Survey finds 85 percent travelers have safety concerns
THE CORONAVIRUS EMERGING out of China has had an effect on international travel, but it is only one of many safety concerns by travelers...
Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index dropped 7.7 percent in January
THE BAIRD/STR Hotel Stock Index dropped significantly in January, 7.7 percent to 4,863, mainly due to the increasing coronavirus fears. The drop comes after...
Castell Project report finds more women in leadership positions
WOMEN ARE MAKING progress in the U.S. hospitality industry, according to the Castell Project’s third annual Women in Hospitality Industry Leadership report. More women...
HotStats: U.S. hotels wrap up 2019 with 5.3 percent RevPAR increase
U.S. HOTELIERS WRAPPED up 2019 with a strong performance in revenue and profits, according to HotStats. However, they may want to focus on increasing...
CBRE: Short-term rentals affecting hotel valuations
THE SHORT-TERM rentals market, including online stay-share giant Airbnb, has grown to a point it is affecting the valuation of traditional hotels, according to...
STR: RevPAR forecast to stay flat in 2020
REVPAR IS EXPECTED to remain flat this year and next, according to the forecast for 2020 and 2021 released Tuesday by STR at the...
U.S. hotel pipeline closed 2019 with 4 percent projects increase
THE U.S. HOTEL pipeline has completed its eighth consecutive year of growth in 2019 with a year-over-year increase of 4 percent in terms of...
Hotel transactions to stay high in the first half of 2020
HOTEL TRANSACTIONS IN the U.S. are expected to remain strong at least in the first half of this year, according to a report from...
STR: 2019 was record setting for hospitality
IT WAS ANOTHER record setting year for the U.S. hospitality industry in 2019, according to STR. However, it was also the slowest growth for...
STR: U.S. hotel occupancy up 0.6 percent in December
THE U.S. HOTEL industry wrapped up 2019 with positive results as December saw increases in RevPAR, ADR and occupancy, according to STR.
The industry posted...