The U.S. hotel industry recorded positive results in the three key performance measurements during the week of June 15th-20th, according to data from Smith Travel Research (STR).
In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy increased 3.9 percent to 75.2 percent. ADR increased 4.3 percent to finish the week at $116.53. RevPAR for the week was up 8.4 percent to finish at $87.68.
Among the top 25 markets, Atlanta rose 10.8 percent in occupancy to 73.7 percent, reporting the largest increase in that metric. Dallas followed with a 9.9 percent increase to 79.4 percent. St. Louis fell 6.6 percent in occupancy to 81.2 percent, posting the largest decrease for the week.
Seattle (up 12.5 percent to $152.46), and San Francisco/San Mateo (up 12.2 percent to $215.96), achieved the largest ADR increases.
Four markets experienced RevPAR increases of more than 15 percent: Orlando (up 19.3 percent to $86.69); Dallas (up 17.8 percent to $77.93); Atlanta (up 16.0 percent to $67.11); and San Diego (up 16.0 percent to $132.73).
Philadelphia reported the largest decrease in both ADR (down 8.2 percent to $121.75) and RevPAR (down 12.0 percent to $93.86).
