevPAR variation between 2021 and 2022

LowestMedianHighest
BulgariaEstoniaAustria
CroatiaFranceBelgium
FinlandGermanyCzech Republic
GreeceItalyHungary
IsraelLatviaIreland
MaltaLithuaniaNetherlands
RussiaPolandPortugal
SwitzerlandRomaniaSlovakia
TurkeySpain
United Kingdom

Summary Table of RevPAR determinants based on the literature_

RevPAR determinants Authors
Hotel internal factorsAverage daily rate(Chattopadhyay & Mitra, 2019; Enz et al., 2016; Singh et al., 2014)
Employees(Sainaghi, 2011)
Years since last renovation
Hotels/number of rooms(Jiang & Taylor, 2020; Kim et al., 2013; Sainaghi, 2011)
Hotel owner(Jiang & Taylor, 2020; Xiao et al., 2012)
Quality of service and product(Cross et al., 2009; Kimes, 1999)
Sales effectiveness(Cross et al., 2009)
Sustainability certificate(Bianco et al., 2023)

Marketing policiesSocial presence/social media usage(Anderson, 2012; De Pelsmacker et al., 2018)
Brand positioning/Brand affiliation(Cross et al., 2009; Xiao et al., 2012)
Total marketing expenses(Singh & Dev, 2015)
Digital innovation(Alrawadieh et al., 2021; Bovsh et al., 2022)
Customer mix/market orientation(Kim et al., 2013; Sainaghi, 2011)

ConsumersConsumer confidence(Chen, 2015; Liu et al., 2013; Pacheco, 2016)
Customer satisfaction(Kim et al., 2013; Kimes, 1999)
International tourist arrival(Chen, 2011; Liu et al., 2013; Pacheco, 2016)
Number of residents and non-residents overnight stays(Pacheco, 2016)
Online review sites(Anderson, 2012; De Pelsmacker et al., 2018; Phillips et al., 2016)
Demand for hotel rooms(Chattopadhyay & Mitra, 2019)

Hotel uncontrollable factorsAbnormal weather conditions(Mun & Park, 2022)
Economic growth(Pacheco, 2016)
Seasonality/trend(Chattopadhyay & Mitra, 2019; Jiang & Taylor, 2020)
Grand impact events (Olympic games, tsunami, hurricane)(Choi et al., 2019; Liu et al., 2013)
Government's role(Subedi & Kubickova, 2023)
Stock index(Liu et al., 2013)
Real-estate development
Exchange rate Trade balance
Growth of room supply(Zheng, 2014)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2023-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2182-4924 | Journal ISSN: 2182-4916
Language: English
Page range: 97 - 109
Submitted on: Jul 6, 2023
Accepted on: Jul 11, 2023
Published on: Nov 18, 2023
Published by: Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2023 Catarina Crespo, Conceição Gomes, Cátia Malheiros, Luís Lima Santos, published by Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
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