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Connecting the data: the latest hotel industry analysis
9 July 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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Video: Overview of the U.S. hotel forecast assumptions - Q2 2025
9 July 2025
A video overview of the CoStar/Tourism Economics U.S. hotel forecast assumptions.
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North America
Industry Updates
Forecast
Video: Overview of the global market forecast assumptions - Q2 2025
9 July 2025
A video overview of the CoStar/Tourism Economics global market forecast assumptions.
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STR Weekly Insights: 22-28 June 2025
3 July 2025
Healthy weekend performance in the last full week of June was offset by declines across weekdays, resulting in a flat week for U.S. hotels. Global RevPAR remained unchanged.
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Global
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 14-21 June 2025
27 June 2025
Positive U.S. performance following a three-week decline; Global RevPAR slowed because of market event shifts.
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Global
Industry Updates
U.S. hotel performance update
24 June 2025
U.S. hotel performance data for 8-14 June came in lower than projected with a third straight week of demand declines at a time when the early-summer travel season was expected to lift performance.
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North America
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Fourth of July hotel booking expectations
17 June 2025
Amid ongoing macroeconomic pressures, waning consumer confidence, and shorter booking windows, hotel performance for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday is drawing more scrutiny than in past years
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North America
Industry Updates
Forward Data
A look at hotel bookings ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup
16 June 2025
This past weekend, the United States kicked off its duties as host of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup (CWC), a precursor to next year’s World Cup.
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North America
Forecast
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 1-7 June 2025
13 June 2025
Soft U.S. hotel performance for the first week of June; Global RevPAR slowed but still growing.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 25-31 May 2025
6 June 2025
Normal Memorial Day demand; West South Central region underperformed the rest of the U.S.; positive demand globally, China a big exception.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Asia Pacific hotel performance update -April 2025
5 June 2025
April performance across the Asia Pacific hotel industry was positive as 10 of the region’s 16 largest countries grew occupancy, ADR and RevPAR.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – June 2025 (U.S.)
2 June 2025
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Forecast
Industry Updates
Hotels
North America
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – May 2025 (Global)
2 June 2025
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Global
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Hotels
STR Weekly Insights: 18-24 May 2025
30 May 2025
Normal demand for Memorial Day weekend; Top 25 Markets lifted RevPAR at the start of the week; Luxury hotels continue to outperform the rest of the industry; Global RevPAR strengthened
STR Weekly Insights: 11-17 May 2025
23 May 2025
Weekend nights and non-Top 25 Markets drove U.S. RevPAR; Global RevPAR slowed but remained positive; Mixed signals ahead for summer
STR Weekly Insights: 4 - 10 May 2025
16 May 2025
U.S. RevPAR retreats via the weekend and Top 25 Markets, group demand held and drove U.S. Luxury RevPAR growth and Global RevPAR trending strong.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 27 April – 3 May 2025
9 May 2025
Strong start, weak finish for U.S. RevPAR; Strong RevPAR growth returns globally.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 20-26 April 2025
2 May 2025
U.S. RevPAR reflected easy comp to Passover last year; Pope’s funeral lifted the weekend in Rome.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Analyzing the impact of declining international inbound travel on U.S. hotel demand
1 May 2025
Using the recent international inbound projection from our partners at Tourism Economics, we ran four scenarios to show the potential impact on U.S. hotel demand.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Middle East & Africa hotel performance update
29 April 2025
In March 2025, hotels across the Middle East and Africa region experienced mixed performance impacted by the month-long observance of Ramadan.
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Middle East and Africa
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 13-19 April 2025
25 April 2025
Holy Week slowed U.S. performance; Global performance netted healthy gain; Next week expected to improve, lifted by easy comp to Passover last year.
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Global
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Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 6-12 April 2025
18 April 2025
U.S. RevPAR held steady last week—right in line with expectations given the eclipse comp. Over the past four weeks, despite economic uncertainty and tricky calendar comparisons, U.S. hotel demand still managed to rise 1.7%.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 30 March - 5 April 2025
10 April 2025
Unexpectedly low U.S. RevPAR; Demand around the U.S. borders remained mixed; Global performance soars with occupancy in the driver’s seat.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
European overtourism measures largely not reflected in hotel KPIs
7 April 2025
Driven by the surge in post-pandemic travel, overtourism became a major talking point across Europe in 2023 and continued to dominate discussions into 2024. With a year-plus of data now available, we can assess the effectiveness of various countermeasures and their impact on hotel performance.
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Europe
Historical Data
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 23-29 March 2025
4 April 2025
Given the comparison to Easter week last year, U.S. hotels saw RevPAR soar 7.0% year over year.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Europe hotel performance update
2 April 2025
Most major European markets saw YoY performance growth in February 2025, ranging from subdued to substantial.
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Europe
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 16-22 March 2025
28 March 2025
Spring break and sporting events driving U.S. results; U.S. RevPAR growth strong Sunday through Thursday; ADR driving gains globally.
STR Weekly Insights: 9-15 March 2025
21 March 2025
Event shifts impact many Top 25 Markets; U.S. border hotels mostly trending downward; rest of globe doing well.
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Global
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 2-8 March 2025
14 March 2025
Strong start, weak finish net flat RevPAR in the U.S.; Weekly global occupancy down
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Global
Industry Updates
Middle East hotel performance expectations during Ramadan
11 March 2025
While Middle East hoteliers have historical trends to prepare for the Ramadan slowdown, the annual shift on the calendar has pushed the Holy Month further into overlap with the Middle East’s high season.
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Middle East and Africa
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Independent Hotel Show Amsterdam 2025
10 March 2025
Our ongoing partnership with the Independent Hotel Show each year is key in boosting the industry’s collective benchmarking efforts, and we are excited to share a report which provides a sampling of STR’s unrivalled data solutions.
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Hotels
Benchmarking
Historical Data
Europe
STR Weekly Insights: 23 February – 1 March 2025
7 March 2025
U.S. rollercoaster ride continues; Fashion Week events impact France and Italy.
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Global
Industry Updates
Americas hotel performance update
3 March 2025
January kicked off 2025 with most countries in the Americas region (excluding the U.S.) reporting YoY RevPAR growth.
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North America
Central and South America
Industry Updates
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – February 2025 (Global)
28 February 2025
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Global
Industry Updates
Hotels
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
Year of the Snake: A look at hotel performance during Chinese New Year
19 February 2025
The Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, is China's most important traditional holiday, and has always been a peak period for travel and tourism.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
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/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – February 2025 (U.S.)
14 February 2025
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Hotels
Industry Updates
North America
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
Asia Pacific hotel performance update
5 February 2025
December provided a strong end to 2024 across the Asia Pacific region with 16 of the 20 largest countries (based on hotel room supply) reporting year-over-year growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR).
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Hotels
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Asia Pacific
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
U.S. hotel commentary - December 2024
3 February 2025
U.S. hotel December RevPAR was up 4.4%, which was the country’s largest YoY gain since March 2023.
