by Calculated Risk on 12/27/2018 04:06:00 PM

From HotelNewsNow.com: STR: US hotel results for week ending 15 December

The U.S. hotel industry reported positive year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 9-15 December 2018, according to data from STR.

In comparison with the week of 10-16 December 2017, the industry recorded the following:

• Occupancy: +1.3% to 57.3%
• Average daily rate (ADR): +3.2% to US$119.10
• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): +4.6% to US$68.25
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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 2018, dash light blue is 2017, blue is the median, and black is for 2009 (the worst year probably since the Great Depression for hotels).

This is the fourth strong year in a row for hotel occupancy.  The occupancy rate, year-to-date, is just ahead of the record year in 2017.

Seasonally, the occupancy rate will be low through January.

Data Source: STR, Courtesy of HotelNewsNow.com