Speakers at the 2026 CREJ Hotel Summit & Expo affirmed that the U.S. lodging sector has moved beyond uncertainty and into a more disciplined phase of the cycle.
Hoteliers in Mexico and Canada's 2026 FIFA World Cup host cities are feeling pains similar to their U.S. counterparts — generally lower-than-anticipated hotel demand on the books, with the tournament ...
Just as Rory McIlroy made history last week by winning back-to-back Masters titles, hotel operators in Augusta, Georgia, capitalized on the event, resulting last Friday in the market’s highest ...
U.S. hotel performance for the week of April 5-11 finished with a modest 0.4% increase in revenue per available room, though aggregate weekly performance masked a sharp divide between weekday and ...
Hotel developers tend to follow people. When more residents move into an area — bringing jobs, spending and economic activity with them — demand often rises for places to stay. That’s why, in the ...
Central and South America have some of the highest concentrations of all-inclusive hotels in the world. Most “all-inclusives” are centered in the Caribbean and Mexico, with Mexico having the second ...
Demand for short‑term rentals, or STRs, now capture about 18% of hotel demand nationwide, though their presence across major U.S. markets varies widely based on local conditions.
Aging room inventory now dominates many of the largest hotel markets, with more than half of all hotel rooms over 20 years old. This aging room stock coincides with a muted development pipeline, ...
Population growth in the Southeast continues to shift, with parts of Florida and the Carolinas seeing the strongest gains. Larger metropolitan areas attracted more international newcomers, while ...
A comparison of relative performance indices for hotels and short‑term rentals, or STRs, across major U.S. cities underscores how differently the two lodging models monetize demand.
Preliminary data shows that U.S. hotels sold the most rooms on record for any first quarter since STR began tracking the industry in 1987. An increase of roughly 5.9 million rooms sold year over year ...
A chance to see King Felipe VI and footballer Lamine Yamal of Spain in person in your hometown? That's exactly what residents in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will get the opportunity to do this summer.
Short-term rentals, or STRs, have captured a steadily growing share of U.S. lodging demand since 2019, but while their national footprint has expanded, their impact on hotels remains uneven across ...
Building and opening a hotel remains an arduous undertaking, even for developers in the Southeast, where construction costs are lower than the national average.
Los Angeles full-service hotel performance is increasingly shaped by revenue mix and labor intensity rather than by scale alone. The data shows that profitability peaks in the upscale and ...
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