The first increase in hotel activity in the U.S occurred in 9 months according to CoStar data

The volume of U.S. hotel rooms under construction grew year over year for the first time since June 2023, according to CoStar’s March 2024 data. The change projected in March 2024 compared to March 2023 is an increase of 1.5% in terms of new hotel construction, 39.5% in terms of development planning and 9.8% in terms […]

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412,000 Travel & Tourism jobs across the U.S. will remain unfilled unless urgent action is taken

A new analysis by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism business sector, estimates 412,000 Travel & Tourism jobs in the U.S. will remain unfilled this year, putting in serious jeopardy the recovery of the sector. According to WTTC’s data, one in 18 jobs remained vacant during the […]

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WTTC: U.S. Travel & Tourism saw labor shortfall of almost 700,000 in 2021

A new analysis of staff shortages by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global private Travel & Tourism sector, reveals the sector realized a U.S. labor shortfall of almost 700,000 workers during 2021. According to the report, the outlook for 2022 is only slightly more positive, with approximately 480,000 direct* U.S. Travel […]

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U.S. Travel & Tourism Rebounds in 2021, May Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2022

The latest research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals the U.S. Travel & Tourism sector could experience year-over-year growth of 35.6% in 2021, significantly outpacing the year’s overall global tourism recovery. The outlook is even more rosy for 2022, with the travel sector in the U.S. expected to grow by another 28.4%, […]

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STR and Tourism Economics Forecast U.S. hotel demand and ADR will near full recovery in 2022

U.S. hotel demand as well as average daily rate (ADR) on a nominal basis will near full recovery in 2022, according to the upgraded forecast just released by STR and Tourism Economics at the 43rd Annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference. Additionally, revenue per available room (RevPAR) on a nominal basis is projected to […]

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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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Spring Festival: Chinese travel abroad but somewhere else

6 million Chinese are expected to travel abroad during the Spring Festival holidays, as reported by the online travel agency Ctrip. Thailand, Japan and the United States have emerged among the most popular destinations. On the other hand, European countries and the Middle East are not on top of the Chinese travel priority list. “China’s […]

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