Industry News
Hilton, Mars Petcare enter agreement to promote pet friendly policies
MORE PEOPLE ARE traveling, and more of them are bringing a pet with them on vacation. Hilton is aiming to corner that market for...
Survey: Bad radios cause hotel employees to consider leaving jobs
AS THE HOSPITALITY industry continues to struggle with a labor shortage, hotel owners and operators must address any issue that affects employee retention. According...
TRENDS & ISSUES
Hotel stock index dropped 3.4 percent in August
INVESTORS REMAINED CONSERVATIVE in August, leading to a decline in the Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index from the month before. The downward pattern may continue...
STR: Labor Day, Hurricane Ida boost hotel performance as September begins
LABOR DAY WEEKEND, as well as other factors including evacuations from Hurricane Ida, provided a boost to U.S. hotels’ performance in the opening week...
STR: U.S. hotels’ performance drops again in last week of August
U.S. HOTELS CONTINUED to see their performance slide in the final week of August, according to STR. Leisure travel continues to ebb as the...
HotStats: Hotel industry presses forward despite Delta variant concerns
THE PERFORMANCE OF U.S. hotels is improving month by month despite the disruption created by the Delta variant of COVID-19, according to HotStats.
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STR: U.S. hotels’ profit for July exceeds 2019 levels
PROFIT FOR U.S. hotels exceeded 2019 levels in July, according to STR. However, experts with the research firm say the recovery is not yet...
STR: U.S. hotels’ performance dropped in week of Aug. 21
U.S. HOTELS SAW an expected dip in performance in the third week of August, according to STR. The winding down of the summer tourist...