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North America
Industry Updates
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
Analysis: 2025 California wildfire impact on hotel performance
17 January 2025
The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles appear to have had limited impact on hotel performance as of the week ending 11 January 2025.
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North America
Industry Updates
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
U.S. hotel commentary - November 2024
6 January 2025
The U.S. presidential election, a year-over-year Thanksgiving calendar shift, ongoing hurricane recovery efforts, and an extra weekend all factored into the equation as U.S. RevPAR increased 2.5% in November.
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North America
Industry Updates
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
The end of an Era(s Tour): Taylor Swift’s final impact on hotel performance
19 December 2024
Taylor Swift said, “so long, London,” and made her way back to North America for her final leg of the Eras Tour.
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North America
Industry Updates
U.S. hotel conversion activity remains muted
16 December 2024
U.S. hotel conversion activity continues to trend below the long-term average of the 20-year period ending 2019.
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North America
Industry Updates
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
Hotel F&B driving labor cost growth in 2024
3 December 2024
In the U.S., it costs about $9 more to staff a hotel room than in 2023. While rooms labor makes up the highest portion of labor expenses, the increase in F&B labor costs is driving most of that growth.
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North America
Industry Updates
Forecast
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – November 2024
3 December 2024
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Forecast
Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
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
Upcoming holiday season impact on U.S. hotel performance
21 November 2024
Two significant changes will impact travel in the U.S. this holiday season.
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North America
Forecast
Industry Updates
RevPAR up in 84% of global markets: Japan continues to blossom, China remains sluggish
20 November 2024
The level of global markets with RevPAR growth jumped to 84%. Mediterranean and Japanese hotel markets highlighted the leaderboard, while growth lags in most Chinese markets.
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Hotels
Industry Updates
Global
Historical Data
Independent Hotel Show Munich 2024
18 November 2024
This deep dive into the DACH region explores current 2024 performance, with a look at independents vs. brands, day-of-week patterns, occupancy on the books, and more.
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: 26 October - 2 November 2024
8 November 2024
Travel compression, events and recovery efforts again drove U.S. RevPAR; southern states led U.S. performance, and global RevPAR growth remained in double-digits.
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
U.S. hotel commentary - September 2024
30 October 2024
U.S. RevPAR decreased 1.3% year over year in September following a robust August which followed a lackluster July.
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North America
Industry Updates
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Australian Accommodation Monitor Summary – Financial-year performance: 2023-2024
30 October 2024
Financial Year Performance: A return to normalised growth across all quarters. Key drivers include increased occupancy, event-driven ADR, and sustained demand in a majority of tourism regions.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Benchmarking
Historical 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
77% of global markets grew RevPAR against last year, Japan generating more momentum
23 October 2024
Better than three out of four global markets grew RevPAR over the past four weeks. Tokyo joined the list of top growth markets as Japan continues to attract more international demand with favorable exchange rates.
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Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
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
Independent Hotel Show London 2024
16 October 2024
As the sole event dedicated exclusively to the region’s luxury and boutique hoteliers, the 2024 Independent Hotel Show London serves as a premier thought leadership platform.
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
U.S. hotel commentary - August 2024
4 October 2024
U.S. hotel RevPAR rose 3.9% year over year in August, following a lackluster July.
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North America
Industry Updates
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
Small pickup in global markets with RevPAR growth, special events continue to move the needle
30 September 2024
STR's global "bubble chart" update for the four weeks ending 21 September 2024 shows 63% of markets with year-over-year growth in revenue per available room. Standouts included Northern Sumatra, Mexico City, the Red Sea Resorts, Rio de Janeiro and the Turkish Riviera.
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Global
Industry Updates
Hotels
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: 1 – 7 September 2024
13 September 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Charlotte, Detroit, Houston, New York City, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, Tampa; Global: China (Beijing), Indonesia, Mexico, Spain.
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Global
Industry Updates
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour heightened Europe performance levels amid popular tourist season
11 September 2024
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour took Europe by storm this summer, with 47 concerts across 17 cities over a 15-week period from May to August.
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Europe
Industry Updates
North America
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
Maui remains top hotel market despite slow recovery after fires
3 September 2024
A year after a series of tragic fires in Maui, topline hotel performance remains below 2023 levels due to slower recovery, but the island maintains higher levels compared to other U.S. markets.
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North America
Industry Updates
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – August 2024
30 August 2024
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Forecast
Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
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
Less global markets show RevPAR growth, but Olympics and concerts produce highlights
30 August 2024
STR’s global “bubble chart” update through late-August showed fewer RevPAR growth markets but a handful of event-driven standouts.
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Global
Industry Updates
U.S. hotel commentary - July 2024
29 August 2024
After three months of year-over-year growth, U.S. RevPAR was flat (0.0%) compared with last July.
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North America
Industry Updates
The role of total revenue management in a hotel profitability strategy
28 August 2024
The global hotel industry is firmly positioned in an era of normalized growth levels. That means to achieve greater profits, hotel owners and operators need to explore every possible revenue stream while also working to manage expenses.
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Global
Hotels
Educational
Industry basics
Profit and Loss
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
Smaller markets scored big during Euros
7 August 2024
The second-most watched football tournament in the world, the UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years, returned to the global stage from 14 June through 14 July. This year, Germany hosted the tournament – the first it has staged since the 2006 World Cup.
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Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 21-27 July 2024
2 August 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Diego and San Francisco; Global: France (Île-de-France, Paris), United Kingdom (London)
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Global
Industry Updates
Euro hosts stand out as 64% of global hotel markets outperformed 2023
30 July 2024
From the end of June through the first three weeks of July, most global hotel markets steadily displayed year-over-year performance increases. Markets in Germany were standouts thanks to the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship.
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Hotels
Industry Updates
Global
Historical Data
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: 30 June – 6 July 2024
12 July 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Denver, Houston, New Orleans, Oahu, Philadelphia, Seattle; Global: France (Paris), Germany (Düsseldorf)
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Global
Industry Updates
U.S. hotel commentary - May 2024
3 July 2024
RevPAR growth was the highest since March 2023.
STR Weekly Insights: 16-22 June 2024
28 June 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Nashville, Oahu, Anaheim (Orange County), Philadelphia, Seattle; Global: France (Paris), Germany (Dusseldorf, Stuttgart), Spain (Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Madrid), United Kingdom (Cardiff, London)
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Global
Industry Updates
What is GOPPAR? How can it benefit your hotels?
25 June 2024
Learn how measuring GOPPAR can provide a better picture of your hotel’s financial health, how to calculate it and more here.
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Global
Educational
Hotels
Profit and Loss
Industry basics
65% of global markets post year-over-year RevPAR growth
25 June 2024
Most countries steadily outperformed 2023, while market-level performance continued to be supported by events.
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Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 9-15 June 2024
21 June 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Houston, San Francisco; Global: Austria, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom
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Global
Industry Updates
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
U.S. hotel commentary - April 2024
11 June 2024
U.S. RevPAR rose 2% year over year after declining in March (-2%).
