Connecting the data: the latest hotel industry analysis

6 Junho 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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STR Weekly Insights: 25-31 May 2025

6 Junho 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 Junho 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 Weekly Insights: 18-24 May 2025

30 Maio 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 Maio 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 Maio 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
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STR Weekly Insights: 27 April – 3 May 2025

9 Maio 2025
Strong start, weak finish for U.S. RevPAR; Strong RevPAR growth returns globally.
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Global
Industry Updates
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STR Weekly Insights: 20-26 April 2025

2 Maio 2025
U.S. RevPAR reflected easy comp to Passover last year; Pope’s funeral lifted the weekend in Rome.
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Global
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Analyzing the impact of declining international inbound travel on U.S. hotel demand

1 Maio 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 Abril 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 Abril 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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STR Weekly Insights: 6-12 April 2025

18 Abril 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
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STR Weekly Insights: 30 March - 5 April 2025

10 Abril 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
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European overtourism measures largely not reflected in hotel KPIs

7 Abril 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 Abril 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
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Europe hotel performance update

2 Abril 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 Março 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 Março 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 Março 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 Março 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
Industry Updates

STR Weekly Insights: 23 February – 1 March 2025

7 Março 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 Março 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 Weekly Insights: 16-22 February 2025

28 Fevereiro 2025
U.S. weekly RevPAR still a rollercoaster ride; China up post-New Year holiday with easy comps.
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Global
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STR Weekly Insights: 9-15 February 2025

21 Fevereiro 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 Fevereiro 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 Fevereiro 2025
Robust demand in Southern Europe lifted ADR to EUR175 in 2024– the highest regional rate in Europe.
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Europe
Industry Updates
Forward Data

STR Weekly Insights: 2-8 February 2025

14 Fevereiro 2025
U.S. RevPAR grew when removing Super Bowl comps; highest global occupancy thus far in 2025.
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Global
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STR Weekly Insights: 26 January – 1 February 2025

7 Fevereiro 2025
U.S. group demand returned, topping 2019 levels; Lunar New Year lifted Asian markets.
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Global
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Asia Pacific hotel performance update

5 Fevereiro 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 Fevereiro 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
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U.S. hotel commentary - December 2024

3 Fevereiro 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 Janeiro 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
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STR Weekly Insights: 12-18 January 2025

24 Janeiro 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 Janeiro 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 Janeiro 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 Janeiro 2025
Strong finish to 2024 across the globe.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data

U.S. hotel commentary - November 2024

6 Janeiro 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 Dezembro 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
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The end of an Era(s Tour): Taylor Swift’s final impact on hotel performance

19 Dezembro 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 Dezembro 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 Dezembro 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 Dezembro 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
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Hotel F&B driving labor cost growth in 2024

3 Dezembro 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 Weekly Insights: 10-16 November 2024

22 Novembro 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 Novembro 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 Novembro 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

STR Weekly Insights: 3-9 November 2024

15 Novembro 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
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STR Weekly Insights: 26 October - 2 November 2024

8 Novembro 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 Novembro 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
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U.S. hotel commentary - September 2024

30 Outubro 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

STR Weekly Insights: 13-19 October 2024

25 Outubro 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 Outubro 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 Outubro 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
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STR Weekly Insights: 6 - 12 October 2024

18 Outubro 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
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STR Weekly Insights: 29 September – 5 October 2024

11 Outubro 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
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U.S. hotel commentary - August 2024

4 Outubro 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 Outubro 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

Previsões do mercado hoteleiro: por que elas são importantes para o seu negócio

2 Outubro 2024
As previsões do mercado hoteleiro têm um papel fundamental para a tomada de decisões estratégicas, formando o sucesso a curto e longo prazo de uma propriedade ou portfólio.
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Educacional

Small pickup in global markets with RevPAR growth, special events continue to move the needle

30 Setembro 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 Setembro 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
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