GLOBAL REPORT—Over a period of weeks from late August through September 2017, natural disasters have devastated cities on the southeast coast of the United States, especially in Texas and Florida, as well as Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean islands. Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas as a Category 4 storm on 25 August, and since then, two other major hurricanes (Irma and Maria) and a sequence of earthquakes have dealt their destruction.
In the aftermath of these disasters, Hotel News Now’s editorial staff reached out to hoteliers with properties in the affected regions to gauge the impact on the hotel industry. Data and research from STR, parent company of HNN, also has added some perspective on how hotel performance has been affected and could be affected going forward.
Here is a collection of HNN’s coverage related to the natural disasters and the hotel industry’s response.
Reaction and Response
Hotels mostly unscathed by latest California wildfires
Hotels navigate loss-of-business claims after disasters
LIIC members surprised by disasters and acquisitions
Q3: Hoteliers grapple with impact of natural disasters
Wine country hotels navigate ongoing wildfires
Hoteliers go above, beyond to provide hurricane relief
Hurricanes expected to boost extended-stay hotels
Hoteliers assess damage, mobilize in response to Harvey
Hoteliers begin to assess damage from Irma
Experts share expectations for post-Harvey Houston
HAMA: Owners deal with hurricane fallout
Hoteliers respond to the effects of Hurricane Maria
Hoteliers: Few closures after earthquakes in Mexico
Data Research and Analysis
Wildfires upset hotel performance during peak season
How Hurricane Harvey could affect US hotel industry
Data shows Harvey’s impact on hotels across Gulf Coast
Irma evacuations cause wild swings in hotel performance
Mapping Hurricane Irma’s impact across Caribbean, US
Opinions
Hoteliers, it’s time again to help
There’s no rationale for price gouging