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North America
Industry Updates
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
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – May 2024
4 June 2024
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Forecast
Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
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
Hotels across Germany are filling up for UEFA Euro 2024
29 May 2024
Set to take place across multiple locations in Germany, the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship is expected to affect hotel performance just as much as football fans. Utilizing Forward STAR data, the markets are already showing spikes in hotel bookings on and around the match dates.
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Europe
Industry Updates
Events
Tourism
STR Weekly Insights: 12-18 May 2024
24 May 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Louisville, Charlotte; Global: China, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, United Kingdom
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Global
Industry Updates
More Asian countries stay ahead of 2023 levels, Japan maintains significant rate growth
23 May 2024
The level of global hotel markets with year-over-year growth stayed above 70%. Japan and countries in Southeast Asia drove the growth.
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Global
Industry Updates
A look at Mainland China’s hotel performance during the May Day period
22 May 2024
The hotel occupancy rate index in Mainland China during this year's holiday was not as impactful compared to both 2019 and 2023.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
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
A deep dive into Japan’s hotel ADR growth trends
14 May 2024
While initial spikes in Japan's hotel room rate growth coincided with true pandemic recovery, the lift has largely been impacted by the depreciating yen for the last year or so.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
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: 21-27 April 2024
3 May 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States: Detroit, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle, Tampa; Global: Australia (Adelaide, South Australia), Indonesia, United Kingdom (Aberdeen, Cardiff)
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Global
Industry Updates
What is Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR)? And how to calculate it.
3 May 2024
Learn more about the global hotel industry’s gold standard metric for top-line performance—revenue per available room (RevPAR).
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Benchmarking
Hotels
Educational
Global
Industry basics
Industry experts’ predictions for occupancy and ADR hold steady, even with declining confidence in demand
2 May 2024
Based on their experiences and expectations as travel industry professionals, our global community shared their perspectives on demand segments, short- to long-term business confidence, and more in recent results from our Hospitality Industry Sentiment (HIS) survey.
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Global
Industry Updates
U.S. hotel commentary - March 2024
1 May 2024
Revenue per available room (RevPAR) fell 2.2% year over year (YoY) in March, marking the first such decline since February 2021.
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North America
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 14-20 April 2024
26 April 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States: Augusta, GA; Buffalo, NY; Dallas, Gatlinburg, TN; Indianapolis, New York City, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C.; Global: Indonesia, Italy (Sardinia, Venice), Spain (Canary Islands, Mediterranean Coast), United Kingdom
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Global
Industry Updates
Earlier Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr celebrations had positive impact on Dubai hotel performance
26 April 2024
The month of Ramadan combined with the Easter holiday weekend and a peak tourist season in the United Arab Emirates, drove Dubai hotels to see positive performance during this time period.
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Hotels
Middle East and Africa
Industry Updates
Fewer global markets recording RevPAR growth, Japan a big exception
24 April 2024
Less hotel markets increased RevPAR year over year, while currency depreciation is driving growth in Japan.
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Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
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
2024 solar eclipse drove hotel performance records across markets in path of totality
18 April 2024
The total solar eclipse on Monday, 8 April may have darkened cities across Mexico, the U.S., and Canada, but you may want to grab your eclipse glasses once again in preparation for how much the event brightened performance.
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North America
Events
Industry Updates
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
U.S. hotel commentary - February 2024
27 March 2024
February produced modest RevPAR growth, reflecting the continued return to low single-digit gains.
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North America
Industry Updates
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
More global hotel markets growing RevPAR
21 March 2024
More than three quarters of hotel markets increased RevPAR year over year. Rate growth in Asia was prominent, with Japan’s ADR growing more than 30% and Singapore reaping the benefits of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
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Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
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
Year of the Dragon: How Lunar New Year hotel performance mirrored the Chinese zodiac sign
14 March 2024
In Chinese culture, the dragon represents strength and good luck, which is fitting as Lunar New Year brought performance growth to China hotels once more during the important holiday period.
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Global
Industry Updates
Early Easter pushes spring break peak forward a week in 2024
11 March 2024
Spring break season is officially here, and tracking school calendar data becomes critical during this time in order to predict travel demand across the U.S.
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North America
Industry Updates
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Independent Hotel Show Amsterdam 2024
11 March 2024
Our ongoing partnership with the Independent Hotel Show each year is key in boosting the industry’s collective benchmarking efforts, and we are excited to share a report which provides a sampling of STR’s unrivalled data solutions.
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Hotels
Benchmarking
Historical Data
Europe
Regional update: 2023 data and the year ahead
8 March 2024
In this global update, we take a journey through each of the four world regions – focusing on performance, pipeline, and factors that influenced the data in 2023, while also looking ahead to what’s in store for the rest of 2024.
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Global
Historical Data
Industry Updates
North America
Asia Pacific
Middle East and Africa
Europe
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
U.S. hotel commentary - January 2024
1 March 2024
RevPAR showed modest YoY growth in January, reflecting a return to pre-COVID patterns of low single-digit gains.
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North America
Industry Updates
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
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – February 2024
29 February 2024
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Forecast
Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
74% of global markets increased RevPAR to start 2024
26 February 2024
Almost three quarters of hotel markets increased RevPAR year over year, with notable strength in Asia as the continent experienced its first January without travel restrictions in five years. Hokkaido, Kyoto, and Tokyo were among the leading markets in RevPAR growth.
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Global
Industry Updates
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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Hôtels
Mondial
Données prospectives
Prévisions
Actualités du secteur
Las Vegas hotels broke continental U.S. record for Saturday and Sunday ADR
22 February 2024
Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas produced unprecedented hotel performance levels—not just for the Super Bowl but for any weekend in history.
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North America
Events
Industry Updates
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
Strategic success unveiled: How competitive sets lead hoteliers to informed business decisions
6 February 2024
Optimal decisions come when you have comprehensive information. That is why hotel owners and operators are best positioned to grow their business when they gain detailed insight into the competition.
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Global
Benchmarking
Educational
Industry basics
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
U.S. hotel commentary - December/Full-year 2023
30 January 2024
The year started with easy comparables due to the Omicron impact in Q1 2022, but performance growth softened as 2023 progressed due to calendar shifts, increased outbound travel, and other factors revealing the beginning of a return to normal industry patterns.
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North America
Industry Updates
New York City and Washington, D.C. among top performing U.S. markets in 2023
29 January 2024
In 2023, many key U.S. hotel markets caught up on recovery that was held back due to a lack of business travel. Markets like New York City and Washington, D.C., were atop the 2023 performance list, while growth leaders from previous years were more grounded due to diminished leisure travel.
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Historical Data
Industry Updates
North America
Hotels
STR Weekly Insights: 14-20 January 2024
26 January 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States (Atlanta, Detroit, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Nashville, New York, Seattle), China (Beijing), Japan, Indonesia, Germany, France, Mexico (Mexican Caribbean and Baja), Canada, United Arab Emirates (Dubai).
