by Calculated Risk on 2/05/2023 10:02:00 AM

From CoStar: Hotels: Occupancy Rate Down 6.2% Compared to Same Week in 2019

U.S. hotel performance increased from the previous week, according to STR‘s latest data through Jan. 28.

Jan. 22-28, 2023 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019*):

• Occupancy: 56.3% (-0.3%)
• Average daily rate (ADR): $142.66 (+13.4%)
• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): $80.32 (+13.0%)

*Due to the pandemic impact, STR is measuring recovery against comparable time periods from 2019. Year-over-year comparisons will once again become standard after the first quarter.
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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 2023, black is 2020, blue is the median, and dashed light blue is for 2022.  Dashed purple is 2019 (STR is comparing to a strong year for hotels).

The 4-week average of the occupancy rate is at the median rate for the previous 20 years (Blue).

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

The 4-week average of the occupancy rate will increase seasonally over the next few months.