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Hotel Industry Analysis: Impact of Inflation, Tourism, Labor, & More
3 October 2024
The global hotel industry continues to navigate challenges stemming from the recent headwinds from labor shortages, inflation, and geopolitical concerns.
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Industry Updates
Global
Hotels
Tourism
Industry Basics
Hotel forecasting: why it is important to your business
2 October 2024
Hotel forecasting plays a vital role in strategic decision-making, shaping both the short and long-term success of a property or portfolio. By understanding the key components and dynamics of accurate forecasting, hoteliers can implement more effective strategies.
Small pickup in global markets with RevPAR growth, special events continue to move the needle
30 September 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 September 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
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 8-14 September 2024
20 September 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Chicago, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Miami, New Orleans, Anaheim (Orange County), San Francisco; Global: Canada, China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Spain.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 1 – 7 September 2024
13 September 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Charlotte, Detroit, Houston, New York City, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, Tampa; Global: China (Beijing), Indonesia, Mexico, Spain.
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Global
Industry Updates
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour heightened Europe performance levels amid popular tourist season
11 September 2024
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour took Europe by storm this summer, with 47 concerts across 17 cities over a 15-week period from May to August.
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Europe
Industry Updates
North America
STR Weekly Insights: 25-31 August 2024
6 September 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus, Des Moines, Houston, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Seattle; Global: China, Indonesia, Mexico, Spain
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Maui remains top hotel market despite slow recovery after fires
3 September 2024
A year after a series of tragic fires in Maui, topline hotel performance remains below 2023 levels due to slower recovery, but the island maintains higher levels compared to other U.S. markets.
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North America
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 18-24 August 2024
30 August 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Chicago, Houston, Milwaukee, New Orleans; Global: China, Mexico, United Kingdom (London).
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Less global markets show RevPAR growth, but Olympics and concerts produce highlights
30 August 2024
STR’s global “bubble chart” update through late-August showed fewer RevPAR growth markets but a handful of event-driven standouts.
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Global
Industry Updates
U.S. hotel commentary - July 2024
29 August 2024
After three months of year-over-year growth, U.S. RevPAR was flat (0.0%) compared with last July.
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North America
Industry Updates
The role of total revenue management in a hotel profitability strategy
28 August 2024
The global hotel industry is firmly positioned in an era of normalized growth levels. That means to achieve greater profits, hotel owners and operators need to explore every possible revenue stream while also working to manage expenses.
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Global
Hotels
Educational
Industry Basics
Profit and Loss
STR Weekly Insights: 11-17 August 2024
23 August 2024
United States: Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, San Diego, Anaheim (Orange County); Global: Canada, China, France, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 4-10 August 2024
16 August 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, New Orleans, New York City, Oahu, Anaheim (Orange County); Global: China (Shenzhen), France (Île-de-France, Paris)
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Global
Forward Data
Industry Updates
Smaller markets scored big during Euros
7 August 2024
The second-most watched football tournament in the world, the UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years, returned to the global stage from 14 June through 14 July. This year, Germany hosted the tournament – the first it has staged since the 2006 World Cup.
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Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 21-27 July 2024
2 August 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Diego and San Francisco; Global: France (Île-de-France, Paris), United Kingdom (London)
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Global
Industry Updates
Euro hosts stand out as 64% of global hotel markets outperformed 2023
30 July 2024
From the end of June through the first three weeks of July, most global hotel markets steadily displayed year-over-year performance increases. Markets in Germany were standouts thanks to the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship.
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Hotels
Industry Updates
Global
Historical Data
STR Weekly Insights: 14-20 July 2024
26 July 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City; Global: France (Paris), Indonesia (Jakarta, Kalimantan, Bali), Germany (Berlin)
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 7-13 July 2024
19 July 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Houston, Minneapolis, New Orleans and Oahu; Global: Indonesia (Bali, Borneo, Kalimantan), Germany (Dortmund, Munich).
