Hotel construction down around the world, except in Europe

15 April 2021
Europe is the only world region showing increased hotel construction activity in comparison with the end of Q1 last year, according to March pipeline data from STR.

STR: Preliminary Jeddah hotel data for March

14 April 2021
Jeddah’s hotel industry reported one of its highest monthly occupancy levels of the pandemic period, according to preliminary March 2021 data from STR.

STR: Preliminary March data for Beijing hotels

14 April 2021
Beijing’s hotel industry reported its highest room rates in 15 months, according to preliminary March 2021 data from STR.

STR: Preliminary Berlin hotel data for March

14 April 2021
STR’s preliminary March 2021 data for Berlin hotels shows slightly better performance compared with recent months, albeit at overall low levels due to continued restrictions in Germany.

Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index dipped 0.2% in March

9 April 2021
The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index dipped 0.2% in March to a level of 5,131. Year to date through the first three months of 2021, the stock index was up 12.2%.

STR: U.S. hotel results for week ending 3 April

8 April 2021
U.S. hotel occupancy remained flat from the previous week, while the country’s ADR and RevPAR levels were its highest since the beginning of March 2020, according to STR‘s latest weekly data through 3 April 2021.

STR: U.S. leads world in hotel openings as construction activity declines

6 April 2021
The U.S. led the world in new hotel and room openings during Q1 2021, according to global pipeline data from STR’s AM:PM platform. At the same time, the country’s construction activity continues to decline in comparison with pre-pandemic levels.

U.S. hotel profitability hits pandemic high

2 April 2021
U.S. hotel gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) reached its highest absolute level since February 2020, according to STR‘s February 2021 monthly P&L data release.

STR: U.S. hotel results for week ending 27 March

1 April 2021
U.S. weekly hotel occupancy fell one point from the previous week, according to STR‘s latest data through 27 March.

STR: Saudi Arabia leads the world in projected hotel supply growth

1 April 2021
Saudi Arabia shows 73,057 rooms across the three phases of the hotel pipeline, and the country’s projected 67.1% increase in room supply over the next three years is the highest among the world’s 50 most populated countries, according to STR’s AM:PM platform.

Bobby Bowers to retire from STR on 1 April

29 März 2021
After 26 years with STR, Bobby Bowers will retire from his role as senior VP of operations effective 1 April.

STR: America's Cup lifts Auckland hotel performance to 2021 highs

26 März 2021
The America’s Cup lifted Auckland daily hotel performance to its highest levels of early 2021, according to preliminary data from STR.