Connecting Revenue and Profitability: Flow Through and Flex Explained
Hoteliers track numerous metrics to understand the health of their properties in both the short and long term. Top-line revenue metrics are foundational to understanding hotel performance—but they’re only the beginning. When those metrics shift, the question isn’t just what changed, but how those changes ultimately impact profitability.
Two metrics help answer that question: Flow Through and Flex.
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U.S. Hotel Forecast Assumptions – Q2 2026
U.S. Hotel Forecast Assumptions – Q2 2026The first four-plus months of 2026 beat projections, prompting CoStar and Tourism Economics to significantly upgrade the 2026 U.S. RevPAR growth forecast to +2.8%. Year to date through April, U.S. RevPAR growth came in at 4.0%. Additionally, Q1 RevPAR was the highest on record.
Global Hotel Market Forecast Assumptions – Q2 2026
Global Hotel Market Forecast Assumptions – Q2 2026Global Hotel Market Forecast Assumptions – February 2026
Global Hotel Market Forecast Assumptions – February 2026STR and Tourism Economics currently produce forecasts for 59 markets across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific region. The analysis below summarizes the latest forecast revisions.
Connecting Revenue and Profitability: Flow Through and Flex Explained
Connecting Revenue and Profitability: Flow Through and Flex Explained
Hoteliers track numerous metrics to understand the health of their properties in both the short and long term. Top-line revenue metrics are foundational to understanding hotel performance—but they’re only the beginning. When those metrics shift, the question isn’t just what changed, but how those changes ultimately impact profitability.
Two metrics help answer that question: Flow Through and Flex.
U.S. Hotel Forecast Assumptions – February 2026
U.S. Hotel Forecast Assumptions – February 2026The first STR/Tourism Economics forecast of 2026 projects full-year RevPAR growth of 0.6%, a 10‑basis‑point upward revision from the November 2025 revision.
Game-changing metrics: How Super Bowl LX will shape San Francisco’s hotel market
Game-changing metrics: How Super Bowl LX will shape San Francisco’s hotel marketAnalysis by Nick Seaman
It’s that time of year again – two NFL powerhouses will battle for the Super Bowl LX title, with this year’s showdown happening 8 February at Levi’s Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Is hotel compression back in Australia?
Is hotel compression back in Australia?Analysis by Hannah Smith
This year has been strong for Australia, which has outpaced many regions in hotel performance growth. More noteworthy is the way in which Australia has achieved that growth.
Expo 2025 a resounding success for Osaka and beyond
Expo 2025 a resounding success for Osaka and beyondAnalysis by Kelsey Fenerty
For the past six months, Osaka has played host to the World Expo, a quinquennial event that brings together people and innovations with a focus on key global challenges. The event has historically generated substantial gains in hotel performance, a pattern that was evident in Osaka and neighboring markets in Japan.
Australian Accommodation Monitor Summary – Financial-year performance: 2024-2025
Australian Accommodation Monitor Summary – Financial-year performance: 2024-2025Financial Year Performance: Performance was influenced by cyclical movements through 2024-2025. Capital and regional areas predominantly saw growth with very few markets reporting negative performance this financial year to last.
Click to view the 2024-2025 Financial-Year Data File.
Bad Bunny’s residency impact on Puerto Rico’s hotels
Bad Bunny’s residency impact on Puerto Rico’s hotelsAnalysis by Hannah Smith
The NFL’s announcement of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show comes off the tail end of the performer’s 31-show residency in Puerto Rico, which has been estimated to have brought as much as $200 million dollars into the local economy with a carryover boost for local hotels.