Vail Ross
Vail Ross, STR’s Senior VP of Sales & Marketing, is responsible for the overall coordination, functional management and leadership of the company’s business development and marketing strategies. Vail is often a featured speaker at international, national, and re...
Christine Liu
As the Regional Manager of North Asia at STR, Christine has more than two decades of experience in the hospitality industry and more than 10 years in the revenue management field. She works with business development, revenue management and sales & marketing teams...
STR: U.S. hotel construction up 8.3% in July
STR’s hotel pipeline data for the U.S. showed 1,573 projects accounting for 205,992 rooms in construction as of July 2019.
STR: New York, Chicago and Las Vegas set to be top meeting locations
New York, Chicago and Las Vegas are the top North American markets that meeting planners intend to use in the next two years, according to STR‘s 2019 DestinationMAP (Meeting Assessment Program).
STR: Canada hotel results for week ending 27 July
The Canadian hotel industry recorded negative year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 21-27 July 2019, according to data from STR.
STR: U.S. hotel results for week ending 27 July
The U.S. hotel industry reported negative year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 21-27 July 2019, according to data from STR.
Addis Ababa leads Africa in hotel room rates
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, posted Africa’s highest average daily rate (ADR), according to the most recent 12-month data from STR. The market will play host to the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) on 23-25 September at the Sheraton Addis.
STR: Canada hotel results for week ending 3 August
The Canadian hotel industry recorded negative year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 28 July through 3 August 2019, according to data from STR.
STR: U.S. hotel results for week ending 3 August
The U.S. hotel industry reported negative year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 28 July through 3 August 2019, according to data from STR.
STR, TE forecast further slowing for U.S. hotels
Performance growth projections for the U.S. hotel industry have been downgraded to 1.6% for 2019 and 1.1% for 2020, according to STR and Tourism Economics’ latest forecast just released at the 11th annual Hotel Data Conference.
STR: U.S. hotel performance for July 2019
The U.S. hotel industry reported positive results in the three key performance metrics during July 2019, according to data from STR.
STR: U.S. hotel results for week ending 10 August
The U.S. hotel industry reported mostly negative year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 4-10 August 2019, according to data from STR.