Northern Arizona hospitality feels pinch of Canadian travel decline, wildfires and shift to upscale hotels
Upper-tier hotels continue to provide stability
Recent performance in Northern Arizona’s hospitality market is shaped by a pronounced decline in Canadian inbound travel, the disruptive impact of the North Rim fire and the region...
U.S. hotel market shows mixed results as occupancy and average daily rate trends differ
Market data reveals sharp contrasts in performance amid macroeconomic pressures and shifting travel patterns
Through July 2025, the U.S. hospitality sector is defined by pronounced divergence in market performance. Out of 172 markets tracked by STR, 87 have posted year-over-year declines ...
Southern Arizona’s hospitality sector looks to adapt
Industry leaders assess market trends and examine new strategies for sustainable tourism growth
Last month, the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association convened its annual Southern Arizona Industry Forecast in Tucson, bringing together stakeholders to discuss the region’s evo...
Conditions primed for rise in hotel demand just south of Austin, Texas
Industrial, residential and medical expansion pave the way for hospitality in Kyle, Texas
Half an hour from Austin, population growth, industrial investment and expanding medical and office activity are setting the stage to boost hospitality numbers.
Austin and Dallas central business districts navigate convention center transformations
Hotel fundamentals reflect contrasting impacts as Austin and Dallas update their convention centers
Beginning in April 2024, the Austin and Dallas central business district submarkets entered major convention center redevelopment phases, setting the stage for diverging hotel perf...
Texas hotel deals stay active despite market hurdles
Why Texas remains a strategic bet for hospitality investors in 2025
Hotel transaction activity continues at a steady pace, even in a market where nondisclosure laws often obscure some of the transactional details. According to Rav Singh, National H...
Essence Festival 2025 delivers mixed results for New Orleans hotels
Hotel performance declines despite strong entertainment lineup
Hotel performance in New Orleans during the 2025 Essence Festival weekend, considered a premier summer event in the city and held this year from July 3 to 6, was down compared to t...
More hotel options coming to the Texas Hill Country starting in San Marcos
City Council gives initial approval for $40 million hotel on Texas State campus
San Marcos, the county seat of Hays County, Texas, and known for being the home of Texas State University, the San Marcos outlet malls, which rank as the largest in the Southwest U...
TSA data shows strong US flight demand over July Fourth holiday
US hotel performance down year over year from July 3-5
U.S. Transportation Security Administration passenger data popped this July Fourth holiday period while U.S. hotel industry performance fizzled out compared to last year's results.
The real winners of the NBA Finals were hotels in Indianapolis and Oklahoma City
NBA Finals drive significant revenue per available room growth in Indianapolis and Oklahoma City's downtown business districts
This year, the championship series for the National Basketball Association or NBA between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder had a profound impact on the local hotel ...
Under a sky full of stars, Coldplay concert brings record hotel performance to El Paso, Texas
El Paso’s concert weekend drove a 67% lift in revenue per available room growth
When Coldplay selected El Paso as their final American tour stop for two nights at the Sun Bowl Stadium at the University of Texas at El Paso, UTEP, the city anticipated a signific...
Texas markets post divergent leisure and hospitality employment patterns through April
San Antonio emerges as best for job growth in the leisure and hospitality sector in Texas
The leisure and hospitality sector across Texas's major metropolitan areas has shown markedly different trajectories over the past year, with employment trends reflecting distinct ...
Houston hotel market maintains robust hotel performance
East/Baytown area leads with 29% growth in revenue per available room
Houston's hotel market maintained strong momentum through April 2025, with a 12-month performance showing double-digit growth across key submarkets.
Downtown Austin, Texas, upper-tier hotels show effect of convention center closure in April
Group demand falls 13%, revealing market shifts as downtown adapts to four-year reconstruction period
The Austin Convention Center officially closed in April following the South by Southwest conference in March. Now that the convention center is in its demolition stage, April's per...
Scottsdale, Arizona, demonstrates investor appetite for high-end hotels
Phoenix anchors the highest US hotel transaction through May
Hotel transactions through May 2025 reveal that U.S. sales activity for single property deals above $200 million declined 36% compared to last year, reaching just over $1 billion i...
Extended-stay hotels: The hybrid asset class winning over customers and investors
Counter-cyclical performance attracts investment as sector blurs residential-hotel boundaries
Once an overlooked segment of the lodging industry, extended stay hotels have emerged as a compelling investment target for many investors and flagship brands in recent years. At l...
Hotel investment flows into Texas Hill Country
Nine new properties totaling 1,150 rooms planned through 2030, led by Waldorf Astoria
Fredericksburg, Texas, one hour outside of Austin and San Antonio in the middle of Texas Hill Country, is experiencing a wave of hotel development interest. Nine planned properties...
San Antonio hotels see split performance as weekends offset weekday declines
Large events help operators leverage higher weekend room rates, despite lower demand
The San Antonio hotel market faced a rocky April, with overall monthly performance remaining subdued despite pockets of strength.
Hotel room openings accelerate from the same time last year
Increase in new hotel properties reflect confidence in travel that existed in 2023 when expectations for increased travel were widely anticipated
Over the first four months of this year, more than 27,800 new hotel rooms were completed, a substantial 35% increase compared to the same period last year, when approximately 20,50...
US extended-stay hotel sector holds up amid increased supply, broader economic uncertainty
Despite supply growth outpacing demand, average daily rate defies occupancy pressure
The U.S. Extended-Stay hotel sector showed stable performance during the first quarter of 2025, with key performance metrics revealing both challenges and opportunities for hotel o...