U.S. HOTEL PERFORMANCE showed mixed results in the second week of December compared to the previous week, according to CoStar. However, the industry reported positive year-over-year growth across key metrics, driven by the Hanukkah calendar shift and a shorter business travel window between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Occupancy rose to 59.5 percent for the week ending Dec. 14, up from 59 percent the previous week and 8.5 percent higher year-over-year. ADR dropped to $155.21 from $159.77 the prior week but was up 8.9 percent compared to the same week last year. RevPAR fell to $92.32 from $94.31, yet showed an 18.2 percent year-over-year increase.
Among the top 25 markets, Tampa recorded the highest year-over-year occupancy growth, rising 33.3 percent to 84.7 percent. New York City reported the largest ADR increase, up 30.1 percent to $510.13.
Washington, D.C., posted the largest RevPAR increase, up 67.6 percent to $151.18, while San Francisco experienced the only decline, falling 16.4 percent to $131.08. The shift of the American Geophysical Union annual meeting from San Francisco in 2023 to Washington, D.C., in 2024 influenced these results, CoStar said.
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