U.S. regional performance recap of 2008 | hotelnewsnow.com

Fresh off of a fourth quarter that many would like to forget, there are a few high points as we look back at 2008 performance by geographic regions. As the economic slowdown began to chip away at consumer confidence and businesses began to place restrictions on travel, the revenue per available room gains made early in 2008 began to fade in the second half of the year.