STR: U.S. Hotel Occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR Up in April 2019
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—The U.S. hotel industry reported positive results in the three key performance metrics during April 2019, according to data from STR.
In a year-over-year...
U.S. Hotel Profits Hit Record High in 2018, Even as Labor Costs Rose
BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Industrywide, U.S. hotel house profit reached a record-breaking $80 billion in 2018, even as labor costs grew at a higher rate than revenues,...
10 Lodging Investment Trends and Challenges of 2019
DENVER—For the past 15 years, members of hotel industry think tank Lodging Industry Investment Council (LIIC) have taken an annual survey on the major...
HotStats: U.S. Hotel TRevPAR Hits Record High, RevPAR Declines in March
U.S. hotel TRevPAR hit a record high in March 2019, propelled by a 6.8 percent year-on-year increase in non-rooms revenues, which offset a 0.6...
Showing No Shows: A Closer Look at Attrition and Cancellation Fee Revenue
Per the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI), the income received from transient and group guests who fail to occupy a...
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