Sentence examples for upscale segment from inspiring English sources

Though the two companies are close in size and cater to the same upscale segment of the market, they have different business models.

Yet lately prefabricated houses — built off site and then delivered largely complete — have become fashionable at architecture schools and among an upscale segment of the housing market.

Now, his father tells me through a translator, his son -- "who would rather spend seven days on one pair of pants" -- will handle an upscale segment of the Carlota Joakina line, leaving the jeans and T-shirts, Carlota's bread and butter, to adults better equipped to handle the pressure and tedium of producing for the mass market.

It forecasts that hotels in the upper-upscale and upscale segments will have stronger occupancy-rate growth next year than hotels in lower-cost segments.

On the other hand, with business travel back up, "the upper-upscale and upscale segments" have been experiencing a "significant rebound in demand," according to a recent report by Bjorn Hanson, the chief hotel researcher for PricewaterhouseCoopers . Hilton Hotelsaims each of its brands at a specific market niche, from the highway traveler to the corporate executive on an important big-city visit.

The success of the Lexus LS became a test case for mainstream manufacturers targeting upscale segments.

According to Smith Travel Research, the leading industry analyst, occupancy rates were up 18.1 percent and average room rates up 9.9 percent in the "upper-upscale" segment of the domestic hotel industry for the week ended April 2, over the comparable week in 2010.

Schmitz's firm forecasts a 7% improvement in revenue per available room in Accor's mid-upscale segment for 2007.

The upscale hotel segment, by the way, had the biggest increase in revenue per room, up 9.1 percent.

Wyndham and Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners will form a joint venture focused on the expansion of Summerfield Suites, Wyndham's brand in the upscale, extended-stay segment of the hotel industry.

"The dollars and the margins are moving upscale into the enterprise-service segment of the market.