The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index ended January with a 13.0-percent increase to 2,288. The index ended 2011 at 2,025. Robert W. Baird & Company and STR partnered to create the Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index-the first widely available U.S. hotel stock index in the hotel industry. The index combines Baird's financial markets expertise, the data processing of STR and the up-to-the-minute distribution cap...

The U.S. hotel industry experienced increases in all three key performance metrics during the week of 29 January-4 February 2012, according to data from STR. In year-over-year comparisons for the week, occupancy was up 5.5 percent to 51.7 percent, average daily rate increased 3.1 percent to US$100.45 and revenue per available room was up 8.7 percent to US$51.98.

Tour de Data, hosted by STR Analytics and the STR family of companies, is an intimate event that gives attendees a look at the latest hotel industry data, as well as innovative ways to examine it. The first Tour de Data will be held in Chicago on Friday, 2012 February 17.

The U.S. hotel industry experienced increases in all three key performance metrics during the week of 22-28 January 2012, according to data from STR. In year-over-year comparisons for the week, occupancy was up 4.0 percent to 53.8 percent, average daily rate increased 4.3 percent to US$101.84 and revenue per available room was up 8.5 percent to US$54.78.

The U.S. hotel industry experienced increases in all three key performance metrics during the week of 15-21 January 2012, according to data from STR. In year-over-year comparisons for the week, occupancy was up 3.9 percent to 51.4 percent, average daily rate increased 3.7 percent to US$99.96 and revenue per available room was up 7.8 percent to US$51.39.

The U.S. hotel industry is expected to report steady RevPAR increases in both 2012 and 2013, according to the most recent forecast from STR, in partnership with Tourism Economics. Overall in 2012, the U.S. hotel industry's occupancy is expected to rise 0.5 percent to 60.4 percent, its average daily rate is projected to be up 3.8 percent to US$105.45 and its revenue per available room is planned t...

Total hotel property transactions in 2011 amounted to US$14.0 billion, compared to $8.6 billion in 2010, according to data from STR Analytics. This is a 62.8-percent increase over 2010. The average price per key in 2011 was US$200,000, compared with US$179,000 in 2010, an increase of 11.7 percent.

The U.S. hotel industry reported increases in all three key performance metrics in 2011, according to data from STR. Overall, the U.S. hotel industry's occupancy rose 4.4 percent to 60.1 percent, its average daily rate was up 3.7 percent to US$101.64 and its revenue per available room increased 8.2 percent to US$61.06.

There was plenty of good news for the U.S. lodging industry to celebrate the end of 2011. Room-supply growth continued to drift downward while room demand reached record levels during the year. Room occupancy moved back above 60% and room rates moved back above US$100. While both of these measures still are short of the levels reached in 2007 and 2008, it was encouraging to see the industry stag...

The U.S. hotel industry experienced increases in all three key performance metrics during the week of 8-14 January 2012, according to data from STR. In year-over-year comparisons for the week, occupancy was up 4.9 percent to 52.1 percent, average daily rate increased 5.6 percent to US$102.99 and revenue per available room was up 10.8 percent to US$53.65.