by Calculated Risk on 4/04/2019 01:15:00 PM

From HotelNewsNow.com: STR: U.S. hotel results for week ending 30 March

The U.S. hotel industry reported positive year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 24-30 March 2019, according to data from STR.

In comparison with the week of 25-31 March 2018, the industry recorded the following:

• Occupancy: +4.2% to 69.5%
• Average daily rate (ADR): +0.9% to US$131.77
• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): +5.1% to US$91.53

STR analysts note that performance growth was strong against the comparison with Easter weekend in 2018, when there was significantly less group business around Good Friday.
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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 2019, dash light blue is 2018, blue is the median, and black is for 2009 (the worst year probably since the Great Depression for hotels).

A decent start for 2019 - close, to-date, compared to the previous 4 years.

Seasonally, the occupancy rate will mostly move sideways during the Spring travel season, and then increase during the Summer.

Data Source: STR, Courtesy of HotelNewsNow.com