November 13, 2018
Following a weak second quarter which featured monthly declines in occupancy and rate declines in both April and May, the Boston & Cambridge lodging market bounced back in the third quarter driven by considerable demand and average daily rate (ADR) in August and September. A solid base of group demand helped to increase compression and […]
August 8, 2018
Wellness Article – Hotel News Now – Featuring Matthew Arrants, ISHC, CHAM How hotels are investing in wellness Matthew Arrants, EVP of Pinnacle Advisory Group, said he appreciates a lot about the shift to greater wellness in the hotel industry, but there’s really one thing it comes down to for him. “As an asset manager, […]
July 20, 2018
Ever since it was first settled and incorporated as a tiny village back in 1849, Tampa’s population has shown a remarkably consistent growth trajectory with its subtropical climate, affordability, and robust local economy continuing to attract new residents from far and wide. Mirroring this population increase is the number of annual visitors making their way […]
March 25, 2018
Mirroring the US national lodging market’s eight straight years of demand growth, the Boston and Cambridge lodging market recorded an occupancy of 82.2% in 2017, its highest in history. Average daily rate (ADR) increased 1.4% to $258, another market record. Driven more by occupancy than rate, the resulting market revenue per available room (RevPAR) increased […]
October 24, 2017
Through the third quarter, revenue per available room (RevPAR) in the Boston and Cambridge lodging market has grown 2.8% over the same time last year and the remaining three months will only help boost this performance further. Although the market’s RevPAR declined in 2016 for the first time in six years, market dynamics have improved […]
July 6, 2017
Colleges and Universities that own hotels are different than “typical” hotel owners: they are the largest demand generator for the facilities that they own; often times they are not entirely profit driven; and they’re not experts in the lodging business. On-campus lodging is often given little attention until the subject is raised by a trustee […]
May 18, 2017
Operators began 2016 with the understanding that the city’s group booking pace was off following a strong 2015 and that the market would experience its largest increase to rooms supply since 2003. When transient rates began to soften in the spring, it became clear that the market would not see a seventh year of revenue […]
May 10, 2017
Considering a trip to an island I haven’t been to recently, and being somewhat flexible in timing, I was startled to realize that, given a reasonable lead time, it would be 25% cheaper to fly to London than to my island destination. Once again, we come up against the hard reality of Caribbean destinations – […]
April 26, 2017
Nashville has been blowing and going in recent years: The area MSA’s employment has grown at a 2.8% compounded annual growth rate from 2011 to 2017, as of February 2017. The MSA gains about a 100 new residents every day. The new Music City Convention Center, which opened in May, 2013, was well received, and […]
February 28, 2017
2016 was a solid year for the Washington DC Metropolitan region’s lodging market. According to Smith Travel Research (STR), the year-end 2016 RevPAR growth for the Washington DC MD VA region was up 4.9% over 2015, ranking it 9th of the 25 top markets it tracks. The region was 4th of 25 in terms of […]
