Connecting the data: the latest hotel industry analysis

26 September 2025
We help you stay up-to-date with the latest performance trends, event impacts, and potential challenges facing the travel and hospitality sector.
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Middle East hotel performance heats up

26 September 2025
Despite the summer heat, hotel performance has accelerated across the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates).
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Middle East and Africa
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STR Weekly Insights: 14-20 September 2025

26 September 2025
U.S. weekly RevPAR down again; global RevPAR positive; ADR growth slowed due to calendar shifts.
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Global
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STR Weekly Insights: 7-13 September 2025

19 September 2025
Weekly U.S. RevPAR fell despite a clean comparable week; Top 25 Markets see significant weekday RevPAR declines; no change in global performance.
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Global
Industry Updates

Costa Rica hotel performance update

18 September 2025
Costa Rica hotel performance over the past five years has resembled other leisure destinations frequented by Americans. Specifically, higher-end hotels and resort areas have done well, while other areas have remained flat.
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Central and South America
Industry Updates

Video: Overview of the global market forecast assumptions - Q3 2025

12 September 2025
A video overview of the CoStar/Tourism Economics global market forecast assumptions.

STR Weekly Insights: 31 August – 6 September 2025

12 September 2025
U.S. 10-week RevPAR stretch as bad as early-2021, 2009 and 2002; global growth continued but slowed.

Video: Overview of the U.S. hotel forecast assumptions (Q3 2025)

12 September 2025
A video overview of the CoStar/Tourism Economics U.S. hotel forecast assumptions.
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North America
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Amsterdam hotel performance trends ahead of anticipated VAT increase

11 September 2025
In January 2026, Amsterdam’s VAT rate for overnight accommodation is expected to increase from 9% to 21%, affecting a range of lodging options from hotels to B&Bs to short-term rentals. Heading into a year of change, hotel performance in the market has left something to be desired.
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Europe
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Forecast

STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – Aug 2025 (U.S.)

9 September 2025
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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North America
Forecast

STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – Aug 2025 (Global)

9 September 2025
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Global

STR Weekly Insights: 24-30 August 2025

5 September 2025
U.S. RevPAR comp improved, just barely; Global growth continued, led by the MEA region.

STR Weekly Insights: 17-23 August 2025

28 August 2025
Chicago (DNC comp) and Houston (storm comp) heavily influenced the national average; Global RevPAR up for a second straight weekend.
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Global
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STR Weekly Insights: 10-16 August 2025

22 August 2025
Anemic U.S. RevPAR expected to continue through the end of summer; Canada posted 10th straight week of RevPAR growth.

STR Weekly Insights: 3-9 August 2025

15 August 2025
RevPAR down in 42% of U.S. markets in four of the past six weeks; global RevPAR growth continues minus the drag from Olympics comp.
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Global
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STR Weekly Insights - 20-26 July 2025

1 August 2025
U.S. RevPAR decline lessened but still down for the fifth consecutive week; U.S. ADR stalled for a fourth consecutive week; global ADR slowed.
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Global
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Europe hotel performance update (June 2025)

1 August 2025
European hotels reported lackluster RevPAR growth in June for three key reasons: actual occupancy levels, the weather, and difficult event comparisons.
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Europe
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STR Weekly Insights: 13-19 July 2025

25 July 2025
Fourth consecutive U.S. weekly RevPAR decrease; U.S. ADR down in addition to demand.
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Global
Industry Updates

STR Weekly Insights: 6-12 July 2025

18 July 2025
Slow start to July even with higher TSA screening levels; Negative weekday performance pulled down the week; Houston shows Hurricane Beryl comp; Summer is alive and well in most global markets

Cardiff hotel performance “Supersonic” thanks to Oasis reunion tour

15 July 2025
All eyes have been on summer events, and perhaps one of the biggest reunion tours kicked off on 4 July, with Oasis returning to the stage in Cardiff, performing for over 70,000 fans.