Hotel Industry Faces Headwinds as Room Rates Lag Inflation

Hotel industry faces headwinds as room rates lag inflation

Hotel operators are facing a complicated landscape right now. Occupancy rates are holding steady but room prices aren't keeping pace with rising costs.

Travel sector ‘walks a tight rope’ as US hotel growth outlook downgraded: report

CoStar and Tourism Economics lowered their 2025 and 2026 growth projections for RevPAR and other metrics, citing elevated macroeconomic concerns.

CoStar, Tourism Economics Downgrade U.S. Hotel Forecast

WASHINGTON—CoStar and Tourism Economics downgraded growth projections in a revised 2025-26 U.S. hotel forecast released at the NYU International Hospitality Investment Forum. Given Q1 underperformance and elevated macroeconomic concerns, forecasted growth rates were lowered across the top-line metrics: supply (down 0.1 percentage points), demand (down 0.6 percentage points), ADR (down 0.3 percentage points), and RevPAR (down 0.8 percentage point…

U.S. Hotel Growth Takes a Hit – But Shows Signs of Steadying

Skift Take: The new hotel forecasts are down but come as there is a lot more optimism than there was just a couple of months ago.Read the Complete Story On Skift