Winter storm freezes US hotels during already tough January week
Hoteliers also felt difficult demand comparisons to 2025 inauguration week
As expected based on history, U.S. hotel revenue per available room fell 1.8% during the week of Jan. 18-24 due to the MLK holiday, but the decrease was much larger than anticipate...
Last year's hotel headaches persist, but 2026 shows slow growth expectations
Tell Me More podcast hosts say pressure on operating margins will be top of mind this year
Hotel revenue per available room fell 0.3% in the United States in 2025, a figure "that was actually better than what we thought," said STR's Isaac Collazo on the latest episode of...
US, Canada hotels post performance gains in mid-January
Demand boosts hotels in New York City, San Francisco, Toronto, Vancouver
The U.S. hotel industry bounced back in the week of Jan. 11-17 as revenue per available room increased 1.6%. Room demand, occupancy and average daily rate all saw year-over-year gr...
Weakness in hurricane, top 25 markets creates first negative week for US hotels of 2026
Lack of group demand in large cities contributed to fall
After a strong start to 2026 in the first week of the new year, tough comparisons for hurricane-impacted markets pushed U.S. revenue per available room down 3.3% year over year in ...
Better-than-expected New Year’s performance provides some holiday cheer for US hoteliers
Miami hotels shine as calendar flips to 2026
U.S. hotel performance started off strong in 2026 as revenue per available room increased by 7.9% in the week of Dec. 28 to Jan. 3. Hotel occupancy rose 2.1 percentage points and a...
In a year of uncertainty, hotel data helps tell the story
Tell Me More podcast hosts reflect on how their 2025 predictions fared
The throughline to all U.S. hotel performance data this year? There's always more to the story.
US hotel performance declines continue throughout December
New York City, Baltimore markets among bright spots during down week
U.S. hotel room demand fell for a fifth consecutive week from Dec. 7-13 and has fallen in 23 of the past 33 weeks.
US hotel performance slowdowns mark the start of December
Sporting events, conferences keep cities like New Orleans and Milwaukee strong
The end-of-year holiday slowdown is settling in.
US hotels experience flattish performance to end November
Conferences in San Francisco, St. Louis drove hotel demand before Thanksgiving week
In the two weeks ending Nov. 29, U.S. hotel revenue per available room decreased 0.3% as occupancy fell 0.7 percentage points and average daily rate rose 0.9%.
Despite declines, US hotels showed some encouraging signs in October
Comparisons to 2024 hurricanes more of a factor than government shutdown
U.S. hotel industry revenue per available room fell 0.9% in October, which was the fifth consecutive monthly decrease but the smallest of the declines during that span.
Government shutdown didn't hurt overall US hotel performance as much as feared
Tell Me More podcast hosts unpack October's complex data
Despite travel hassles and some local challenges, the U.S. government shutdown didn't ding overall hotel performance in October in a significant way, according to CoStar data.
Midweek Veterans Day dampens US hotel demand
Key performance metrics decline in second week of November
This year, Veterans Day fell on a Tuesday — compared with a Monday a year ago — and this slowed U.S. travel during the week of Nov. 9-15.
US hotels post gains compared to 2024 election week
Impact of government shutdown appears limited
Against an easy comparable from last year’s presidential election week, U.S. hotel revenue per available room rose 6.2% for the week of Nov. 2-8. The gain was fairly balanced with ...
Halloween scares off weekend demand for US hotels
Key performance metrics fall in final week of October
The week of Oct. 26 to Nov. 1 wasn’t as bad for U.S. hotels as the previous week, but revenue per available room was down again. Falling weekend hotel occupancy due to Halloween wa...
US hotel performance slides in penultimate October week
Hotels in Washington feel effects of government shutdown, conference shifts
The week of Oct. 19-25 was a bad one for the U.S. hotel industry. Revenue per available room dropped 5.3% year over year on falling average daily rate and occupancy.
For 2026, travelers seek meaning from trips with emphasis on nature, sports
Tell Me More hosts unpack Expedia's 2026 trends report
With hotel metrics down annually across the board, professionals in the hospitality and travel industries who need something to look forward to can check out Expedia Group's annual...
US hotel performance retreats as occupancy falls for 17th straight week
Dreamforce boosts San Francisco hotels in second full week of October
Following the U.S. hotel industry’s first weekly increase in revenue per available room since August, RevPAR declined 0.7% for the week of Oct. 12-18. Average daily rate was up 1.7...
US hotel average daily rate keeps pace with inflation for second straight week
Top 25 markets boost the nation, especially on the weekend
For the second consecutive week, U.S. hotel average daily rate rose at the rate of inflation, up 2.6% for the week of Oct. 5-11. As a result, U.S. hotel revenue per available room ...
Conferences, events fuel US hotel demand as calendar flips to October
Hotels in Las Vegas and Chicago see major gains in average daily rate
For a fifth consecutive week, U.S. hotel revenue per available room was down (-0.4%), but the decline during Sept. 28 to Oct. 4 was the smallest during that stretch. Hotel occupanc...
Rosh Hashanah holiday contributes to drop in US hotel occupancy
Hotel demand fourth highest for three-day observance despite tough year-over-year comparisons
U.S. hotel revenue per available room fell 6.6% in the week of Sept. 21-27. The decrease was mostly due to declining occupancy — which was down 2.8 percentage points — but was wors...