Month to Date (MTD)
Period that starts at the beginning of the current month and ends at the current date.
Occupancy (Occ)
Percentage of available rooms sold during a specified time period. Occupancy is calculated by dividing the number of rooms sold by rooms available. Occupancy = Rooms Sold / Rooms Available
Occupancy Index/Market Penetration Index (MPI)
Measures a hotel’s Occupancy (Occ) performance relative to an aggregated grouping of hotels (i.e., competitive set, market, submarket). If all things are equal, a property's Occ Index or MPI is 100 compared to the aggregated group of hotels (historically described as...
Open date (YYYYMM)
Year and month a property opened as a lodging establishment for the first time.
Operation type
Hotels typically fall under one of three operation types: Chain Managed: Properties are branded and operated by the chain. Franchised: Branded properties operated by a third party that pays franchise fees or royalties to the chain for the use of its brand name, m...
Owner
Company that primarily owns, rather than franchises or manages hotels. A given hotel may have multiple owners.
Parent company
Company that owns one or more brand. Examples include Accor, Choice Hotels International, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott International and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.
Percent change (% Chg.)
The amount of change—positive, negative, or flat—expressed as a percentage comparing a period versus the same period last year. Calculated as ((This Year — Last Year)/Last Year)*100.