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CoStar: Anticipated dip in U.S. hotel performance in second week of December

San Francisco led in YoY increases across all key metrics

CoStar: Anticipated dip in U.S. hotel performance in second week of December

U.S. HOTEL PERFORMANCE stayed below the levels of the previous week as anticipated, according to CoStar. Occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR all saw declines compared to the preceding week. However, year-over-year comparisons remained positive.

Occupancy dropped to 54.7 percent for the week ending Dec. 16, down from the previous week's 58.7 percent, but reflected a year-over-year increase of 1.1 percent. ADR decreased to $142.62, compared to the previous week's $153.36, showing a 4.7 percent uptick from the prior year. RevPAR also declined to $77.99, compared to the prior week's $89.98, indicating a 5.8 percent increase from the corresponding period in 2022.


Among the top 25 markets, San Francisco saw the largest year-over-year increases in all three key performance metrics: occupancy surged by 32.0 percent to 70.2 percent, ADR soared 21.5 percent to $223.78, and RevPAR increased by 60.3 percent to $157.14.

Chicago experienced the sharpest RevPAR decline, falling by 13.5 percent to $64.61, while Washington, D.C., saw a 6.7 percent decrease to $90.28.

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IAAC Seeks FBI Probe on Hate Speech Against Indians
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IAAC seeks FBI action on hate speech

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  • IAAC urged the FBI to investigate rising hate speech and violent rhetoric targeting Indians.
  • Right-wing SM accounts have called for “mass violence against Indians,” the council said.
  • The council also praised those defending the Indian American community.

THE INDIAN AMERICAN Advocacy Council urged the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate a rise in hate speech and violent rhetoric targeting Indians. Indian Americans fear rising online threats that advocacy leaders say could endanger lives.

With Indians holding more than 70 percent of work visas, social media has seen a rise in racist posts, with users telling Indians to “return home” and blaming them for “taking” American jobs, according to Hindustan Times.

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