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Luxury hotel group celebrates best ever year

Thursday, 16 January 20143 min read

Small Luxury Hotels of the World has revealed that 2013 topped 2012 as its best ever trading year following a 12% rise in revenue to $134 million.

Room nights were up 8% to 369,152.

Sales via travel agents are strong, it said, with revenue through the GDS booking channels up 9%.

The brand, which consists of 520 independently owned hotels, said 2014 had also got off to a good start with a Boxing Day flash sale generating a 37% rise in reservations and a 51% increase in revenue compared with the same week the previous year.

SLH plans to re-launch its website this year to make it easier to book.