US hotel performance flat thanks to tough comparison with last year’s solar eclipse
Conferences in Orlando, San Francisco and Detroit drive hotel demand
In the week ending April 12, U.S. hotel revenue per available room (RevPAR) was flat as expected – up just 0.2% – due to difficult comparisons to last year’s solar eclipse as the m...
US hotels put up slow week to kick off April
More muted performance expected for rest of month due to 2024 eclipse and holiday shifts
Given the easy comparable that included Easter last year, U.S. hotel performance was unexpectedly muted in the week ending April 5.
Easter calendar shift drives major US hotel gains to close out March
St. Louis, Minneapolis rise above larger peers in top 25 US hotel markets
Given the comparison to Easter week last year, U.S. hotels saw revenue per available room soar 7% during the week of March 23-29 thanks to occupancy growth, which increased 2.8 per...
Leisure demand boosts US hotels as travelers escape for spring break
Conferences, college sports tournaments drive standout performances in some US hotel markets
U.S. hotel RevPAR improved as spring break propelled leisure travel. Revenue per available room rose 2.8%, mostly on average daily rate, which increased 1.8%.
US hotels experience lackluster week due to conference shifts and later spring break
Houston Rodeo, early St. Patrick’s Day events drive hotel demand
The U.S. hotel industry stepped back in the week ending March 15 as revenue per available room dropped 4.2% year over year. The decline was almost entirely due to occupancy, which ...
Mardi Gras, Lent push and pull US hotel demand in first week of March
So far, no clear evidence that tariffs are affecting US hotels in border markets
Travel stalled the week of March 2-8 with multiple factors at play.
Growth in average daily rate carries US hotels to close out February
Hotels in New Orleans, Tampa report RevPAR gains
U.S. hotel revenue per available room swung back positive in the end of February and rose 3.1%, following the rollercoaster pattern seen since the start of the year.
US hotels continue performance rollercoaster ride in February
Beverly Hills hotels show first rebound in revenue per available room since LA wildfires
The U.S. hotel industry has been on a rollercoaster ride for the past eight weeks.
Super Bowl celebrations, Valentine’s Day shift lead US hotel performance highlights
San Francisco hotels benefit from NBA All-Star Game
It was hugs all around this week with the Valentine Day calendar shift spreading love to both meeting planners and leisure travelers during the week of Feb. 9-15.
US hotels round out January with strong performance in an uneventful week
Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Kansas City stand out as top hotel markets
In a week refreshingly absent of calendar shifts, market moving events and weather-related disruptors, U.S. hotel performance looked quite healthy to close out January.
Shift of MLK Day softens US hotel performance
College football playoff, inauguration events drive hotel demand in Atlanta and DC
U.S. hotel revenue per available room flatlined — down 0.2% — for the week ending Jan. 25 due to the MLK holiday, which was a week later this year.
US hotel performance rebounds around the country as demand soars
J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference boosts San Francisco while inauguration events lift DC hotels
It was a good week for hotel industry across the U.S. as 2025 travel began in earnest after the holiday hangover.
US hotels experience post-holiday blues as performance declines
LA wildfires so far have had limited impact on city’s hotel market
U.S. hotel revenue per available room hit the skids in the week ending Jan. 11, falling 13.2% year over year after a 14.9% gain in the prior week. Declines were seen in both occupa...
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...
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...
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...
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.