About 54.3 million Americans traveling for Thanksgiving 2018
THE GOOD TIMES are getting Americans rolling this Thanksgiving, according to AAA. About 54.3 million...
Hotel stock index dropped 11.5 percent in October
OCTOBER SAW ANOTHER drop in the Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index, down 11.5 percent, as the...
U.S. hotel construction pipeline hits 3Q high, reports Lodging Econometrics
THE U.S. HOTEL construction pipeline increased by 7 percent in the third quarter of this...
Marriott, Hilton, IHG dominate global pipeline, reports Lodging Econometrics
IN THE COMPETITION to dominate the global hotel industry, the development pipelines of Marriott International...
Index: U.S. travel industry grew in September, but …
SEPTEMBER WAS ANOTHER good month for travel to and within the U.S., according to the...
U.S. hotels see rise in profits in September
GROSS OPERATING PROFITS per available room for U.S. hotels in September was more than $20...
Hotels to collect record amounts of fees, expert says
EXTRA FEES, THE source of highly vocal complaints by many airline travelers, are expected to...
Business travelers favor loyalty programs, personalized experiences
WHEN IT COMES to choosing a hotel, it’s all about loyalty with business travelers, according...
Long Beach approves ‘panic button’ ordinance
IN A CONTENTIOUS meeting, the Long Beach, California, city council on Oct. 23 took the...
Report: Hotels failed to meet budgeted goals in 2017
FOR THE SECOND year in a row, hotel owners and operators in the U.S. failed...
RevPAR growth streak comes to an end, reports STR
PUT THIS PIECE of news in the “it was good while it lasted” category: The...
STR: Third quarter sees performance growth, but less than previously
YES, REVPAR FOR U.S. hotels grew 1.7 percent in 2018’s third quarter over the previous...
North America sees 5 percent growth in international arrivals
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS worldwide grew 6 percent in the in the first six months of 2018,...
Hurricane Florence closed hotels, raised occupancy in North Carolina
IN THE PECULIAR give and take that hotels experience from major storms, Hurricane Florence brought...
Study: U.S. hotels’ TRevPAR pinched in August by non-rooms revenue dip
AUGUST WAS, OVERALL, another good month for the U.S. hotel industry. However, a drop off...
Survey: Travelers not yet comfortable with ‘chatbots’
TEXT AND ONLINE chats are fine with many travelers for handling various parts of their...
Review: Third quarter sees stable ADR, bookings in North America
NORTH AMERICAN HOTELS are seeing stable ADR and bookings across all travel segments as they...
Hotel stock index stays flat in August, YTD down 0.3 percent
AUGUST WAS NOT a very good month for hotel investors as the Baird/STR Hotel Stock...
