November 24, 2025
Texas hotel sales stay in motion
Hotel sales across Texas’ major hotel markets — Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth-Arlington, Houston and San Antonio — reflects a market that has settled into a cautious yet steady rhythm through 2025.
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November 24, 2025Government shutdown didn't hurt overall US hotel performance as much as feared
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.- November 21, 2025
Midweek Veterans Day dampens US hotel demand
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. 
November 18, 2025Growth in convention centers defies slowdown in group events
Is bigger always better? In the convention center business, the answer is almost always yes.
November 17, 2025The CoStar Market Activity Tracker: Which UK markets stood out during the six months to Q3 2025?
The UK occupier markets have shown continued robust performance over the past six months, though the story varies by sector and location, according to CoStar’s latest Market Activity Tracker report.
November 14, 2025Luxury and upper-upscale hotels face diverging paths across southern states
Luxury and upper-upscale hotels across the southern United States entered fall with mixed fortunes. Through September, revenue per available room, or RevPAR, trends reveal a bifurcated landscape, with some cities thriving on strong average daily rate growth, while others struggle under occupancy pressure.- November 14, 2025
Caribbean hospitality performance stabilizes after post-pandemic surge
WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao — After heating up over recent years, the Caribbean hospitality market has stabilized this year while supply continues to grow. - November 14, 2025
US hotels post gains compared to 2024 election week
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 a 1.5-percentage-point increase in occupancy and a 3.6% rise in average daily rate. 
November 13, 2025Event-driven demand boosts Miami’s hotel performance, but reduced group activity poses challenges ahead
The phrase “there’s always something going on” does not apply to every city around the country. But for Miami, it is true most of the time. As the epicenter of South Florida, the city hosts a variety of cultural festivals, sports games and entertainment events in addition to myriad conventions, conferences and trade shows throughout the year.
November 11, 2025A tale of two hotel segments: Luxury vs. ultra-luxury
Ultra-luxury hotels, those with the highest room rates in their respective markets, are showing a strong rate premium over their luxury competitors, while their occupancy rates are significantly lower.
November 7, 2025Cruise comeback: Why travelers are flocking to the seas
Hotels have long focused on creating memorable experiences, but another player is quietly winning on perceived value: cruise travel. Post-pandemic, cruising has surged as travelers seek affordability and convenience.- November 7, 2025
Halloween scares off weekend demand for US hotels
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 was the main culprit behind a 2.3% drop in RevPAR. - November 5, 2025
The premiumization of travel: Airlines and hotels converge on luxury
The third-quarter earnings calls from the four major U.S. airlines — Delta, Southwest, United, and American — revealed a striking consensus: The future of air travel growth lies in the premium sector. - November 4, 2025
It’s budget season, and labor expenses for full-service hotels on the East Coast have increased
Hotel operating budget season, which generally runs between the months of August and December, is now in full swing. As hotel operators, asset managers and owners deliberate expense ratios with their property management and operations teams, all parties involved are focused on how expenses increased between 2023 and 2024, and evaluating preliminary 2025 expenses, which won't be available until next year. 
October 31, 2025How hurricane-affected hotel markets have performed and where they are headed
One year after Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida, all 13 hurricane-affected markets in the Southeast U.S. continued to experience year-over-year revenue growth. Six markets witnessed double-digit, 12-month revenue per available room gains through September 2025.
October 31, 2025Nominal daily rate gains mask the true rate picture, leaving Texas hotels trailing inflation
Through the first nine months of 2025, Texas hotel room rates look higher, but after adjusting for inflation, real ADR for the four cities remain under the 2019 benchmarks.- October 31, 2025
US hotel performance slides in penultimate October week
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. 
October 31, 2025UK hoteliers find pricing power in the third quarter as rate growth underpins gains in performance
Third-quarter hotel trading results surprised to the upside, as revenue per available room returned to growth, following a weak first half of the year, according to CoStar data.
October 29, 2025As other sectors of the US hotel industry struggle, group room rates still show robust growth
Through September, the national average daily rate percent change stands at 0.9%.
October 29, 2025The case of demolished hotels: Why they need to be taken down and what they can become
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