Analysis by Isaac Collazo and Chris Klauda
All financial figures in U.S. dollar constant currency.
Highlights
- U.S. RevPAR comp improved, just barely
- An average Labor Day weekend caps a lower summer
- New York City, Orlando and Chicago posted good weeks
- Houston and Las Vegas are still dragging down the national average
- Global growth continued, led by the MEA region
- Spain, Italy, much of Europe showed double-digit growth.
Slight RevPAR increase after a 3-week slump
U.S. hotel RevPAR rose for the first time in three weeks, but the increase (+0.2%) was nothing to celebrate. ADR (+1.0%) pushed the slight gain, while occupancy (-0.5 ppts) was down for the 10th week in a row.