HotStats, the global leader in monthly profitability data benchmarking for the hotel industry, has released findings of U.S. hotel performance for 2018, in its "Profit Matters: U.S. Annual Report Performance Tracker."

The report tracked data for the total U.S. and individually highlighted performance for Washington, D.C., New York, Houston, Miami and Seattle. The report includes data on revenue and expense pertaining to the rooms, food/beverage and undistributed departments.

According to the published report, the U.S. as a whole performed positively in 2018, in both top- and bottom-line measures. Profit growth, or GOPPAR, was up 3.4 percent year-over-year, bolstered by gains in TRevPAR (up 2.9 percent YOY) and a muted increase in total payroll growth.

"Despite some challenges, hoteliers in 2018 did an admirable job on both the revenue and expense side, which showed up positively in the bottom line," said Pablo Alonso, CEO of HotStats. "In order to continue the momentum in 2019, hoteliers will need to be cost conscious and revenue focused in order to maximize flow through."

To download a free copy of the "Profit Matters: U.S. Annual Report Performance Tracker," click here. You can also access the report at www.hotstats.com.

Subsequent to the U.S. annual report, HotStats will unveil yearly findings for Europe and the Middle East and North Africa.

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HotStats provides monthly P&L benchmarking and market insight for the global hotel industry, collecting monthly detailed financial data from more than 8,500 hotels worldwide and over 100 different brands and independent hotels. HotStats provides more than 550 different KPIs covering all operating revenues, payroll, expenses, cost of sales and departmental and total hotel profitability.

Kathryn Potter