HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—The U.S. hotel industry posted solid performance in comparison with pre-pandemic levels, according to December 2021 data from STR.
December 2021 (percentage change from December 2019):
- Occupancy: 53.3% (-1.4%)
- Average daily rate (ADR): US$135.28 (+6.7%)
- Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$72.15 (+5.2%)
U.S. demand reached 90.8 million room nights sold, which was just above December 2019 (90.6m) and the highest for any December on record. ADR and RevPAR also hit all-time highs for the month.
Among the Top 25 Markets, Oahu Island experienced the highest occupancy level (75.0%), which was still down 9.8% from the market’s 2019 benchmark.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach saw the largest occupancy increase over December 2019 (+7.0% to 51.0%).
Markets with the lowest occupancy for the month included Minneapolis (41.8%) and Washington, D.C. (45.3%).
San Francisco/San Mateo reported the steepest decline in occupancy when compared with 2019 (-25.6%).
Overall, the Top 25 Markets showed higher occupancy and ADR than all other markets.
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