Chris Klauda
Chris Klauda is senior director of STR Market Insights.
Inside the Current Pipeline: Chains Represent 80 Percent of U.S. Hotel Construction
Over the past decade, the room inventory of U.S. hotel chains has grown more rapidly than that of independent hotels. Current trends indicate this...
New Supply vs. Conversions: A Tale of Two Development Approaches
While the pandemic and more recent macroeconomic conditions have slowed U.S. construction activity, the overall hotel pipeline in 2023 isn’t that far off from...
Chains Versus Independents: The Segments Have Experienced Similar Recovery, But Different Supply Impacts
The booming industry recovery has touched chains and independent hotels alike, but the role of supply growth in that recovery has varied across the...
The Year of Recovery in Review: Nearly All Markets Approached, Matched, or Exceeded Pre-Pandemic...
Considering an Omicron start to the year, the rise of inflation, and concerns around a recession ahead, it is remarkable that the U.S. hotel...
The Great COVID Do-Over? Looking for a Silver Lining in Dismal Group and Transient...
Since COVID-19 struck in March of this year, group and transient demand has plummeted, taking both ADR and RevPAR with it. At the low...