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STR: Weekly US Hotel Occupancy Reaches Pre-Pandemic Level While ADR Drops Slightly

New Orleans Hotels Report Biggest Occupancy Increase Over 2019

During July 11-17, hotels in New Orleans, Louisiana, increased occupancy 5.8% over the same week in 2019, outpacing the other top markets in the U.S., according to STR, CoStar Group's hospitality analytics firm. (Getty Images)
During July 11-17, hotels in New Orleans, Louisiana, increased occupancy 5.8% over the same week in 2019, outpacing the other top markets in the U.S., according to STR, CoStar Group's hospitality analytics firm. (Getty Images)

U.S. weekly hotel occupancy reached its highest level since October 2019, according to STR‘s latest data through July 17.

July 11-17, 2021 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019*):

  • Occupancy: 71.0% (-8.7%)
  • Average daily rate (ADR): US$139.19 (+1.8%)
  • Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$98.87 (-7.1%)

Despite a four-point, week-over-week improvement in occupancy, ADR dipped slightly from the all-time high achieved the previous week.

Among the Top 25 Markets, New Orleans saw the highest occupancy increase over 2019 (+5.8% to 59.5%).

San Francisco/San Mateo experienced the steepest decline in occupancy when compared with 2019 (-36.6% to 56.3%).

Miami reported the largest ADR increase over 2019 (+32.4% to US$208.13), while Tampa registered the highest RevPAR increase (+29.2% to US$119.54).

The largest RevPAR drops were in San Francisco/San Mateo (-55.6% to US$94.29) and Boston (-47.9% to US$102.05).

*Due to the steep, pandemic-driven performance declines of 2020, STR is measuring recovery against comparable time periods from 2019.

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