The U.S. hotel industry reported mixed year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 10-16 March 2019, according to data from STR.
In comparison with the week of 11-17 March 2018, the industry recorded the following:
- Occupancy: -0.9% to 70.2%
- Average daily rate (ADR): +0.6% to US$134.50
- Revenue per available room (RevPAR): -0.3% to US$94.40
Among the Top 25 Markets, Denver, Colorado, registered the largest increase in RevPAR (+9.1% to US$104.57).
New Orleans, Louisiana, posted the highest increase in ADR (+9.5% to US$178.41).
Los Angeles/Long Beach, California, experienced the largest rise in occupancy (+3.3% to 85.1%).
Boston, Massachusetts, saw the steepest decline in RevPAR (-12.6% to US$118.41), due mostly to the second-largest drop in occupancy (-9.0% to 68.0%).
Chicago, Illinois, reported the largest decrease in ADR (-5.4% to US$124.85), which resulted in the second-steepest decline in RevPAR (-10.8% to US$84.11).
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, registered the largest drop in occupancy (-9.4% to 65.5%).