Upscale, Upper Upscale, Midscale Without F&B
Three of the five lodging segments are experiencing the most robust performance improvements: Upper Upscale, Upscale and Midscale without Food & Beverage (F&B).
Each of these segments will experience robust demand increases. PricewaterhouseCoopers forecasts Upper Upscale demand to increase by 5.4 percent in 2004, Upscale demand to increase by 7.9 percent in 2004 and Midscale without F&B to increase by 7.5 percent.
The increases in demand levels will allow Upper Upscale hotels to achieve a higher premium average daily rate (ADR), as ADR increases by 1.9 percent from $137.61 to $140.15. Upscale hotels will achieve ADR growth of 2.1 percent from $91.24 to $93.11. Midscale without F&B will continue to achieve strong ADR growth of 1.9 percent from $68.48 to $69.77.
"We will not see a rapid growth in occupancy in these segments, because supply growth has been the strongest in these three segments," said Bjorn Hanson, Ph.D., global leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers Hospitality & Leisure Practice.
Upper Upscale supply will grow by 1.3 percent in 2004 and 1.5 percent in 2005.
Upscale supply will grow by 3.6 percent in 2004 and 4.2 percent by 2005. Midscale without F&B supply will grow by 3.7 percent in 2004 and 4.7 percent in 2005.
PricewaterhouseCoopers forecasts occupancy for Upper Upscale properties to be 69 percent in 2004, and RevPAR will grow by 5.9 percent in 2004. PricewaterhouseCoopers forecasts occupancy for Upscale properties will be 68.8 percent in 2004 and RevPAR will grow by 6.7. PricewaterhouseCoopers forecasts occupancy for Midscale without F&B will be 64.3 percent, and RevPAR will grow by 5.8 percent in 2004.
Economy, Midscale with F&B
The two segments that will be experiencing lesser performance improvement include: Economy and Midscale with F&B. Demand and ADR will increase by 2.6 percent and 1.1 percent in the Economy sector and 0.7 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively, in the Midscale with F&B in 2004. Economy sector occupancy will be 54.6 percent and RevPAR growth will be 3.2 percent in 2004. Midscale with F&B occupancy will be 56.3 percent and RevPAR will increase by 2.4 percent in 2004.
