Global hotel sector performs well in 2012 - The major global hotel groups published good results for the whole of 2012. Accor (turnover of +2.7%), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (+5%), Marriott (+8%) and Choice Hotels International (+8%) all experienced significant increases in revenue. Geographical analysis, however, illustrates the current difficulties being experienced in the European economies. Hotel stays tended to stagnate or even fall in southern European countries. Although,...