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Global
Industry Updates
85% of global markets recovered RevPAR last year
26 January 2024
Global “bubble charts” for total-year 2023 show 85% of hotel markets exceeded 2019 RevPAR. The top five countries for annual RevPAR growth compared to 2019 were Brazil, Greece, Colombia, Italy, and Ireland. China reported RevPAR behind 2019 by 3%, while Vietnam showed the worst decline of 23%.
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Hotels
Industry Updates
Global
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: 17-22 December, 23-30 December 2023, 31 December 2023-6 January 2024
12 January 2024
Countries/Markets mentioned: China, Dubai, Europe, GCC (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Singapore, Sydney, and the United States.
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Global
Events
Industry Updates
U.S. hotel commentary - November 2023
29 December 2023
RevPAR grew as strong ADR growth offset an occupancy decline.
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North America
Industry Updates
75% of global markets stayed above 2019 RevPAR, Dubai gained as host of COP28
27 December 2023
A new edition of STR's global "bubble" charts shows strong event demand in the Middle East, most of Europe ahead of 2019 RevPAR levels, and much of the world still pacing ahead of pre-pandemic comparables.
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
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
RevPAR vs. TRevPAR
18 December 2023
What are the differences between RevPAR and TRevPAR? How do hotel operators know which metric to rely on? We break down the use case scenario for both RevPAR and TRevPAR.
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Hotels
Global
Educational
Benchmarking
Industry basics
Industry expert predictions for room rates remain robust despite diminished confidence in demand
18 December 2023
With the first full year of the Hospitality Industry Sentiment survey in the books, several strong patterns have emerged — and a few surprises as well.
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Global
Research
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 3-9 December 2023
15 December 2023
Countries included: China, Italy, and United States
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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.
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
Hotels won the gold with global sporting events in 2023
6 December 2023
While concerts such as Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour dominated headlines in 2023, global sporting events were another major driver of hotel performance around the world this year.
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Global
Industry Updates
Events
U.S. hotel commentary - October 2023
5 December 2023
Group demand in Luxury and Upper Upscale class hotels was the highest for any single month since October 2018.
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North America
Recovery
Industry Updates
Profit and Loss
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
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – November 2023
29 November 2023
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Forecast
Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
Asian countries lead in absolute RevPAR, while South America highlights recovery
27 November 2023
A new edition of STR's global "bubble" charts shows more momentum in Asia and South America. Sporting events continue to contribute growth in markets across the world.
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Hotels
Industry Updates
Historical Data
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AHIF Special Report
20 November 2023
Recovery trends for Africa’s hotel industry may look similar to the rest of the world, but there is far more variance when examining different parts of the continent. This special report was created to help bridge the gap to the 2024 Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF) in Windhoek.
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Middle East and Africa
Hotels
Benchmarking
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
The role of profitability data in a comprehensive hotel benchmarking experience
13 November 2023
Discover another level of hotel benchmarking with our in-depth guide on hotel profitability. Learn how consistent financial insights can drive smarter decisions, boost revenue, and create operational efficiencies.
Hotel P&L Example
13 November 2023
Learn how P&L statements can help you understand your hotel profitability through our hotel P&L examples.
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Profit and Loss
Hotels
Educational
Global
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
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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
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
APAC hotel recovery now on par with the rest of the world
1 November 2023
While other parts of the world began their post-pandemic recovery earlier than Asia Pacific, recent data suggests that the region is accelerating its recovery process and could potentially reach levels seen in Europe and America.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Recovery
Forecast
U.S. hotel commentary - September 2023
30 October 2023
U.S. hotel RevPAR rose 2.9% in September, which was the strongest year-over-year growth of the quarter, even as occupancy continued to decline modestly.
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North America
Hotels
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 15-21 October 2023
27 October 2023
Countries included: Chile, Ireland, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Global
Recovery
Hotels
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Markets with RevPAR growth steadied, Italy lead continued into autumn
27 October 2023
A new edition of STR's global "bubble" charts shows a steady share of markets with RevPAR growth across the world, with 89% of markets surpassing 2019 comparables. Italy maintained its momentum into the autumn season, while sporting events contributed to growth in Abu Dhabi and Chennai.
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Global
Industry Updates
Hotels
Hotel performance standouts during Beyonce’s world tour
24 October 2023
Beyoncé claimed the throne with the highest-grossing tour by a solo female artist. How did that translate to hotel performance? Let's just say some of the metrics were "heated" in some stops, but the impact was more “unique” by market. Learn which stops on the RENAISSANCE World Tour stood out.
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Global
Events
Historical Data
Industry Updates
North America
Hotels
STR Weekly Insights: 8-14 October 2023
20 October 2023
Countries included: China, Curaçao, French Polynesia, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, United Kingdom, and the United States
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
China hotel performance jumped during eight-day-long Golden Week
19 October 2023
A later Mid-Autumn Festival created a longer holiday period than last year, combining with National Day festivities to provide impressive improvement in China’s hotel performance.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 1-7 October 2023
13 October 2023
Countries included: China, Curaçao, Fiji, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Spain, United Arab Emirates, and United States
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Recovery
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Independent Hotel Show London 2023
12 October 2023
Our ongoing partnership with the Independent Hotel Show each year is key in boosting the industry’s collective benchmarking efforts, and we are excited to share a report which provides a sampling of STR’s unrivalled data solutions.
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Hotels
Benchmarking
Historical Data
Europe
Japan hotel performance recovery accelerated during summer months
11 October 2023
Helped by peak holiday season and the return of international travelers, Japan’s hotel industry experienced a successful summer period, pushing the country's post-pandemic recovery to higher levels.
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Industry Updates
Hotels
Asia Pacific
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Australian Accommodation Monitor Summary – Financial-year performance: 2022-2023
9 October 2023
The financial year performance was unencumbered by Covid restrictions, with performance improving across the twelve months. Average rate saw significant growth with consistent occupancy improvement. Leisure-orientated destinations benefited before the capital cities saw their occupancies rise.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Benchmarking
Historical Data
STR Weekly Insights: 24-30 September 2023
5 October 2023
Countries included: China, Curaçao, Fiji, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Mauritius, United Kingdom, and United States.
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
U.S. hotel commentary - August 2023
2 October 2023
Top-line performance remained stable in August, with demand almost flat, occupancy declining year over year, and ADR rising at a slower pace than inflation.
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
STR Weekly Insights: 17-23 September 2023
29 September 2023
Countries included: Curaçao, Fiji, France, Italy, Japan, Mauritius, Serbia, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
RevPAR growth slowed globally, Ireland occupancy breaks 90%, and China recovery softens
27 September 2023
A new edition of STR's global "bubble" charts shows normalized RevPAR growth across the world with 86% of markets above 2019 comparables as well as standout occupancy in Ireland and slowing recovery in China.
Fall Break and Homecoming Scheduling Provides Hotel Demand Opportunities Across the U.S.
