HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—The U.S. hotel industry reported increases in all three key performance metrics during May 2013, according to data from STR, parent company of HotelNewsNow.com.
Overall, the U.S. hotel industry’s occupancy rose 1.1% to 64%, its average daily rate was up 3.6% to $109.86 and its revenue per available room increased 4.7% to $70.34.
Among the chain-scale segments, the luxury segment (+1.7% to 76.2%) and the midscale segment (+1.7% to 58.3%) reported the largest occupancy increases.
The luxury segment rose 4.9% in ADR to $286.51, reporting the largest increase in that metric. The upscale segment followed with a 4% ADR increase to $122.51.
Three segments achieved RevPAR increases of at least 5%: the luxury segment (+6.7% to $218.29); the economy segment (+5.2% to $31.05); and the independent segment (+5% to $63.87).
Among the top 25 markets, Dallas reported the largest occupancy increase, rising 6.4% to 64.5%. Detroit followed with a 6.1%increase to 64.5%. St. Louis fell 6.2% in occupancy to 66.2%, reporting the largest decrease in that metric.
Houston (+12.1% to $113.42), and Oahu Island, Hawaii (+12.1% to $196.35), experienced the largest ADR increases for the month. Two markets reported ADR decreases: Atlanta (-3.3% to $83.57) and Washington, D.C. (-2.9% to $152.20).
Five markets achieved double-digit RevPAR increases: Houston (+17.4% to $81.45); Dallas (+14.3% to $59.68); Detroit (+12.1% to $54.50); San Francisco/San Mateo, California (+11.4% to $152.39); and Anaheim-Santa Ana, California (+10.6% to $89.57). Washington, D.C., fell 6.6% in RevPAR to $113.36, reporting the largest decrease in that metric.