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STR Weekly Insights: 16-22 February 2025
28 February 2025
U.S. weekly RevPAR still a rollercoaster ride; China up post-New Year holiday with easy comps.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 9-15 February 2025
21 February 2025
U.S. group weekdays and leisure weekends drove performance; China, with the New Year holiday shift, dampened global demand.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Southern Europe hotel performance update
18 February 2025
Robust demand in Southern Europe lifted ADR to EUR175 in 2024– the highest regional rate in Europe.
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Europe
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 2-8 February 2025
14 February 2025
U.S. RevPAR grew when removing Super Bowl comps; highest global occupancy thus far in 2025.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 26 January – 1 February 2025
7 February 2025
U.S. group demand returned, topping 2019 levels; Lunar New Year lifted Asian markets.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
New Orleans Super Bowl: Hotel Performance Forecast
3 February 2025
New Orleans is set to host Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, and the market’s hotels are heading toward full occupancy around the big game on 9 February 2025.
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North America
Forecast
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 19-25 January 2025
31 January 2025
MLK holiday drove a strong Sunday and weakness thereafter in the U.S.; largest global occupancy decline in 10 months, RevPAR still grew.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 12-18 January 2025
24 January 2025
U.S. hotels rebound post-holiday lull; most of L.A. area elevated with wildfire displacement demand, tourist-heavy areas down; global RevPAR up on ADR, Japanese hotels still leading.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 5-11 January 2025
17 January 2025
U.S. and European results hampered by holiday hangover; calendar shifts also played a role in U.S. results; limited impact from Los Angeles wildfires; Japanese hotels still strong.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 15-21 December 2024, 22-29 December 2024, 30 December 2024 – 4 January 2025
10 January 2025
Strong finish to 2024 across the globe.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 8-14 December 2024
20 December 2024
A jump in performance provided an early holiday gift for hoteliers; nine of every 10 U.S. markets posted RevPAR gains; group demand looks unstoppable; second highest Global RevPAR gain of the year
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 1-7 December 2024
13 December 2024
Hurricane-affected markets continued to see increases; U.S. group demand unstoppable; robust global growth continued for the ninth consecutive week.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 17-23 and 24-30 November 2024
6 December 2024
Thanksgiving shift produced net positive for the last two weeks in November, second-highest Thanksgiving week demand on record, hurricane-affected markets continued to see increases, group demand soared then plummeted because of the calendar shift, and non-stop global growth continues.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 10-16 November 2024
22 November 2024
Calendar shifts flattened hotel performance, group demand returned, exceeding 2019 levels; Taylor Swift arrived in Canada, and double-digit RevPAR gains (again).
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 3-9 November 2024
15 November 2024
U.S. election impacts hotel performance, reverse chain scale bifurcation, and double-digit global RevPAR gains, again.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 20-26 October 2024
1 November 2024
U.S. Group demand reaches annual peak and global RevPAR growth (excl. U.S.) sprints to double digits on ADR gains.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 13-19 October 2024
25 October 2024
Hurricane recovery, college football, Taylor Swift and more lift U.S. hotel RevPAR.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
U.S. election impact on global travel and hotel performance
18 October 2024
With the summer months past us, conversations are now swirling around how the U.S. presidential election will impact tourism outside of North America.
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Global
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 6 - 12 October 2024
18 October 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Atlanta, Las Vegas, New Orleans, New York City, Phoenix, Augusta, Florida Central North, Greenville/Spartanburg, Macon/Warner Robins; Global: China, Italy, Spain.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 29 September – 5 October 2024
11 October 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Augusta, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbia, Dallas, Detroit, Florida Central North, Houston, Las Vegas, Macon/Robbins, Miami, Tampa, Sarasota, Seattle; Global: Australia (ACT & Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne), China, Indonesia (Central Java), Mexico.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 22-28 September 2024
4 October 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Alabama North, Chicago, Columbus, Indiana North, Louisiana South, Louisville, Michigan South, New York City, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Syracuse; Global: Germany, Australia.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Hotel forecasting: why it is important to your business
2 October 2024
Hotel forecasting plays a vital role in strategic decision-making, shaping both the short and long-term success of a property or portfolio. By understanding the key components and dynamics of accurate forecasting, hoteliers can implement more effective strategies.