26 September 2023
School is now fully in session in the U.S., and upcoming fall schedules are the first opportunity this season for hoteliers to capitalize on an influx of traveling students and their families. More specifically, the hotel industry can plan on peak fall break demand during the first half of October.
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Industry Updates
North America
STR Weekly Insights: 10-16 September 2023
22 September 2023
Countries included: United States, Canada, China, Curaçao, Denmark, Fiji, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Nicaragua, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
Industry sentiment remains hopeful for ADR and group demand, recession fears grow
19 September 2023
In early Q3 2023, STR completed the third edition of the Hospitality Industry Sentiment (HIS) survey, a quarterly survey of travel industry professionals. Now with the third wave of the survey on the books, some patterns have become further established, and some new trends emerge as well.
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Industry Updates
Global
Research
STR Weekly Insights: 3-9 September 2023
15 September 2023
Countries included: United States, Canada, China, Denmark, El Salvador, Fiji, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Spain, Sri Lanka, Trinadad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 27 August – 2 September 2023
8 September 2023
Countries included: United States, Canada, China, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Spain, Sri Lanka, and United Kingdom
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
U.S. hotel commentary - July 2023
7 September 2023
U.S. occupancy declined year over year for the fourth consecutive month as demand dipped 0.2%.
STR Weekly Insights: 20-26 August 2023
1 September 2023
Countries included: United States, Canada, China, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Spain, Sri Lanka, and United Kingdom
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – August 2023
1 September 2023
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Global
Forecast
Hotels
Taylor Swift impact grows to $208M in U.S. hotel room revenue
30 August 2023
Best believe U.S. hotels were still “bejeweled” when Swift came to town, as concert dates after our previous update (June through early August) increased the tour impact to $208 million in additional U.S. hotel room revenue.
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North America
Events
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Global
STR Weekly Insights: 13-19 August 2023
25 August 2023
Countries included: United States, Canada, China, El Salvador, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Seychelles, Singapore, Spain, and United Kingdom
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
88% of global markets post RevPAR growth above 2019, on par with the record high
23 August 2023
A new edition of STR's global "bubble" charts shows sustained RevPAR growth across the world with the second highest number of markets recording growth versus 2019.
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Industry Updates
Global
Hotels
Italy: Europe’s Trending Destination
18 August 2023
Italy's ADR has surged this summer, with hoteliers leveraging the resurgence of international travelers in Europe, particularly from the U.S. This analysis encompasses forward bookings data, online search trends, and insights from our forecast.
STR Weekly Insights: 6-12 August 2023
18 August 2023
Countries included: United States, United Kingdom, Spain, China, Canada, Japan, Indonesia, Italy, France, Germany, Mexico, Mauritius, Ireland, Fiji, Trinidad & Tobago
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Recovery
Women’s World Cup drives RevPAR premiums in Australia and New Zealand during quiet winter season
15 August 2023
Record-breaking attendance at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 has given hotels around Australia and New Zealand host cities a much-needed boost during a normally slower winter season.
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Events
Asia Pacific
Forward Data
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 23-29 July 2023
4 August 2023
Countries included: United States, United Kingdom, China, Italy, Curacao, Singapore, Ireland, Egypt
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Recovery
STR Weekly Insights: 16-22 July 2023
28 July 2023
Countries included: United States, United Kingdom, China, Japan, France, Spain, Singapore, Malta and Ireland
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Global
Recovery
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Taylor Swift, Coldplay and the Rotary Convention: Singapore hotel bookings jump for eventful first half of 2024
27 July 2023
2024 bookings are on the rise in Singapore. Three events are the focus in this latest piece utilizing Forward STAR data.
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Forward Data
Events
Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
Hotels
90% of global markets post RevPAR growth above 2019, most of China included
26 July 2023
A new edition of STR's global "bubble" charts shows strong RevPAR growth across the world with the greatest number of markets recording growth versus 2019.
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Industry Updates
Global
Hotels
U.S. hotel commentary – June 2023
25 July 2023
U.S. hotel demand declined slightly year over year, but modest supply growth helped mitigate the impact on occupancy.
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North America
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 9-15 July 2023
21 July 2023
Countries included: United States, China, Japan, United Kingdom, France, Indonesia, Germany, Mexico, Canada, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Singapore, El Salvador, Malta, and Fiji.
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 2-8 July 2023
13 July 2023
Countries included: United States, China, Japan, United Kingdom, France, Indonesia, Germany, Mexico, Canada, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Singapore, Bahamas, Greece, Malta, and Fiji.
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
STR Weekly Insights: 25 June – 1 July 2023
7 July 2023
Countries included: United States, China, Japan, United Kingdom, France, Indonesia, Germany, Mexico, Canada, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Greece, Malta, and Fiji.
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Hotels
Spain hotels positioned for strong summer season
3 July 2023
Spain's key leisure markets, Andalusia, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands, are on track to see a highly successful summer. Barcelona is also anticipating a strong season with occupancy on the books spiking at 83%.
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Europe
Historical Data
Forward Data
Industry Updates
U.S. hotel commentary - May 2023
3 July 2023
Weekends were the culprit behind May’s lower demand growth, as weekend levels declined year over year for the second month in a row.
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North America
Industry Updates
Profit and Loss
Recovery
STR Weekly Insights: 18 – 24 June 2023
30 June 2023
Countries included: United States, China, Japan, United Kingdom, France, Indonesia, Germany, Mexico, Canada, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Greece, Malta, and Fiji.
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
Staying strong, 85% of global hotel markets continue to see RevPAR growth above 2019
29 June 2023
A new edition of STR's global "bubble" charts shows sustained strength in the balance recovery as occupancy continues to contribute to growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR).
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Global
Historical Data
Industry Updates
U.S. hotel performance cooled a bit in the leadup to summer
26 June 2023
Sandwiched in between the slower business period around Memorial Day and the early portion of summer, U.S. hotel performance cooled a bit during the four weeks ending 17 June. Read more in our latest “bubble chart” update.
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North America
Industry Updates
Hotels
STR Weekly Insights: 11 – 17 June 2023
23 June 2023
Countries included: United States, China, Japan, United Kingdom, France, Indonesia, Germany, Mexico, Canada, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Greece, Malta, and Fiji.
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Hotels
Are concerts “running the world?”: A look at how Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour has impacted Europe hotel performance
19 June 2023
Feeling the music after our recent Taylor Swift tour analysis, we took a quick look at Beyoncé’s impact on actualized performance in the U.K. and Sweden, as well as forward bookings in five active Forward STAR markets.
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Forward Data
Historical Data
Europe
STR Weekly Insights: 4-10 June 2023
16 June 2023
Countries included: United States, China, Japan, United Kingdom, France, Indonesia, Malta, Czech Republic, Ireland, and Mexico.
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Hotels
Group demand sentiment trends upward, energy/utility costs and airlift capacity remain top challenges among industry experts
15 June 2023
The second edition of our Hotel Industry Sentiment survey shows opinions toward group demand trending upward, while energy/utility costs and airlift capacity remain top challenges among industry experts.
