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North America
Hotels May End the Year Strong Thanks to Group Business
Truist reports strong trends in the U.S. hotel industry, with no signs of demand slowdown and expectations of growth in Q4 2023, driven by group business, business travel, and international visitors. CoStar data indicates a shift in U.S. hotel occupancy trends, with family travel slowing, group events strengthening, and a return of business travel, particularly during weekdays. Various hotel-related developments include property updates, new hotel constructions, and management changes across different locations in the United States. -
North America
Short-Term Rental Demand Is Up
The DJIA ended the day down 280 points while Nasdaq was down 67, the S&P 500 fell 31 points and the 10 year treasury yield was up .02 to 3.13%. Lodging stocks were lower. MCG fell -8% today and hit a new all time low. SOND was up 5%. STR said U.S. hotel RevPAR for the week ending August 27 th was up 18.2%. RevPAR versus the same week in 2019 was up 12.1%. Speaking during a session at the Hotel Data Conference , AirDNA Director of Product Max Bernstein said as of June 2022, demand for short-term rentals is up 21% indexed to 2019