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Hotels
Forward Data
Industry basics
Educational
STR Weekly Insights: 15-21 September 2024
27 September 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Columbus, Houston, New Orleans, New York City, Oklahoma City, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, San Francisco; Global: China (Chengdu, Guangdong), Germany (Berlin, Munich), Mexico (Mexico City)
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 8-14 September 2024
20 September 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Chicago, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Miami, New Orleans, Anaheim (Orange County), San Francisco; Global: Canada, China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Spain.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 25-31 August 2024
6 September 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus, Des Moines, Houston, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Seattle; Global: China, Indonesia, Mexico, Spain
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 18-24 August 2024
30 August 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Chicago, Houston, Milwaukee, New Orleans; Global: China, Mexico, United Kingdom (London).
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 11-17 August 2024
23 August 2024
United States: Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, San Diego, Anaheim (Orange County); Global: Canada, China, France, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 4-10 August 2024
16 August 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, New Orleans, New York City, Oahu, Anaheim (Orange County); Global: China (Shenzhen), France (Île-de-France, Paris)
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Global
Forward Data
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 14-20 July 2024
26 July 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City; Global: France (Paris), Indonesia (Jakarta, Kalimantan, Bali), Germany (Berlin)
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 7-13 July 2024
19 July 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Houston, Minneapolis, New Orleans and Oahu; Global: Indonesia (Bali, Borneo, Kalimantan), Germany (Dortmund, Munich).
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Formula 1 races are shifting hotel performance into high gear in 2024
12 July 2024
Set on a global stage, Formula 1 spans across multiple continents, with 12 of the 24 races so far this year having taken place on F1’s biggest ever calendar.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 2-8 June 2024
14 June 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Houston, Las Vegas, New York, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis; Global: China, France, Germany (Berlin, Stuttgart), Italy (Rome, Milan), Mexico (Mexico City)
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 26 May – 1 June 2024
7 June 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, New Orleans, New York, Orlando; Global: Germany (Dusseldorf), Spain (Madrid), United Kingdom.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
RNC and DNC: How political conventions impact host market hotel performance
31 May 2024
This summer quadrennial tradition consistently results in an oversized performance boost to host markets’ hotel performance on a scale that might be fairly compared to a “Super Bowl” of politics.
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North America
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 5-11 May 2024
17 May 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Daytona Beach, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, and San Francisco; Global: China, France, Germany, Japan, and Spain.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 28 April – 4 May 2024
10 May 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States; Global: United Kingdom (London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow), Germany, France, Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Canary and Balearic Islands) and Italy.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 7-13 April 2024
19 April 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States: Phoenix, Philadelphia, Dallas, Cleveland, Augusta; Global: China, Canada (Montreal, Toronto), Germany, Mexico.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 31 March – 6 April and preliminary March 2024
12 April 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States: Cleveland, Des Moines, Indianapolis, Phoenix, Philadelphia; Global: Mexico.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 10-16 March 2024
22 March 2024
United States: (Anaheim, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Naples, New Orleans, New York City, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.; Global: Indonesia, Mexico (Mexican Caribbean, Yucatan/Campeche) and Spain (Canary Islands, Madrid, Mediterranean Coast).
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
How Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour allowed Asia Pacific hotels to achieve their “wildest dreams”
20 March 2024
Taylor Swift kicked off the second international leg of her wildly successful Eras Tour in early February, and Asia Pacific hoteliers were, in fact, “ready for it”. The seventeen-night leg gave a much-needed performance boost to Tokyo, Sydney, Melbourne, and Singapore hotels.
