This week in Hospitality & Tourism #34 2023

STR: U.S. hotel results for week ending 19 August

Following seasonal patterns, U.S. hotel performance declined from the previous week but showed most positive comparisons year over year, according to CoStar’s latest data through 19 August.

• Among the Top 25 Markets, San Francisco saw the largest year-over-year occupancy increase (+8.2% to 76.9%).
• New York City posted the highest ADR (+10.7% to US$256.33) and RevPAR (+19.7% to US$214.86) increases.
• Orlando saw the steepest RevPAR decline (-8.0% to US$89.94).
• Of note, outside of the Top 25 Markets, Maui Island reported significant year-over-year declines in occupancy (-27.6% to 49.0%) and RevPAR (-40.8% to US$249.49). A further breakdown of the wildfire impact will be included in the next STR Weekly Insights published on Friday, 25 August.

13-19 August 2023 (percentage change from comparable weeks in 2022, 2019):

• Occupancy: 67.0% (-0.1%, -4.1%)
• Average daily rate (ADR): US$154.10 (+1.8%, +19.0%)
• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$103.22 (+1.8%, +14.1%)