London hotels proved the most profitable in Europe in the three months to March 2006, according to the latest Europe HotStats survey.
They achieved an income before fixed costs per available room (IBFCpar) of €80.99 in the first quarter.
Although hotels in both Rome and Paris achieved higher revenue per available room figures than in London, their IBFCpar performance was much lower at €47.70 and €50.99 respectively.
London hotels benefited from significantly lower payroll costs, which represented just 27.9% of turnover compared with 41.2% in Rome and 42.9% in Paris.
The figures are compiled each month by Tri Hospitality Consulting.
* The figures for Payroll% and income before fixed costs per available room (IBFCpar) are for the year to date, not just the featured month
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Definition of terms
Occupancy is that proportion of the bedrooms available during the period which are occupied during the period.
Room rate is the total bedroom revenue for the period divided by the total bedrooms occupied during the period.
Revpar is the total bedroom revenue for the period divided by the total available rooms during the period
Payroll% is the payroll for all hotels in the sample as a percentage of total revenue
IBFCpar is the Income Before Fixed Charges shown per available room
March 2006
| Amsterdam | 2006 | 2005 | Movement |
| Occupancy | 78.9% | 73.1% | +5.8 points |
| Room rate | €139.13 | €133.24 | +4.4% |
| Revpar | €109.92 | €97.41 | +12.7% |
| Payroll% * | 38.7% | 39.9% | -1.2 points |
| IBFCpar * | €38.83 | €36.6 | +6.1% |
| Berlin | 2006 | 2005 | Movement |
| Occupancy | 67.6% | 58% | +9.5 points |
| Room rate | €140.67 | €137.17 | +2.6% |
| Revpar | €95.02 | €79.61 | +19.4% |
| Payroll% * | 35.8% | 39.3% | -3.5 points |
| IBFCpar * | €31.76 | €23.14 | +37.3% |
| Brussels | 2006 | 2005 | Movement |
| Occupancy | 71.7% | 63.4% | +8.3 points |
| Room rate | €122.16 | €117.99 | +3.5% |
| Revpar | €87.55 | €74.75 | +17.1% |
| Payroll% * | 43.8% | 46% | -2.3 points |
| IBFCpar * | €28.14 | €22.27 | +26.4% |
| Budapest | 2006 | 2005 | Movement |
| Occupancy | 64.5% | 60.6% | +3.9 points |
| Room rate | €91.23 | €82.84 | +10.1% |
| Revpar | €58.87 | €50.17 | +17.3% |
| Payroll% * | 34.6% | 36.2% | -1.6 points |
| IBFCpar * | €22.27 | €17.52 | +27.1% |
| Hamburg | 2006 | 2005 | Movement |
| Occupancy | 78.1% | 70.4% | +7.7 points |
| Room rate | €108.58 | €94.81 | +14.5% |
| Revpar | €84.80 | €66.72 | +27.1% |
| Payroll% * | 32.5% | 37.4% | -4.9 points |
| IBFCpar * | €33.82 | €22.45 | +50.6% |
| London | 2006 | 2005 | Movement |
| Occupancy | 82.5% | 78.9% | +3.6 points |
| Room rate | €171.98 | €156.59 | +9.8% |
| Revpar | €141.80 | €123.59 | +14.7% |
| Payroll% * | 27.9% | 29.5% | -1.6 points |
| IBFCpar * | €80.99 | €71.65 | +13% |
| Munich | 2006 | 2005 | Movement |
| Occupancy | 70.4% | 64.7% | + 5.7 points |
| Room rate | €95.83 | €82.48 | +16.2% |
| Revpar | €67.47 | €53.40 | +26.3% |
| Payroll% * | 33.2% | 34.1% | -0.9 points |
| IBFCpar * | €27.06 | €25.61 | +5.7% |
| Paris | 2006 | 2005 | Movement |
| Occupancy | 76.2% | 71.5% | +4.7 points |
| Room rate | €176.95 | €165.52 | +6.9% |
| Revpar | €134.87 | €118.26 | +14% |
| Payroll% * | 42.9% | 47.7% | -4.8 points |
| IBFCpar * | €50.99 | €40.13 | +27.1% |
| Rome | 2006 | 2005 | Movement |
| Occupancy | 74.6% | 73.2% | 1.4 points |
| Room rate | €201.29 | €208.28 | -3.4% |
| Revpar | €150.08 | €152.44 | -1.5% |
| Payroll% * | 41.2% | 40.5% | +0.7 points |
| IBFCpar * | €47.70 | €55.32 | -13.8% |
| Vienna | 2006 | 2005 | Movement |
| Occupancy | 69.7% | 67.7% | +2 points |
| Room rate | €141.70 | €123.69 | +14.6% |
| Revpar | €98.80 | €83.79 | +17.9% |
| Payroll% * | 48.7% | 50.9% | -2.2 points |
| IBFCpar * | €24.68 | €20.39 | +21% |