Press Releases

U.S. hotel commentary - November 2024

The U.S. presidential election, a year-over-year Thanksgiving calendar shift, ongoing hurricane recovery efforts, and an extra weekend all factored into the equation as U.S. revenue per available room (RevPAR) increased 2.5% in November. Like in October, occupancy growth was the main driver as the gain in average daily rate (ADR) was under 1%. Even with the stronger occupancy, the measure remained 2 percentage points (ppts) in arrears versus November 2019.

U.S. hotel conversion activity remains muted

U.S. hotel conversion activity, which involves changing an existing hotel from its independent status, or affiliating it with a new brand; continues to trend below the long-term average of the 20-year period ending 2019. We are benchmarking to this period given that it excludes the disruption in hotel development brought about by the pandemic.

East West Hospitality Welcomes Woodrun Place in Snowmass to its Growing Portfolio of Luxury Ski Vacation Rentals

East West Hospitality, a leading provider of property management and vacation rental services across Colorado’s premier mountain destinations, has assumed the management of Woodrun Place in Snowmass Village and added the property to its collection of premier mountain vacation rentals. Effective immediately, East West Hospitality will take over operations for the property, from HOA management to rental reservations, guest services, and asset management. The addition of this iconic ski-in/ski-out property further expands East West Hospitality’s presence in the popular winter playground of Aspen Snowmass.