Carter Wilson

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—Miami hoteliers can boast about setting all-time average-rate records for a Super Bowl weekend.

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—The numbers are in, and the only thing exciting about Super Bowl LIII was the performance of Atlanta-area hotels.

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—While there is a recurring theme of general positivity this month—surprise, revenue per available room is still growing—there are a few weeds in the lawn. (I just now made up ...

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—The biggest problem in forecasting what the hotel impact of the Great American Eclipse is there was simply no modern precedent for it.

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—Every year, we look at the impact of the Super Bowl on its host city hotels, both in absolute terms as well as year-over-year change. This is the seventh year of this analysis, ...

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—There has been concern and confusion about the hotel industry’s inability to grow average rates at meaningful levels. In an earlier article, we posited that surely one factor is ...

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—Despite the division and fear resulting from an acrimonious election, does a presidential election itself influence patterns in hotel demand?

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—While most hotel markets experienced record-setting profits in 2015, it was a decidedly bleaker picture in two major metropolitan areas: Houston and New York City. In 2016, both ...

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—The U.S. hotel industry hit the elusive 65% occupancy mark in April 2015, and the closest it had ever come before was back in the expansion period of the mid-1990s.

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—Every year STR Analytics examines the impact of the Super Bowl on its host city’s hotels, looking at the stats both in absolute terms as well as year-over-year change. This is ...

There is a disconnect out there in the hospitality industry, one that is borne out of timing.    The industry is very likely at or near this cycle's peak, which makes many people very, very scared. ...

The hotel industry will probably never have a shortage of overused clichés. First, we explained such gems as “runway” and “supply creep.” Now we’re back to explain three more overused hotel industry ...

Everyone wants to know what inning we're in. It's difficult to say, because the hotel industry is not at all comparable to a baseball game. But just as we’re seeing the industry break all sorts of ...

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—As national hotel occupancies stretch to record levels, average daily rates continue to surge—to all-time highs in nominal dollar terms.   However, in inflation-adjusted (real) ...

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—Much has been made of the pricing hotels have been able to achieve in the last 12 months due to occupancy levels hitting or surpassing previous peaks. But what's interesting is ...

I'm pleased to announce this is my fifth Super Bowl (covering it from afar in terms of hotel data. Yeah, I know. Just as good as being there).   I read a lot about football, and I am always ...

Rate and revenue per available room will have grown by leaps and bounds by 2020—but not occupancy.   Occupancy levels should taper by 2020 thanks to pressure from occupancy ceilings and supply ...

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—Demand in the United States hotel industry is booming while supply growth remains low. As a result, national hotel occupancy levels are near all-time highs, which is impressive ...

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—Conventional wisdom dictates that unionized hotels are more expensive to operate than their non-unionized counterparts because of higher payroll costs. But is this really the ...