STR: Pandemic strikes hotels on July 4

STATES ARE ROLLING back their economic opening plans in the face of rising cases of COVID-19 and hotels are feeling the pinch, according to...

STR: Occupancy for week of July 4 down from previous week

OCCUPANCY FOR U.S. hotels dropped somewhat in the week ending with July 4, ending an 11-week streak of steady increases. A surge of COVID-19...

Short-term rentals outpacing hotels during pandemic

SHORT-TERM APARTMENT rentals are surviving the COVID-19 downturn better than hotels, according to a report from hotel investment advisors The Highland Group. A focus...

Arrivalist: July 4 travel better than expected

DESPITE RISING NUMBERS of COVID-19 cases in several states, travel over the July 4 weekend exceeded expectations, according to travel data company Arrivalist. It...

Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index fell 5.3 percent in June

AFTER MONTHS OF maintaining growth despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index fell 5.3 percent in June. Investors apparently grew cautious as...

STR: Week ending June 27 showed mixed recovery results

U.S. HOTELS SAW the same glimpses of recovery from the pandemic-generated economic downturn during the week ending June 27 that have appeared over the...

Survey: Americans have new requirements for travel

AMERICANS ARE WILLING to travel during this summer of the COVID-19 pandemic, but with stipulations, according to a survey from travel agency GetYourGuide. Crowded...

STR: U.S. performance in week ending June 27 up from prior week

THE FINAL FULL week of June was gentle for U.S. hotels as performance rose some again over the previous weeks. The year-over-year declines also...

HotStats: Hotel profits rose slightly in May month-over-month

MONTH BY MONTH, the global hospitality industry continues recover, including the U.S., according to HotStats’ monthly profits report for May. Year-over-year the data remains...

AHLA: 70 percent of Americans favor more federal stimulus

MOST AMERICANS ARE willing to allow more of their tax dollars to go to economic stimulus programs that help businesses, including hotels, affected by...