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STR: Tourism After Lockdown, Travel barriers

STR ’s Tourism Consumer Insights team has been keeping a close eye on traveler and tourism trends as the industry moves through the most optimistic point of the pandemic. The twists and turns of the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to seismic changes in tourism. These include the cessation of international travel for some countries, and, […]

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STR: Europe’s hotel industry reported slight performance decreases for September 2020

Reflecting a post-summer lag in demand, Europe’s hotel industry reported slight performance decreases from the prior month, according to September 2020 data from STR. Euro constant currency, September 2020 (percentage change from September 2019) Occupancy: 38.9% (-51.7%) Average daily rate (ADR): EUR90.78 (-27.2%) Revenue per available room (RevPAR): EUR35.31 (-64.8%) Each of the three key […]

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STR: Europe hotel performance for June 2020

Reflecting early reopening around the continent, Europe’s hotel industry reported improved performance from May but at an all-time low level for a June, according to data from STR. Euro constant currency, June 2020 vs. June 2019 Occupancy: -72.8% to 21.6% Average daily rate (ADR): -34.8% to EUR83.69 Revenue per available room (RevPAR): -82.3% to EUR18.11 The […]

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STR: Preliminary June data for London hotels

STR’s  preliminary data for London hotels showed record performance lows.   Comparison with June 2019: Occupancy: -74.4% to 23.0% Average daily rate (ADR): -59.2% to GBP72.48 Revenue per available room (RevPAR): -89.6% to GBP16.64 The absolute levels in each of the three metrics would be the lowest for any month on record in STR’s London database. […]

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STR: Europe hotel performance for April 2020

Reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe’s hotel industry reported unprecedented performance lows during April 2020, according to data from STR. Euro constant currency, April 2020 vs. April 2019 Occupancy: -84.6% to 11.1% Average daily rate (ADR): -30.1% to EUR77.52 Revenue per available room (RevPAR): -89.2% to EUR8.58 The absolute occupancy and RevPAR levels were […]

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STR and TE further downgrade U.S. hotel forecast

The latest U.S. hotel forecast from STR and Tourism Economics projects a 57.5% decline in revenue per available room (RevPAR) in 2020, then a 48.0% increase in the metric in 2021.  Each percentage change was downgraded from a late-March forecast revision, which called for a 2020 RevPAR decrease of 50.6% followed by a 2021 increase of 63.1%. […]

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STR: Preliminary April data for London hotels

Reflecting the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, April was London’s worst hotel performance month on record, according to preliminary data from STR.  Comparison with April 2019: Occupancy: -73.0% to 21.9% Average daily rate (ADR): -38.9% to GBP87.18 Revenue per available room (RevPAR): -83.5% to GBP19.11 The absolute occupancy and RevPAR levels are the lowest […]

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STR: U.S. hotel profits fell 101.7% in March

U.S. hotel gross operating profit per available room fell 101.7% during March 2020, according to the first-ever monthly P&L data release from STR. In a year-over-year comparison with March 2019, the industry posted the following: GOPPAR: -101.7% to US$-2.10 TRevPAR: -64.0% to US$104.93 EBIDTA PAR: -116.8% to US$-15.44 LPAR (Total Labor Costs): -31.2% to US$66.16 “Our first U.S. […]

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STR: Europe hotel unprecedented performance lows for March 2020

Reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe’s hotel industry reported unprecedented performance lows during March 2020, according to data from STR. Euro constant currency, March 2020 vs. March 2019 Occupancy: -61.6% to 26.3% Average daily rate (ADR): -8.1% to EUR96.13 Revenue per available room (RevPAR): -64.7% to EUR25.27 The absolute occupancy and RevPAR levels in […]

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