by Calculated Risk on 10/15/2020 11:31:00 AM

From HotelNewsNow.com: STR: US hotel results for week ending 10 October

U.S. hotel weekly occupancy hit 50% for just the second time since the low point of the pandemic, according to the latest data from STR through 10 October.

4-10 October 2020 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019):

• Occupancy: 50.0% (-29.2%)
• Average daily rate (ADR): US$97.67 (-25.9%)
• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$48.85 (-47.5%)

While a handful of the highest occupancy markets were those in areas affected by natural disasters (i.e. California wildfires), Saturday produced the week’s highest occupancy (65.2%) and ADR (US$110.84), indicating that the leisure and weekend staycation demand seen during the summer may make appearances into the fall.
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The following graph shows the seasonal pattern for the hotel occupancy rate using the four week average.

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The red line is for 2020, dash light blue is 2019, blue is the median, and black is for 2009 (the worst year since the Great Depression for hotels - before 2020).

So far there has been little business travel pickup that usually happens in the Fall.

Note: Y-axis doesn't start at zero to better show the seasonal change.