1. Accommodation Industry Outline Presentation with excercises Susanna Saari October 2006.

2. Background The development of accommodation establishments in Finland 1996 - 2003 HotelsHostelsHoliday villagesCamping

3. Typical for Finland is the small size of establishments. Hotel is the most common form of accommodation Seasonality plays a big role in Finnish tourism, this is true also with accommodation

4. Capacity in Finland The development of capacity 1999 - 2005 HotelsHostelsYouth hostelsHoliday VillagesCamping site cottages

5. Finnish hotel chains (2005)

6. Average occupancy rates 1994 - 2005 HotelsHostelsHoliday villagesCamping sitesYouth hostels

7. 1. Task Compare the accommodation capacity of Finland to –Your own country of origin (exchange students) or –To another European country of your choise What are the major differences in: –capacity? –types of accommodation? –average occupancy rates?

8. Task 2. Familiarize yourself to ”Hotel OnLine” latest report on Top 10 European hotels (http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2006_1st/Feb06_EuropeChains.html)http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2006_1st/Feb06_EuropeChains.html –Write a small analyses report based on the information provided (max. 2 x A4) including the following points: What are the major changes in the European accommodation market? Which major chains are NOT represented in Finland and which are?

9. Task 3. Familiarize yourself to ”Hotel OnLine” Ranking – ”Top Ten Worldwide Hotel Chains Growth 1995-2005” (http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2005_4th/Oct05_HotelBrandRanking.html)http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2005_4th/Oct05_HotelBrandRanking.html Analyze and compare European and Worldwide accommodation based on the figures and report.