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4 days ago

LW Hospitality Advisors (LWHA) Q2/Midyear 2026 Major U.S. Hotel Sales Survey & Lodging Sector Overview

earlier in February and the outright decline forecast in late 2025. ... Buoyed by major demand drivers, most notably the 2026 FIFA World Cup, alongside resilient corporate and group travel, U.S. hotel operating performance outpaced the pessimistic forecasts of early 2026,

By Daniel Lesser, President & CEO, LW Hospitality Advisors LLC (LWHA)

5 days ago

Global Business Travel Spending to Hit Record $1.71 Trillion in 2026, While Trips Reach 1.84 Billion, Says GBTA Forecast

The forecast assumes conditions will stabilize and airline networks gradually normalize in the second half of the year. ... The top 15 markets of the forecasted $1.71 trillion global spending for 2026 account for $1.43 trillion, or 84%.

GBTA

Chicago, United States

July 31

HVS U.S. Market Pulse: July 2026

With consistent RevPAR growth above expectations this year, our RevPAR growth forecast for 2026 now reflects a strong 4.5%, a bounce back from the 0.3% decline in 2025. ... Our 2026 forecast reflects an expectation of continued strong fall travel and ADR growth in light of the trends that unfolded this past spring.

By Rodney Clough, President - HVS Americas, Denver, HVS

July 28

Fuel Shock Keeps Business Travel Prices Elevated Through 2026 With Relief Ahead in 2027, According to New GBTA Forecast

While demand remains robust, a record global hotel construction pipeline is helping contain rate growth. ... EMEA (0.6%) remains the most stable hotel market in the forecast, driven by softer demand.

GBTA

Press Release Food & Beverage

July 21

Beyond Star Ratings: How Online Reviews Can Forecast Restaurant Survival

“Consumers’ perceptions and decisions influenced by different signals”, the authors summarise, “can affect product demand, which ultimately can affect business survival”. ... That is, the models were better at forecasting restaurant survival when using reviews by Elite members, implying that these have more influence on diners’ decisions and in turn the fates of individual

Hong Kong PolyU

Boston, United States

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July 17

The World's Top Hotel Brands Are Quietly Building a $40,000 Cruise Category

GTC's yacht sales are up roughly $3 million year over year, with strong demand through spring and fall. ... The U.S. cruise industry is forecast to reach record highs in 2026, growing 5 percent overall, with river cruise up 25 percent and yacht up 40 percent.

Internova Travel Group

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Opinion Article Technology

July 17

When AI Serves the Guest, Hospitality Wins

When AI is absorbing repetitive administrative tasks — answering FAQs, analyzing patterns in operational data, drafting first-pass responses, forecasting demand — it is giving our people back the capacity ... Demand forecasting is one of the clearest examples. Traditional forecasting relies heavily on historical averages — useful but limited.

By Chintan Dadhich, Complex General Manager, Hilton

Report Development

July 13

HVS U.S. Hotel Development Cost Survey 2026

SUPPLY-AND-DEMAND DYNAMICS AFFECTING HOTEL DEVELOPMENT In 2025, U.S. hotel occupancy softened from the 2024 level, while ADR continued to edge higher. ... These figures indicate market-specific supply, demand, and group calendar shifts rather than a uniform national trend.

By Luigi Major, Managing Director, Advisory of HVS Americas, HVS

July 1

Beyond GDP and Inflation: Several alternative indicators show strong predictive value for U.S. hotel demand

Traditional indicators such as GDP, inflation, wage growth, and unemployment have long guided hotel demand forecasts. ... When forecasting demand, the general rule-of-thumb is that correlations above +0.4 and below -0.4 are considered strong enough to provide additional predictive value.

