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THE THANKSGIVING CALENDAR shift boosted year-over-year performance comparisons for the U.S. hotel industry during the third week of November, according to CoStar. However, occupancy, RevPAR and ADR all declined from the prior week. Seattle led performance gains among the top 25 markets. Occupancy declined to 59.7 percent for the week ending Nov. 23, down from 63.3 percent the previous week but up 20.7 percent year-over-year. ADR fell to $150.49 from $154.96, marking an 8.6 percent year-over-year increase. RevPAR reached $89.80, down from $98.11 the prior week but up 31.1 percent compared to the same period in 2023. Among the top 25 markets, Seattle posted the highest year-over-year occupancy gain, up 62.9 percent to 76.7 percent. Chicago saw the largest increases in ADR, up 43.8 percent to $181.36, and RevPAR, which jumped 113.7 percent to $127.91.

ALL PERFORMANCE METRICS of U.S. hotels improved in the fourth week of July and RevPAR reached an all-time high on a nominal basis during the week, according to STR. Occupancy was the highest since early August 2019 in the week. Occupancy was 72.8 percent for the week ending July 23, up from 72 percent the week before and dropped 6 percent from 2019. ADR was $158.79 for the week, up from $157.23 the week before and increased 16.4 percent from three years ago. RevPAR reached $115.59 during the week, up from $113.28 the week before and increased 9.3 percent from 2019. Among STR's top 25 markets, Orlando reported the only occupancy increase, up 2.2 percent to 81.8 percent, over 2019. San Diego (87.1 percent) led the markets in absolute occupancy during the week, followed by Oahu Island (86.2 percent) and Seattle (85.7 percent). San Diego also posted the largest ADR gain, increased 40.5 percent to $286.50, over 2019.