STR: U.S. hotel results for week ending 27 November

U.S. hotel performance came in higher than any other Thanksgiving week on record, according to STR's latest data through 27 November.

• Occupancy: 53.0% (+4.6%)
• Average daily rate (ADR): US$128.41 (+14.3%)
• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$68.00 (+19.6%)

Florida Keys resort invests in robots

The Florida Keys resort has four robots designed for cleaning, as well as two additional robots to support serving staff in its dining outlet. Sourced from SoftBank Robotics and Bear Robotics, the machines are powered by artificial intelligence.

Automation 3.0 - The Future Of Hotel Management

Labor shortage in the hospitality industry is here to stay. A solution to reduce labor is to automate certain tasks to reduce staff needs.

PwC: US Average daily rate expected to drive RevPAR next year to 93% of 2019 levels

PwC: Given the strength of demand during the summer, we expect annual occupancy for US hotels this year to remain consistent with our May 2021 outlook, increasing to 57.1 percent. The bigger story is the significant lift in average daily room rates during the back half of Q2 and Q3; exceeding 2019 (pre-pandemic) levels in each month of Q3. We now expect average daily room rates to increase 19.6 percent for the year, with resultant RevPAR up 55.1 percent - - approximately 82 percent of pre-pandemic levels.