Connecting the data: the latest hotel industry analysis

6 November 2025
We help you stay up-to-date with the latest performance trends, event impacts, and potential challenges facing the travel and hospitality sector.
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STR Weekly Insights: 26 October – 1 November 2025

6 November 2025
U.S. RevPAR falls on a weak weekend due to Halloween; weekday U.S. growth robust against easy comps; Global RevPAR strengthened again.
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Global
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Expo 2025 a resounding success for Osaka and beyond

3 November 2025
Osaka has played host to the World Expo, a quinquennial event that brings together people and innovations with a focus on key global challenges. The event has historically generated substantial gains in hotel performance, a pattern that was evident in Osaka and neighboring markets in Japan.
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Hotels
Asia Pacific
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STR Weekly Insights: 19-25 October 2025

31 October 2025
U.S. RevPAR down against strong week last year; Global growth continues.

STR Weekly Insights: 12-18 October 2025

24 October 2025
Seventeenth consecutive week of U.S. occupancy declines; Global RevPAR returns to normal on widespread growth.
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Global
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STR Weekly Insights: 5-11 October 2025

17 October 2025
First positive U.S. RevPAR comp since the end of August; Highest global RevPAR gain since the end of Q1.
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Global
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STR Weekly Insights: 28 September – 4 October 2025

10 October 2025
U.S RevPAR improves on Group demand; Las Vegas lifts national performance for a change; Global RevPAR soars.
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Global
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STR Weekly Insights: 21-27 September 2025

3 October 2025
Rosh Hashanah calendar shift further softens U.S. RevPAR comp; global RevPAR also softened but remained positive.
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Global
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Bad Bunny’s residency impact on Puerto Rico’s hotels

1 October 2025
The NFL’s announcement of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show comes off the tail end of the performer’s 31-show residency in Puerto Rico, which has been estimated to have brought as much as $200 million dollars into the local economy with a carryover boost for local hotels.

Middle East hotel performance heats up

26 September 2025
Despite the summer heat, hotel performance has accelerated across the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates).
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Middle East and Africa
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STR Weekly Insights: 14-20 September 2025

26 September 2025
U.S. weekly RevPAR down again; global RevPAR positive; ADR growth slowed due to calendar shifts.
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Global
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STR Weekly Insights: 7-13 September 2025

19 September 2025
Weekly U.S. RevPAR fell despite a clean comparable week; Top 25 Markets see significant weekday RevPAR declines; no change in global performance.
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Global
Industry Updates

Costa Rica hotel performance update

18 September 2025
Costa Rica hotel performance over the past five years has resembled other leisure destinations frequented by Americans. Specifically, higher-end hotels and resort areas have done well, while other areas have remained flat.
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Central and South America
Industry Updates

Video: Overview of the global market forecast assumptions - Q3 2025

12 September 2025
A video overview of the CoStar/Tourism Economics global market forecast assumptions.

STR Weekly Insights: 31 August – 6 September 2025

12 September 2025
U.S. 10-week RevPAR stretch as bad as early-2021, 2009 and 2002; global growth continued but slowed.

Video: Overview of the U.S. hotel forecast assumptions (Q3 2025)

12 September 2025
A video overview of the CoStar/Tourism Economics U.S. hotel forecast assumptions.
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North America
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Amsterdam hotel performance trends ahead of anticipated VAT increase

11 September 2025
In January 2026, Amsterdam’s VAT rate for overnight accommodation is expected to increase from 9% to 21%, affecting a range of lodging options from hotels to B&Bs to short-term rentals. Heading into a year of change, hotel performance in the market has left something to be desired.
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Europe
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STR Weekly Insights: 24-30 August 2025

5 September 2025
U.S. RevPAR comp improved, just barely; Global growth continued, led by the MEA region.

STR Weekly Insights: 17-23 August 2025

28 August 2025
Chicago (DNC comp) and Houston (storm comp) heavily influenced the national average; Global RevPAR up for a second straight weekend.
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Global
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STR Weekly Insights: 10-16 August 2025

22 August 2025
Anemic U.S. RevPAR expected to continue through the end of summer; Canada posted 10th straight week of RevPAR growth.