Stability, Revitalization, and Growth: A Look at Kansas City’s Three Prominent Submarkets

Downtown Kansas City and the Country Club Plaza are established submarkets in Kansas City, each with strong demand generators and numerous hotels, while Village West is a growing submarket with a strong pipeline of development. While these markets are all in different economic stages, the outlook is optimistic for all three.

Cendyn and Amadeus Report U.S. Group Business Shows Highest Overall Index Rating in Four Quarters

Cendyn’s Sales Intelligence platform, previously known as Knowland, and Amadeus, a leading travel intelligence and technology provider for the travel industry, today present the metrics from the companies’ Hospitality Group and Business Performance Index (the “Index”). For the third quarter of 2024, the Index shows an overall health metric of 107.9 percent year-over-year (YOY), showing the highest overall index rating in four quarters.

Cendyn Reports Phoenix Leads in Top 25 Markets for the First Time in 2024

Cendyn’s Sales Intelligence platform, previously known as Knowland, shares its monthly data findings for hoteliers to gain insight into the top locations selected by today’s meeting planners. Today, Cendyn announced that Phoenix ranked first in the top 25 markets with year-over-year (YoY) growth at 19.7 percent. Las Vegas followed closely with growth at 17.7 percent, placing it in the top five markets for the tenth consecutive month. South Michigan and the Florida Panhandle led in secondary markets, while Kauai, Hawaii, experienced significant YoY growth at 72 percent. This data is sourced from Cendyn’s Sales Intelligence platform, designed to help hoteliers protect and grow their revenue base.

U.S. hotel commentary - September 2024

U.S. RevPAR decreased 1.3% year over year (YoY) in September following a robust August which followed a lackluster July. The primary reason for the decline was the change in the calendar composition of the month. September 2024 had one less weekend (Friday & Saturday) and an extra Sunday and Monday when compared to 2023.

CBRE Hotel Brand Performance 2024 Report: Navigating Slower RevPAR Growth to Make Strategic Brand Selections

Slowing RevPAR growth and maturation of the U.S. hotel industry are driving brand proliferation to attract new customers. The average number of brands per brand family tracked by CBRE increased to 25 in 2023 from 13 in 2013. RevPAR growth fell to 1.5% between 2018 and 2023 from 3% between 2013 and 2018. Given that year-to-date 2024 RevPAR growth is lower than it was a year ago, we believe this slowdown is more reflective of increasing competition from alternative lodging sources rather than a lagging pandemic recovery. To maximize profits, owners and developers must pick an attractive chain scale and an outperforming brand. Selecting a brand that outperforms the average has become increasingly difficult. Only 30% of brands delivered above-average RevPAR growth over the past five years, down from the 52% of brands with above-average RevPAR from 2013 to 2018.