U.S. hotel performance enchanted by Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour”
9 June 2023
We “said remember this moment” – because whether looking at actualized hotel data from recent weeks, or booking data for later this summer, Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” is making an impact across the country.
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North America
Events
Historical Data
Hotels
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 28 May – 3 June 2023
9 June 2023
Countries included: United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Italy, China, Mexico, France, Canada, Japan, Indonesia, Ireland, Malta, and Greece.
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forecast
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – May 2023
6 June 2023
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Global
Hotels
Forecast
Industry Updates
U.S. hotel commentary - April 2023
5 June 2023
Demand was down year over year for the first time since early 2021, but historical patterns point to the demand decline being more of a reset.
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North America
Industry Updates
Hotels
Recovery
STR Weekly Insights: 21-27 May 2023
2 June 2023
Countries included: United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Italy, China, Mexico, France, Canada, Japan, Indonesia, Ireland, Bermuda.
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Global
Recovery
Forward Data
Industry Updates
Global hotel occupancy rising ahead of summer in the Northern Hemisphere
30 May 2023
A new edition of STR's global "bubble" charts shows more substantial occupancy growth, despite increasing rooms rates, as the industry sees a more balanced recovery around the world.
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Industry Updates
Global
Historical Data
STR Weekly Insights: 14-20 May 2023
26 May 2023
Countries included: United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Italy, China, Mexico, France, Canada, Japan, Indonesia, Ireland, Singapore.
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Global
Recovery
Forward Data
Industry Updates
NYC leading U.S. markets, Boston, D.C. and Alaska join occupancy leaderboard
25 May 2023
U.S. hotel performance produced an incremental gain during the four weeks ending 13 May, a period that falls in between the heavy, summer travel season and earlier year peaks.
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North America
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Healthy outlook for Europe hotels: Corporate demand recovering, leisure travel remains resilient
23 May 2023
Europe hotel performance caused some reason for concern during the first quarter of 2023, but momentum points to healthy performance ahead for gateway cities and secondary markets thanks to recovering corporate demand as well as resilient leisure travel.
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Europe
Hotels
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 7-13 May 2023
19 May 2023
Countries included: United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Italy, China, Mexico, France, Canada, Japan, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates.
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
Successful May Day another sign of China’s hotel performance recovery
15 May 2023
Mainland China occupancy peaked at 90.9% and ADR at CNY865. A successful May Day holiday period is further indication that China's hotel performance is trending well toward full recovery.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
Recovery
STR Weekly Insights: 30 April – 6 May 2023
12 May 2023
Countries included: United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Italy, China, Mexico, France, Canada, Japan, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Senegal, Fiji, Puerto Rico, and Lithuania.
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
STR Weekly Insights: 23-29 April 2023
5 May 2023
Countries included: United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Italy, China, Mexico, France, Canada, Japan, Indonesia, Ireland, Belgium, Austria, Singapore, United Arab Emirates
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
U.S. hotel commentary - March 2023
2 May 2023
U.S. hotel rate growth continues to drive RevPAR growth, and while ADR is still posting very strong YoY growth rates, moderating inflation and normalized demand growth are leading to deceleration in the growth rate.
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North America
Industry Updates
Profit and Loss
Recovery
STR Weekly Insights: 16-22 April 2023
28 April 2023
Countries included: United States, China, Japan, Indonesia, Canada, Bahamas, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Curacao, Netherlands, Ireland, and Fiji.
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
Asia Pacific hotel performance continues to recover; ADR still pushing gains around the world while occupancy continues to lag
28 April 2023
A new edition of STR’s global “bubble” charts shows ADR-driven RevPAR growth continuing globally, and while a handful of countries post occupancy gains, many are still experiencing occupancy levels behind 2019 comparables.
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Industry Updates
Global
Historical Data
STR Weekly Insights: 9-15 April 2023
21 April 2023
Countries included: United States, China, Japan, Indonesia, Canada, Bahamas, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Curacao, Netherlands, Ireland and Fiji.
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
Seasonal momentum shifting in U.S. hotel performance
21 April 2023
The top hotel markets in this STR U.S. bubble chart update show a seasonal momentum shift from traditional winter/spring break hotspots to a broader range of destinations with increasingly travel-friendly climates.
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North America
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Madrid vs. Barcelona: Competition for tourism and hotel demand
14 April 2023
Barcelona maintains a hotel performance premium over Madrid, but the gap is lessening as the two destinations compete for tourist demand.
STR Weekly Insights: 2-8 April 2023
14 April 2023
Countries included: United States, Mexico, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, China, Germany, Japan, Indonesia, Bahamas, Curacao, Ireland, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Netherlands.
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Hotels
Benchmarking
Hotel performance recovery in China: A temporary setback due to Qing Ming
12 April 2023
Although Qing Ming (aka, Tomb-Sweeping Day) halted growth recovery during the first week of April, China's hotels had a strong Q1 and are expected to strengthen even more during the rest of April and throughout this year.
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Asia Pacific
Recovery
Industry Updates
Hotels in Southeast Asia seeing the return of MICE business and major leisure events
10 April 2023
Southeast Asia’s hotel industry has seen highs and lows over the past 12 months, but as the year progressed and restrictions eased, the demand for travel began to steadily climb with much of the recent demand in Southeast Asia linked to MICE travel and events.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Events
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 26 March – 1 April 2023
7 April 2023
Countries included: United States, Mexico, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, China, Germany, Japan, Indonesia, Bahamas, Ireland, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Netherlands.
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
U.S. hotel commentary - February 2023
3 April 2023
ADR growth continues to outpace occupancy growth YoY, and ADR has paced well ahead of occupancy in the 2019 index. The recovery indices have shown that pricing recovered faster than demand, with rates reaching pre-pandemic levels as early as July 2021.
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North America
Recovery
Industry Updates
Hotels
Japan hotel performance beginning to blossom
3 April 2023
In Japan, the cherry blossom is in full bloom. Known as Sakura, these trees also provide the perfect metaphor for the country’s hotel industry, which is beginning to show reasons for optimism after a later reopening than many parts of the world.
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Asia Pacific
Tourism
Industry Updates
Forecast
STR Weekly Insights: 19-25 March 2023
31 March 2023
Countries included: United States, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Spain, China, Germany, Guatemala, Jamaica, Bahamas, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Croatia and Switzerland
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Benchmarking
Recovery
U.S. Hospitality Radar - February 2023
29 March 2023
In his latest video, Jan Freitag touches on the effect of the banking turmoil on the hotel industry, highlights the February RevPAR growth, and chats with Dan Peek of Hodges Ward Elliott on the state of capital debt markets.
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North America
Industry Updates
Benchmarking
Video
More than half of the global markets post RevPAR growth of more than 20% versus 2019
29 March 2023
A new edition of STR’s global “bubble” charts shows pent-up demand pushing more progress in the Asia Pacific region as well as substantial RevPAR growth for many global markets.
