This week in Hospitality & Tourism #44 2022

  • AHLA: Leisure travel revenue projected to be up 14%

    U.S. hotel leisure travel revenue is projected to end 2022 14% above 2019 levels, while hotel business travel revenue is expected to come within 1% of 2019 levels, according to a new analysis from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and Kalibri Labs.

    Hotel Revenue 2022
  • Cloudbeds reveals top 10 revenue-generating U.S. distribution channels

    Hospitality management platform Cloudbeds has revealed its top 10 revenue-generating distribution channels for lodging businesses in the U.S.

    Top 10 revenue-generating distribution channels in the U.S.:

    1. Booking.com
    2. Expedia
    3. Airbnb
    4. Hostelworld
    5. Vrbo
    6. Agoda
    7. HotelTonight
    8. HRS
    9. Hotelbeds
    10. Google Hotel Search
  • STR: U.S. hotel results for week ending 29 October

    U.S. hotel performance came in lower than the previous week but showed improved comparisons to 2019, according to STR‘s latest data through 29 October.

    • Among the Top 25 Markets, Tampa reported the largest increases over 2019 in each of the key performance metrics: occupancy (+21.5% to 76.1%), ADR (+42.1% to US$158.38) and RevPAR (+72.5% to US$120.58). Tampa has been one of the markets in Florida that have seen a performance lift associated with post-Hurricane Ian demand.
    • San Francisco was the only market to post declines in ADR (-7.4% to US$218.81) and RevPAR (-23.9% to US$145.37).

    23-29 October 2022 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019):

    • Occupancy: 65.8% (+5.2%)
    • Average daily rate (ADR): US$152.94 (+21.4%)
    • Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$100.59 (+27.8%)
    STR Occupancy Data