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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
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
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
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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Global
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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
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Global
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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
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Hotels
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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
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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Hotels
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Earlier Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr celebrations had positive impact on Dubai hotel performance
26 April 2024
The month of Ramadan combined with the Easter holiday weekend and a peak tourist season in the United Arab Emirates, drove Dubai hotels to see positive performance during this time period.
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Hotels
Middle East and Africa
Industry Updates
Fewer global markets recording RevPAR growth, Japan a big exception
24 April 2024
Less hotel markets increased RevPAR year over year, while currency depreciation is driving growth in Japan.
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Global
Industry Updates
More global hotel markets growing RevPAR
21 March 2024
More than three quarters of hotel markets increased RevPAR year over year. Rate growth in Asia was prominent, with Japan’s ADR growing more than 30% and Singapore reaping the benefits of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
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Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
Jeux Olympiques de Paris - Trois tendances dont il faut tenir compte
23 February 2024
L'impact des événements sportifs sur les performances hôtelières a été largement documenté récemment. Tous les regards sont désormais rivés sur les Jeux olympiques de cet été, qui se dérouleront à Paris du 26 juillet au 11 août, 100 ans après les derniers Jeux organisés en France.
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Paris Summer Olympics: Three key trends to consider
5 February 2024
The impact of sporting events on hotel performance has been well-documented recently. Now all eyes are on the Summer Olympics in Paris between 26 July-11 August 2024. This summer will mark exactly 100 years since the Summer Olympics were last held in France.
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New York City and Washington, D.C. among top performing U.S. markets in 2023
29 January 2024
In 2023, many key U.S. hotel markets caught up on recovery that was held back due to a lack of business travel. Markets like New York City and Washington, D.C., were atop the 2023 performance list, while growth leaders from previous years were more grounded due to diminished leisure travel.
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85% of global markets recovered RevPAR last year
26 January 2024
Global “bubble charts” for total-year 2023 show 85% of hotel markets exceeded 2019 RevPAR. The top five countries for annual RevPAR growth compared to 2019 were Brazil, Greece, Colombia, Italy, and Ireland. China reported RevPAR behind 2019 by 3%, while Vietnam showed the worst decline of 23%.
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Industry Updates
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75% of global markets stayed above 2019 RevPAR, Dubai gained as host of COP28
27 December 2023
A new edition of STR's global "bubble" charts shows strong event demand in the Middle East, most of Europe ahead of 2019 RevPAR levels, and much of the world still pacing ahead of pre-pandemic comparables.
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Global
Hotels
Industry Updates
RevPAR vs. TRevPAR
18 December 2023
What are the differences between RevPAR and TRevPAR? How do hotel operators know which metric to rely on? We break down the use case scenario for both RevPAR and TRevPAR.
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Hotels
Global
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Using business on the books in a complete benchmarking approach
12 December 2023
Directly-sourced forward booking data empowers key roles within the hospitality industry to complete their strategy with powerful intel into the future. Learn about the Forward STAR metrics, applications of the data and how forward-looking data fits within a comprehensive benchmarking strategy.
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Forward Data
Global
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Hotels
Benchmarking
Asian countries lead in absolute RevPAR, while South America highlights recovery
27 November 2023
A new edition of STR's global "bubble" charts shows more momentum in Asia and South America. Sporting events continue to contribute growth in markets across the world.
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Hotels
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Hotel P&L Example
13 November 2023
Learn how P&L statements can help you understand your hotel profitability through our hotel P&L examples.
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Profit and Loss
Hotels
Educational
Global
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