The survey by American Express looked at the levels of expenditure from its global customer base for hotels in the UK, Italy, Germany, France and Spain before the recession of 2007 to the first quarter of 2011. These figures have shown that the Hotel industry is enjoying a rise in popularity which could be attributed to the number of high profile luxury hotel openings within the last 12 months.

The biggest surprise was the growth of ‘Generation Y Travellers’, people who are in their 20s which is an important emerging market. These travellers spend on average at least 20% more on hotels compared to any other market with more than half staying in luxury or midscale hotels. Popular holiday destinations for the Generation Y Travellers are the UK, France and Italy.

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