Press Releases

Early Easter pushes spring break peak forward a week in 2024

Spring break season is officially here, and tracking school calendar data becomes critical during this time in order to predict travel demand across the U.S. The swings in academic calendar patterns from year to year can generate substantial waves in hotel performance, as vacation scheduling directly impacts over 50 million public K-12 students and their families across the country.

U.S. hotel commentary - January 2024

RevPAR showed modest year-over-year (YoY) growth in January, reflecting a return to pre-COVID patterns of low single-digit gains. RevPAR was lifted by a healthy ADR increase, which was partially offset by an occupancy decline. Demand across the U.S. has declined year over year for the past 10 months. Fortunately, supply increases have remained modest and are expected to remain low for the rest of the year as the pace of rooms in construction has slowed. Looking further out, projects in planning are on the rise, which will put more pressure on occupancy next year. As a counter, inbound travel is expected to strengthen, after being at a deficit over several years, which should help ease this pressure.

Lodging Analytics Research & Consulting (LARC)’s 1Q-2024 Hotel Industry Outlook and Market Intelligence Reports

U.S. economic growth surprised to the upside in the fourth quarter with Real GDP increasing 3.3%, well above expectations, however below 3Q-2023’s 4.9% rise. Despite positive economic growth, U.S. RevPAR only increased 1.3%, as occupancy declined 1.6% during the quarter. While group demand continued to be strong, leisure demand continued to soften in 4Q-2023 and corporate transient demand did not accelerate as we had anticipated. 

Deloitte: Concern Around Rising U.S. Prices is not Fading and Likely Weighs on Americans' Sense of Financial Well-being

A consumer's sense of personal financial well-being likely forms the bedrock for spending behavior — from their approach to budgeting, to what they buy at the grocery store, how they plan their vacations, and when they buy a car. In its fourth year, Deloitte's "ConsumerSignals" (formerly the Global State of the Consumer Tracker), a longitudinal consumer research study, explores shifts in global financial well-being sentiment and its potential impact on purchase decisions.