Industry News
AAHOA reschedules conference for August
THE CONTINUING SURGE in COVID-19 cases even as new vaccines for the virus are being distributed has led AAHOA to postpone its conference and...
AAHOA, AHLA congratulate President Biden, press for relief
AS JOE BIDEN took his oath to serve as the 46th U.S. president, the nation’s hoteliers were looking forward to what policies the new...
TRENDS & ISSUES
STR lowers forecast for early 2021
STR AND TOURISM Economics have lowered their forecast for U.S. hotels to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic in the first part of 2021. The...
STR: U.S. hotels rebounded some in week ending Jan. 16
U.S. HOTELS REBOUNDED some in the third week of January, climbing back to more than 40 percent occupancy, according to STR. Occupancy was still...
STR declares 2020 the worst year on record for U.S. hotels
IT PROBABLY WON’T come as a surprise to many, but 2020 was officially the worst year on record for U.S. hotels, according to STR....
STR: Occupancy drops below 40 percent in second week of January
U.S. HOTEL PERFORMANCE continued its downward spiral in the second week of January, according to STR. It’s a sign that the holiday travel boost...
Survey: Hotels are trying new strategies to survive pandemic
THE BEGINNING OF recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic may be just around the corner for the U.S. hotel industry, but that doesn’t mean a...
Hotel stock index up 5 percent in December
THE BAIRD/STR Hotel Stock Index rose 5 percent in December on the market’s optimistic outlook for the future. However, for 2020 as a whole...
