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Hotel performance in the Middle East has improved consistently in recent months, and the region continues to outperform others around the world. Some Middle Eastern markets are even showing year-over-year growth in the metrics, which is quite an uncommon occurrence these days.

COVID-19 impact on Brazil hotel performance - 9 December

On 3 December, we analyzed performance of alternative accommodations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.

Undoubtedly, the Caribbean is a popular destination in the international tourist trail. However, the region has long way to go in recovery from the global pandemic.

We previously analyzed the pandemic impact on hotel closures and the development pipeline in the Southern Cone. Next, we dig further into the region and look at performance recovery for Chile, Uruguay and Argentina.

Our tourism research team set out to understand current accommodation experiences by surveying travelers who had recently taken overnight trips. Read on to learn what the booking process looks like now and how accommodations are adapting to meet consumers' new needs.

While COVID-19 has presented unprecedented challenges for the global hotel industry, looking back at past situations shows the industry’s ability to recover. STR’s research revolved around seven major countries in the region: Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

Many leisure travelers made the most of the early fall, with several popular drive-to vacation spots experiencing an extended leisure-driven performance in September and October 2020.

COVID-19 impact on Total Accommodations - 3 December

On 1 December, we analyzed hotel performance in Latin America amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.

Turkey’s hotel average daily rate (ADR) has grown exponentially in recent months despite the global pandemic depressing rates most everywhere else in the world.

Goa, a market that took some time to initially bounce back, has been building momentum since October with outperforming other leisure markets in the country and demand peaking during the Diwali weekend.

COVID-19 impact on Latin America hotel performance - 1 December

Recovery in the Asia Pacific region demonstrates the importance of domestic travel, as a country’s historic reliance on domestic demand directly impacts its hotel performance today.

After analyzing the pandemic impact on the hotel pipeline in Australia and New Zealand, STR jumps regions to look at the COVID-19 impact on hotel development in the Southern Cone (Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina).

STR recently analyzed the pandemic impact on hotel development in Southern Cone countries. Brazil’s southern states also sit within that cone, but rather than limit the analysis, we looked at the pipeline for all of Brazil.

This year’s Golden Week was further evidence that China’s recovery continues to push toward normal performance levels.

U.K. Performance Results for October 2020 and the Impact of the Second Lockdown

U.S. Performance Results for October 2020 and forecast for 2020/2021

New Zealand still shows a considerable amount of pipeline projects even as a percentage has been shelved due to the pandemic. Where are those projects focused? Find out more here.