Hotels around the world finish 2024 strong as calendar flips to 2025
Shift of New Year’s Eve to midweek sent ripples through global hotel markets
The last three weeks of December produced stronger hotel performance than expected, benefitting from holiday shifts, and the compressed period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. M...
'More peeks of sun' in 2025 hotel industry outlook
Tell Me More podcast hosts talk the New Year's big trends
If the forecast for 2024 hotel performance was "partly cloudy," this year's "still cloudy but with more peeks of sun" is definitely an improvement.
Inflation continues to drag on hotel performance in a season of positives amid challenge
Tell Me More podcast hosts talk occupancy, the cloud of inflation and conversion trends
The final stretch of 2024 featured "weird but good" hotel performance around the world, but inflationary drag on rates continues to cause concern.
US hotels surprise with stellar performance thanks to ‘clean week’ in mid-December
Hotel group demand jumped 47.5% as business travel and event bookings surged
Strong performance for the U.S. hotel industry during the week of Dec. 8-14 was a bit of a surprise. A good week was possible due to the compressed period between Thanksgiving and ...
A big week for events kicked off US hotels’ sprint toward the holiday season
US hotel performance picked up once Thanksgiving impact subsided
The U.S. hotel industry reported solid performance during the week ending Dec. 7, lifted entirely by the second half of the week.
US hotel performance over Thanksgiving holiday second only to 2021
Calendar shift of the holiday a week later was a net positive for hoteliers
A year ago, Thanksgiving occurred in the third week of November, while in 2024 Thanksgiving fell on the fourth week of the month. This shift created significant performance fluctua...
Business travel boosted US hotel performance this fall, and 2025 likely 'more of the same'
Tell Me More podcast hosts explore shortened holiday period, impacts of forecast downgrade
October was a nice way to kick off the fourth quarter in terms of U.S. hotel performance, delivering a "solid month" that benefited from good weekday performance and some demand li...
A mixed bag of calendar shifts dictates US hotel performance in mid-November
Hotels felt impact of Veterans Day, F1 Las Vegas shift
The week of Nov. 10-16 was expected to be strong, but calendar shifts slowed U.S. hotel performance and created almost flat revenue per available room, which rose just 0.4%. Occupa...
How a shortened holiday season between Thanksgiving and Christmas could affect US hotels
Hoteliers can expect a warm holiday season ahead, kind of
Two significant changes will affect the travel and hospitality industry in the U.S. this holiday season.
US hotels take a hit as Americans stayed home to vote
Election Day causes hotel performance declines in first full week of November
As predicted, Election Day in the U.S. disrupted a consistent wave of steady hotel performance in the past several weeks.
Business travelers squeezed in trips before Halloween, US election that boosted hotel performance
Marquee football matchups, New York City marathon and Taylor Swift ramp up hotel bookings
U.S. hotels produced healthy growth in revenue per available room for a fourth week in a row.
Last full week of October offers clear picture of US hotel performance
Eras Tour’s stop in New Orleans boosts weekend hotel rates
The week of Oct. 20-26 was a clean week with no calendar or holiday shifts to distort the performance of U.S. hotels. The last full week of October achieved hotel demand gains from...
Data fuels '25 travel trends around hotel restaurants, off-the-beaten-path destinations and set-jetting
Tell Me More podcast hosts talk 2025 trends with Expedia Group
New travel trends are on the horizon for 2025, which is a good thing since U.S. hotel performance this fall has suffered a bit of a slump.
Conferences, football and Taylor Swift bolster US hotel demand in mid-October
Miami hotels receive boost from Eras Tour and Adobe MAX
The third week of October was a good week for U.S. hotels with a variety of demand drivers boosting performance.
Mix of hurricane demand, convention business fueled solid week for US hotels
New Orleans, Atlanta posted major hotel performance gains thanks to big conferences
Hurricane impacts, calendar shifts and fall break combined to produce a solid week for the hotel industry.
US hotels open October with performance decreases across major metrics
Rosh Hashanah holiday kept business travelers at home while residents in Helene’s path sought shelter at hotels
It was a rough week for the U.S. hospitality industry. Hotel demand varied due to groups and business travelers being absent because of holiday shifts and displaced residents seeki...
US hotels post largest weekly rate gain since early 2023
United Nations General Assembly, Yom Kippur calendar shift drive group demand
Meetings of world leaders and the shift of Yom Kippur to October this year led to one of the biggest performance weeks for U.S. hotels in the final full week of September.
US hotel performance bounces back with strong convention calendar
Dreamforce conference boosts San Francisco hotels
Fall is officially in full swing and so is conference season for hoteliers.
What hotel demand between Memorial Day and Labor Day says about summer in the US
Tell Me More podcast hosts break down interest-rate cuts, seasonal demand patterns
Despite some performance dips along the way, summer 2024 U.S. hotel room demand ended up in the top three since 2000, notching 390 million room nights between Memorial Day and Labo...
Holiday and event calendar shifts contribute to ‘sluggish’ week for US hotels
Group business should be healthy the rest of September
The second week of September was a bit disappointing for hoteliers in the U.S.