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Global
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Las Vegas, Phoenix and Florida Markets Lead U.S. Hotel Performance During Early Spring Break Period
27 March 2023
The overall distribution of demand continues to shift back to larger urban destinations, the major markets continue to close the deficit to pre-pandemic levels, and leisure-oriented markets remain firmly rooted near the top of the national leaderboard.
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Industry Updates
North America
Historical Data
STR Weekly Insights: 12–18 March 2023
24 March 2023
Countries included: United States, Barbados, Bahamas, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Spain, Japan, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Germany, Mexico, China, Italy, Indonesia, Canada, France
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
Benchmarking
STR Weekly Insights: 5-11 March 2023
17 March 2023
Countries included: United States, United Arab Emirates, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Barbados, Senegal, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Germany, Indonesia, and China
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Global
Hotels
Benchmarking
Industry Updates
Recovery
STR Weekly Insights: 26 February – 4 March 2023
10 March 2023
Countries included: United States, Barbados, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Spain, Japan, Puerto Rico, Guam, Bangladesh, Germany, Mexico, China, Italy, Indonesia, Canada, France
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
Benchmarking
Failte Ireland: 2022 Hotel Survey with a focus on STR’s Forward STAR
10 March 2023
In this case study, we examine the 6 Nations rugby tournament, and the positive trends which can be observed in the destination over the period leading up to the games.
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Europe
Forward Data
Events
Industry Updates
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Independent Hotel Show Amsterdam 2023
8 March 2023
Our ongoing partnership with the Independent Hotel Show each year is key in boosting the industry’s collective benchmarking efforts, and we are excited to share a report which provides a sampling of STR’s unrivalled data solutions.
U.S. hotels - January 2023 commentary
7 March 2023
Occupancy for the month reached 52.8%, which was well above the long-term average of 50% but still below the 54% average from 2015-2020.
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North America
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
STR Weekly Insights: 19-25 February 2023
3 March 2023
Countries included: United States, United Arab Emirates, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Barbados, United Kingdom, Japan, and Mexico
Tags
Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
Benchmarking
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – February 2023
2 March 2023
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Global
Hotels
Forecast
Industry Updates
Easter swing shifts school breaks substantially in Spring 2023
1 March 2023
As spring break season approaches, tracking school calendar data becomes critical for predicting travel demand across the U.S.
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North America
Hotels
Tourism
Industry Updates
Global hotel industry starts 2023 strong as more than 60% of properties recovered RevPAR versus 2019
27 February 2023
A new edition of STR’s global bubble charts show a strong start to 2023 with markets recovering RevPAR across each region as well as more progress in China.
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Global
Industry Updates
Historical Data
U.S. Hospitality Radar - January 2023
27 February 2023
In his latest video update, Jan Freitag talks about earnings season, a mega transactions deal in Florida, and asks Warren DeHaan, co-CEO for ACORE Capital, about the state of the debt markets.
Tags
North America
Industry Updates
Benchmarking
Video
Phoenix hotels scored second-highest Super Bowl weekend ADR and RevPAR
27 February 2023
As forecasted, Phoenix’s hotel industry ranked second all-time among Super Bowl host markets in average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR) during the weekend of the big game.
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North America
Industry Updates
Events
STR Weekly Insights: 12-18 February 2023
24 February 2023
Countries included: United States, United Kingdom, China, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Barbados, Aruba, Puerto Rico
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
Benchmarking
Warm U.S. beach markets shine early in 2023, inflation cuts into ADR gains
23 February 2023
STR’s bubble chart update for February 2023 shows the staying power of warm, outdoor-oriented hotel markets and expected seasonal shifts for the opening months of the year. As part of the seasonal slowing for this time of year, most markets are performing below 2019 when adjusting for inflation.
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Industry Updates
Historical Data
North America
Cautious optimism in India’s hotel performance recovery
21 February 2023
India’s hotel industry turned in a stellar 2022 with RevPAR 100% recovered to pre-pandemic levels – but is this recovery sustainable? This latest blog dives into the country’s performance, data-driven themes and occupancy on the books for key market.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
Recovery
Forward Data
Forecast
STR Weekly Insights: 5-11 February 2023
17 February 2023
Countries included: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, China, Barbados, and United Arab Emirates
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Global
Hotels
Recovery
Benchmarking
Industry Updates
What is an Occupancy Rate?
13 February 2023
Occupancy rate is one of the hotel industry’s performance metrics, showing the percentage of rooms occupied in a property, segment or geographic area. Successful revenue management achieves the optimal occupancy level for driving growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR) and profitability.
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Industry basics
China hotels benefit from first restriction-free Lunar New Year in three years, more success on the way for APAC
10 February 2023
China announced the easing of most of its COVID restrictions in December 2022, which meant that January 2023 would feature the country's first Lunar New Year holiday without a lockdown since 2019.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
Recovery
Events
STR Weekly Insights: 29 January-4 February 2023
10 February 2023
Countries included: United States, Japan, France, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Turkey, Thailand, Germany, Mexico, Barbados
Tags
Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
Benchmarking
Sun is still shining on Australia’s hotel industry
10 February 2023
Australia’s hotel performance turned a massive corner during the first half of 2022 as the Omicron wave subsided and governments relaxed travel restrictions around the country.
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Industry Updates
Asia Pacific
Historical Data
Latin America hotel performance was mostly recovered in 2022
8 February 2023
Performance recovery was substantial for most of Latin America’s hotel industry in 2022, with Mexico, Central America and South America easily surpassing their pre-pandemic comparables in revenue per available room (RevPAR).
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Industry Updates
North America
Central and South America
Recovery
Caribbean hotel industry a “comeback kid”
3 February 2023
Caribbean hotel performance bounced back throughout 2022 due to the lifting of most travel restrictions. The region saw the largest annual ADR and RevPAR increases over 2019 when compared to the other STR-defined Americas subcontinents.
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North America
Industry Updates
Recovery
STR Weekly Insights: 22-28 January 2023
3 February 2023
Countries included: U.S., Barbados, United Kingdom, Germany
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Global
Hotels
Recovery
Benchmarking
Industry Updates
U.S. Hotels - 2022 Commentary
3 February 2023
After consistent month-to-month improvement through April, the occupancy recovery index to 2019 showed more fluctuation.
Tags
North America
Industry Updates
Profit and Loss
Historical Data
Restrictions, lack of inbound travel have limited Southeast Asia’s hotel performance
1 February 2023
Southeast Asia sits at the lower end of recovery compared to other STR-defined subcontinents, exceeding only the gains of Northeastern Asia in terms of occupancy and average daily rate (ADR ) in 2022.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Industry Updates
Benchmarking
Recovery
STR Weekly Insights: 15-21 January 2023
27 January 2023
Countries included: U.S., Barbados, Fiji, Aruba, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, China
Tags
Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Benchmarking
Recovery
Almost half of global hotel markets recovered RevPAR with challenges of 2023 ahead
26 January 2023
STR’s bubble chart update shows plenty of momentum heading into the headwinds of 2023 as almost half of global markets reached full recovery of revenue per available room (RevPAR) in 2022.