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Asia Pacific
Europe
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 3 - 9 March 2024
15 March 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States (Baltimore, Daytona Beach, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Miami, Minneapolis, Oahu, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Sacramento, St. Louis, Tampa and Tucson); Germany (Cologne and Frankfurt), Indonesia, and Singapore.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 25 February – 2 March 2024
8 March 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States (Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Nashville, Oahu, Orlando, San Francisco, San Jose/Santa Cruz, Seattle), Indonesia (Bali, Jakarta), Spain (Barcelona), and Singapore.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 18-24 February 2024
1 March 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States (Cleveland, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C.); Australia (Melbourne, Sydney), China, Germany.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Jeux Olympiques de Paris - Trois tendances dont il faut tenir compte
23 February 2024
L'impact des événements sportifs sur les performances hôtelières a été largement documenté récemment. Tous les regards sont désormais rivés sur les Jeux olympiques de cet été, qui se dérouleront à Paris du 26 juillet au 11 août, 100 ans après les derniers Jeux organisés en France.
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Mondial
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Actualités du secteur
STR Weekly Insights: 11-17 February 2024
22 February 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States (Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Oahu, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Tampa, Washington, D.C.), Australia (Melbourne, Sydney), Indonesia, Spain (Mediterranean Coast).
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 4-10 February 2024
16 February 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States (Boston, Las Vegas, Miami, Mobile, AL, New Jersey Shore, New Orleans, New York City, Oahu, Orlando, St. Louis), China, Japan (Hokkaido, Kyoto, Tokyo), Spain (Madrid, Mediterranean Coast).
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
2024 Total Solar Eclipse: How will the hotel performance impact stack up to 2017?
15 February 2024
In early-April 2024, a Total Solar Eclipse will once again pass over cities across North America and drive an influx of spectators in need of overnight accommodations. That means a lift in hotel performance is once again on the horizon, but there are key differences from the Total Eclipse in 2017.
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North America
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 28 January – 3 February 2024
9 February 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States (Baltimore, Boston, Jackson, MS, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Miami, New York City, Oahu, Orlando, Phoenix, San Jose/Santa Cruz, Seattle), China, Indonesia, Italy (Rome, Milan), Japan (Tokyo), Singapore, Spain (Barcelona, Madrid)
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Paris Summer Olympics: Three key trends to consider
5 February 2024
The impact of sporting events on hotel performance has been well-documented recently. Now all eyes are on the Summer Olympics in Paris between 26 July-11 August 2024. This summer will mark exactly 100 years since the Summer Olympics were last held in France.
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Hotels
Global
Forward Data
Forecast
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 21-27 January 2024
2 February 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States (Anaheim, Baltimore, Chicago, Colorado Area, Detroit, Las Vegas, Oahu, Orlando, San Francisco, Seattle), China, Germany, Japan, Spain (Madrid)
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 7-13 January 2024
19 January 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States (Las Vegas, Houston, Anaheim, Detroit, San Francisco, New York City), China, Japan, Indonesia, and Spain (Madrid, Barcelona)
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 10-16 December 2023
22 December 2023
Countries included: China, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
New Year’s Eve bookings in key cities give hoteliers a reason to celebrate
20 December 2023
New Year’s Eve is historically a key hotel performance night each year, and given the current rate of bookings, 2023 should be no exception.
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Global
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 3-9 December 2023
15 December 2023
Countries included: China, Italy, and United States
Tags
Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
Using business on the books in a complete benchmarking approach
12 December 2023
Directly-sourced forward booking data empowers key roles within the hospitality industry to complete their strategy with powerful intel into the future. Learn about the Forward STAR metrics, applications of the data and how forward-looking data fits within a comprehensive benchmarking strategy.
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Forward Data
Global
Educational
Hotels
Benchmarking
STR Weekly Insights: 26 November – 2 December 2023
8 December 2023
Countries included: Germany, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.
Tags
Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 12-18 November and 19-25 November 2023
1 December 2023
Countries included: China, Japan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States
Tags
Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 5-11 November 2023
17 November 2023
Countries included: China, El Salvador, French Polynesia, Germany, Indonesia, Serbia, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 29 October – 4 November 2023
10 November 2023
Countries included: Canada, China, Fiji, Germany, Ireland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, and Uruguay
Tags
Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 22-28 October 2023
3 November 2023
Countries included: China, El Salvador, Fiji, France, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States
Tags
Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
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