Surveys: Fewer Americans traveling for holidays
THE OLD SONG “Home for the holidays” has a new meaning this year as most Americans are expected to stay home, not travel to...
Knowland: Meetings and events grew 15 percent in November
MEETINGS AND GROUP events in the U.S. increased 15 percent in November, according to group hospitality analytics firm Knowland. Most of the events were...
STR: Occupancy up some in week ending Dec. 5
OCCUPANCY FOR U.S. hotels rose slightly in the first week of December, according to STR. Timing and the Thanksgiving holiday weekend may have played...
HVS: Value of U.S. hotels eroded by COVID-19 pandemic
THE VALUE OF most hotels in the U.S. declined by 15 to 30 percent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an...
Hotel stock index rose 31 percent in November
THE BAIRD/STR Hotel Stock Index rallied with the rest of the stock market after the presidential election, surging up 31 percent in November. Along...
STR: U.S. hotels show tenuous profit in October
ANOTHER MEASURE HAS found that U.S. hotels made a profit in October, this one by STR. The travel research firm, like other agencies, made...
Travel index: Thanksgiving road trips down 35 percent YOY
HEALTH EXPERTS’ WARNINGS not to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday had an effect as the numbers of travelers on the nation’s highways declined from...
HotStats: U.S. sees positive profits in October
AFTER MONTHS OF losing money during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. hotels finally saw positive profits in October, according to HotStats. Whether that trend continues...
Knowland: Meetings and events going up month over month
THE VOLUME OF meetings and events in the U.S rose by 53.6 percent in October over the previous month, showing signs of swift recovery, according to...
STR: Hotel occupancy continues weekly slide in November
AS THE U.S. hotel industry moves into the holiday season, performance continues to lag with weekly declines in occupancy, according to STR. At the...