The article argues that RevPAR's failure to account for labor inflation, OTA commissions, and channel mix has decoupled revenue growth from profit, and calls for a shift to GOPPAR, CPOR, and GOP Index as primary management metrics.
Issue 15 of the LAC Hotels Monitor covers Q-period performance across the Caribbean and Mexico, with Total Caribbean RevPAR up 5.1% but Mexico destinations posting GOPPAR declines of up to 13.1%.
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Only three EMEA destinations saw RevPAR and GOPPAR declines, with Eastern and Southern Europe leading regional growth despite rising construction costs.