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Industry Updates
Global
Historical Data
U.S. Hospitality Radar - December 2022
25 January 2023
U.S. hotel performance recovery differed depending on location and class. Jan Freitag breaks the 2022 numbers down in his latest update. He’s also joined by Mark Owens from CBRE to discuss capital markets.
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North America
Benchmarking
Industry Updates
Video
New York City’s comeback and luxury destinations highlighted U.S. hotel performance recovery in 2022
25 January 2023
STR’s bubble chart update for 2022 shows a phenomenal comeback in New York City as well as plenty of success for smaller destinations focused on high-end travelers.
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Industry Updates
North America
With so many headwinds, why are people still traveling?
24 January 2023
Around the globe, consumers aren’t allowing inconveniences or higher costs prevent them from traveling. Our latest consumer research gives us reasons why.
Tags
Global
Industry Updates
Research
STR Weekly Insights: 8-14 January 2023
20 January 2023
Countries included: U.S., U.K., China
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Global
Hotels
Benchmarking
Industry Updates
Recovery
What is Hotel Revenue Management? A Foundational Guide for the Hotel Industry
13 January 2023
Hotel revenue management is the industry process that uses data and analytics to predict future guest behavior and demand. The objective of revenue management is to obtain a property’s maximum amount of overall, possible revenue.
STR Weekly Insights: 1-7 January 2023
12 January 2023
Countries included in this week’s update: U.S., Japan, China, Barbados, Aruba, Cayman Islands, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco
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Global
Hotels
Benchmarking
Industry Updates
Recovery
Market Recovery Monitor - 31 December 2022
9 January 2023
U.S. hotel occupancy for the last week of 2022 reached 54.2%, which was the fourth highest level recorded for the comparable week over the past 23 years.
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Global
Industry Updates
Recovery
Benchmarking
Hotels
Market Recovery Monitor - 17 December 2022
22 December 2022
As we get closer to the holidays, hotel occupancy begins to slow, and this year was no exception. U.S. occupancy for the week of 11-17 December fell to 54.5% from 59.6% in the prior week.
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
Benchmarking
Consumers showing more preference toward hotels, less toward short-term rentals
20 December 2022
In our latest consumer research survey, travelers indicated more preference toward hotels (especially mid-tier) and less interest in short-term rentals as compared to three months ago.
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Research
U.S. Hospitality Radar - November 2022
19 December 2022
This latest update provides a look at U.S. top- and bottom-line performance, our latest consumer research, and the outlook for 2023.
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North America
Benchmarking
Industry Updates
Video
Market Recovery Monitor - 10 December 2022
16 December 2022
After a lull post-Thanksgiving, the U.S. hotel industry kicked back into gear as occupancy rose to 59.6% for the week of 4-10 December 2022.
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
Benchmarking
Market Recovery Monitor - 3 December 2022
9 December 2022
The week after Thanksgiving (27 November-3 December) was somewhat typical for the U.S. hotel industry.
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Global
Hotels
Recovery
Industry Updates
Benchmarking
As business travel advances, consumers indicate combination trips will lead further gains
7 December 2022
With bleisure being the most likely type of business travel trips on the horizon, hoteliers have different opportunities to engage this segment and lead to further gains.
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Global
Industry Updates
Research
Canada Hospitality Radar - October 2022 & Forecast
5 December 2022
Canada’s hotel industry is expected to better withstand a recession this time around with demand in 2023 forecast to be in line with the 2019 benchmark.
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North America
Benchmarking
Industry Updates
Video
U.S. Hotels - October 2022 Commentary
5 December 2022
In October, the demand index declined month over month, with contribution from most days of the week.
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North America
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Profit and Loss
Consumer travel outlook better in the short-term amid increasing cost pressures, declining travel disruption and fewer COVID-19 concerns
2 December 2022
Economic concerns aren’t doing too much to discourage consumers from planning and undertaking trips right now. The future is a bit less optimistic though.
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Forecast
Industry Updates
Research
Market Recovery Monitor - 26 November 2022
2 December 2022
In what turned out to be a normal Thanksgiving week, U.S. hotel occupancy for 20-26 November was 50.4%. That was down from 52.9% a year ago and 50.6% in 2019.
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
Benchmarking
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions - November 2022
1 December 2022
Topics include macroeconomic assumptions and pandemic recovery, short-term outlook, supply methodology, permanent closures, pipeline, quarantine rooms methodology, global travel and tourism trends and more.
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Global
Hotels
Forecast
Industry Updates
U.S. Hospitality Radar - October 2022 & Forecast
30 November 2022
The U.S. hotel industry saw continued rebounds in leisure, corporate transient and group demand in October, and a recession will likely not derail this recovery, but it may cause a slowdown. This and more in Jan Freitag’s latest video update.
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North America
Benchmarking
Industry Updates
Video
Hotel performance strengthens further for most countries outside of Asia
29 November 2022
A new edition of STR’s global bubble charts show strong performance across the world with most countries outside of Asia recording growth in RevPAR.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Benchmarking
Historical Data
U.S. Top 25 Markets still behind 2019 occupancy even with continued return of groups
22 November 2022
U.S. hotel occupancy leaders and laggards in this mid-November 2022 “bubble” chart update reflect anticipated seasonal shifts, the continued return of corporate and group demand in large-to-medium sized markets, and a persistent impact from Hurricane Ian.
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North America
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Market Recovery Monitor - 12 November 2022
17 November 2022
For the week of 6-12 November 2022, the post-Halloween demand return continued, as the metric increased 3.4% week on week.
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Global
Industry Updates
Benchmarking
Hotels
Recovery
Qatar’s hotel industry set to win big during the FIFA World Cup
16 November 2022
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicking off on Sunday, 20 November, Qatar’s hotel industry is looking forward to a nice performance lift from this “mega event” as fans from all over the world are set to visit the Middle East for a game (or several) of football.
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Middle East and Africa
Forward Data
Industry Updates
Ireland’s hotel industry is well-positioned heading into 2023
11 November 2022
Ireland's hotel industry proved resilient this year with strong performance recovery, and evidence shows that strength will continue into 2023, albeit with economic headwinds in our summary report for Fáilte Ireland.
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Europe
Forward Data
Historical Data
Industry Updates
Tourism
Research
Market Recovery Monitor - 5 November 2022
11 November 2022
With Halloween on Monday during the week of 30 October through 5 November (week 45), U.S. hotel demand and occupancy saw a sharp decrease Sunday and Monday with the declines lingering into Tuesday and to a lesser extent Wednesday.
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
Recovery
Benchmarking
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Australian Accommodation Monitor Summary – Financial-year performance: 2021-2022
8 November 2022
This financial year performance data illustrates the impact of the Delta variant in the beginning of the year, including lockdowns, and the recovery surge that followed towards the latter half of the year. It was a year both with significant restrictions and a recommencement of international travel.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Benchmarking
Historical Data
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