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
Formula 1 races are shifting hotel performance into high gear in 2024
12 July 2024
Set on a global stage, Formula 1 spans across multiple continents, with 12 of the 24 races so far this year having taken place on F1’s biggest ever calendar.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 30 June – 6 July 2024
12 July 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Denver, Houston, New Orleans, Oahu, Philadelphia, Seattle; Global: France (Paris), Germany (Düsseldorf)
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Global
Industry Updates
U.S. hotel commentary - May 2024
3 July 2024
RevPAR growth was the highest since March 2023.
STR Weekly Insights: 16-22 June 2024
28 June 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Nashville, Oahu, Anaheim (Orange County), Philadelphia, Seattle; Global: France (Paris), Germany (Dusseldorf, Stuttgart), Spain (Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Madrid), United Kingdom (Cardiff, London)
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Global
Industry Updates
What is GOPPAR? How can it benefit your hotels?
25 June 2024
Learn how measuring GOPPAR can provide a better picture of your hotel’s financial health, how to calculate it and more here.
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Global
Educational
Hotels
Profit and Loss
Industry Basics
65% of global markets post year-over-year RevPAR growth
25 June 2024
Most countries steadily outperformed 2023, while market-level performance continued to be supported by events.
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Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 9-15 June 2024
21 June 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Houston, San Francisco; Global: Austria, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom
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Global
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 2-8 June 2024
14 June 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Houston, Las Vegas, New York, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis; Global: China, France, Germany (Berlin, Stuttgart), Italy (Rome, Milan), Mexico (Mexico City)
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
U.S. hotel commentary - April 2024
11 June 2024
U.S. RevPAR rose 2% year over year after declining in March (-2%).
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North America
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 26 May – 1 June 2024
7 June 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, New Orleans, New York, Orlando; Global: Germany (Dusseldorf), Spain (Madrid), United Kingdom.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
RNC and DNC: How political conventions impact host market hotel performance
31 May 2024
This summer quadrennial tradition consistently results in an oversized performance boost to host markets’ hotel performance on a scale that might be fairly compared to a “Super Bowl” of politics.
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North America
Forward Data
Hotels across Germany are filling up for UEFA Euro 2024
29 May 2024
Set to take place across multiple locations in Germany, the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship is expected to affect hotel performance just as much as football fans. Utilizing Forward STAR data, the markets are already showing spikes in hotel bookings on and around the match dates.
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Europe
Industry Updates
Events
Tourism
STR Weekly Insights: 12-18 May 2024
24 May 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Louisville, Charlotte; Global: China, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, United Kingdom
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Global
Industry Updates
More Asian countries stay ahead of 2023 levels, Japan maintains significant rate growth
23 May 2024
The level of global hotel markets with year-over-year growth stayed above 70%. Japan and countries in Southeast Asia drove the growth.
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Global
Industry Updates
A look at Mainland China’s hotel performance during the May Day period
22 May 2024
The hotel occupancy rate index in Mainland China during this year's holiday was not as impactful compared to both 2019 and 2023.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 5-11 May 2024
17 May 2024
Countries/markets mentioned: United States: Daytona Beach, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, and San Francisco; Global: China, France, Germany, Japan, and Spain.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
A deep dive into Japan’s hotel ADR growth trends
14 May 2024
While initial spikes in Japan's hotel room rate growth coincided with true pandemic recovery, the lift has largely been impacted by the depreciating yen for the last year or so.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
STR Weekly Insights: 28 April – 4 May 2024
10 May 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States; Global: United Kingdom (London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow), Germany, France, Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Canary and Balearic Islands) and Italy.
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Global
Industry Updates
Forward Data
STR Weekly Insights: 21-27 April 2024
3 May 2024
Countries (markets) mentioned: United States: Detroit, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle, Tampa; Global: Australia (Adelaide, South Australia), Indonesia, United Kingdom (Aberdeen, Cardiff)
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Global
Industry Updates
What is Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR)? And how to calculate it.
3 May 2024
Learn more about the global hotel industry’s gold standard metric for top-line performance—revenue per available room (RevPAR).
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Benchmarking
Hotels
Educational
Global
Industry Basics
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