CoStar

Opinion Article Markets & Performance

Press Release Technology

June 29

AI Hospitality Alliance Announces Founding Partners to Accelerate Responsible AI Adoption Across Hospitality

Cloudbeds The hospitality management system built for ambitious hoteliers who demand more. ... Combining advanced demand forecasting, automated pricing, inventory optimization, and business intelligence, it helps hotel operators improve RevPAR, forecast accuracy, and commercial performance across

AIHA

San Diego, United States

June 26

HVS U.S. Market Pulse: June 2026

With consistent RevPAR growth above expectations this year, our RevPAR growth forecast for 2026 is 3.0%, a strong increase relative to the weak 2025 result. ... Our current U.S. forecast is as follows. HVS Forecast for U.S.

By Rodney Clough, President - HVS Americas, Denver, HVS

Supplier News Markets & Performance

June 11

New HotelData.com Report Finds Hotel Productivity Gains Offset Labor Costs in Q1 2026

This suggests that operators may still need additional flexibility as demand patterns shift. ... Access the Report Visit HotelData.com to download the Q1 2026 Labor Costs Report and subscribe for upcoming hotel performance insights, forecasts, and benchmarking reports.

Actabl

Opinion Article Markets & Performance

June 8

CEO Perspective: Industry Outlook Improves, But Pressure Remains

The biggest news from NYU this week was the upward revision to the 2026 U.S. hotel forecast – CoStar and Tourism Economics increased their RevPAR growth forecast from 0.6% to 2.8%, driven by stronger-than-expected ... demand, improving occupancy projections, and continued constraints on new supply.

By Rob Lawrence, CEO, Otelier

Press Release Development

June 4

Lotte Hotels & Resorts and Highgate Announce Strategic Partnership Across the Americas and Asia

The companies will collaborate on global distribution across direct channels, group and wholesale, loyalty, and third-party intermediaries, with the explicit goal of driving cross-market demand between ... The companies will jointly develop and deploy next-generation revenue management and demand-forecasting systems, combining Highgate's analytics-driven commercial platform with Lotte's deep operating dataset

Highgate Hotels, L.P. and LOTTE Hotels & Resorts

New York, United States

June 2

U.S. Hotel Forecast Assumptions – June 2026

RevPAR growth forecast to +2.8%, citing strong leisure and group demand, World Cup tailwinds, and reduced supply growth of +0.4%. ... A combination of continued demand strength, calendar offsets, and mid-sized event recovery will sustain a more positive outlook compared with the previous forecast.

CoStar

June 2

CoStar, Tourism Economics raise U.S. hotel growth forecast

ARLINGTON, Va. – CoStar and Tourism Economics made significant adjustments to the 2026-27 U.S. hotel forecast. ... The cautious optimism that framed our outlook earlier in the year has made way for a more robust forecast, driven by stronger demand from both the group and transient segments.

CoStar

June 1

HVS U.S. Market Pulse: May 2026

RevPAR growth forecast from 2.2% to 3.0%, citing strong YTD performance, domestic travel shifts, and a rebound in convention demand, while hotel transactions remain subdued with cap rates near 8.5%. ... Our updated U.S. forecast is as follows. If the positive signals in the months ahead outweigh any negative impacts, our 3.0% RevPAR forecast may be revised even higher in the coming months.

By Rodney Clough, President - HVS Americas, Denver, HVS

Opinion Article Markets & Performance

June 1

Upward Trajectory: Continued Recovery of the Manhattan Hotel Market

Hotels have reportedly been absorbing a portion of this room-night demand. ... policy changes, and the long-term outlook for demand growth, we have prepared the following forecasts for the Manhattan lodging market through 2029.

By Roland de Milleret and Patricia Shih

New York City, United States

May 27

The 2026 Hotel Profit Story Will Be Won in the Space Between Demand and Discipline

The issue is that hotels now expect less revenue from roughly the same level of demand. Forecast ADR is $5.11 below budget. Forecast RevPAR is $5.89 below budget. ... Demand strengthened. Margins expanded. But the rest of the year looks more complex. The forecast suggests demand may hold close to budget, while revenue falls short of the original plan.

By Sarah McCay Tams, Head of Editorial, Actabl