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⭐ U.S. hotels have seen 9 consecutive weeks of RevPAR growth, and 8 straight weeks of occupancy and ADR gains. 💼 Recent demand gains are being driven primarily by business and group travel. ⚽ Chicago’s RevPAR performance led all major markets, helped in part by the U.S. men’s national soccer team’s send-off match. 🌍 Global RevPAR fell 1.8%, led by the GCC countries where RevPAR dropped by more than 50% due to comparisons against Eid al-Adha and the ongoing war in Iran. Read the full weekly insights: bit.ly/4uDiSGp

Hotel performance across key global markets jumped for eventful May: 🔹 The #FrenchOpen lifted Paris' ADR and RevPAR to all-time highs for May: bit.ly/43KR2ND 🔹 Events calendar pushed ADR increase in Adelaide despite supply-driven occupancy decline: bit.ly/443P3DS 🔹 #Shakira concert drove Rio de Janeiro's room rates to May record-high: bit.ly/4dWl1rG

Our latest weekly insights: 📈U.S. demand shifted into gear after Memorial Day as part of an eighth straight week of RevPAR growth 📉 With a weaker Saturday, Memorial Day Weekend occupancy was the lowest in six years 🎤 Las Vegas turned in a big growth week thanks to concerts, including BTS and the Jonas Brothers 🎶 Morgan Wallen lifted Denver 🌍 Global RevPAR up by the highest level since the start of the war in Iran 🌙 Overall GCC performance was up because of Eid al-Adha. UAE performance was down but at a much lower rate than previous weeks. Read the full weekly insights here: bit.ly/4uZ95LY

Less than a week until the opening matches of the FIFA World Cup. What stands out among our Forward STAR markets? • Two Canadian markets, Vancouver and Toronto, show the highest advanced booking levels for the overall period. • Dallas, L.A. and Mexico City are furthest ahead of last year’s booking pace when looking at the full period of match dates by market. • Vancouver, New York City, Toronto and Boston are furthest behind for the full range. • Gaps are similar when looking at lead-in and game dates only. We'll begin to cover actualized data from the World Cup in our Weekly Insights starting 19 June.

Our revised 2026-27 U.S. hotel forecast was just released: bit.ly/43F8XVD

The latest weekly insights are here: 🔥 U.S. RevPAR increased for a 7th consecutive week. ⬆️ Over the weekend, San Francisco and Las Vegas led major markets in RevPAR growth, the latter driven by several events, including a BTS concert. 👥 Tampa posted the largest weekly group demand gain, helped by the SFO conference. 📊 Saudi Arabia performance, due to the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, was strong enough to create the GCC’s first RevPAR growth week since the war in Iran began. Read the full article here: bit.ly/4vgam0H

This article on Sydney’s recent success is a good representation of combining forward booking, top-line historical and P&L data sets in industry analysis: bit.ly/49oem6Y

Insights from the latest weekly performance data through 16 May: 📈 Sixth consecutive week of top-line growth in the U.S., primarily driven by rate, with metrics up across each day of the week, signaling broad-based strength rather than isolated event-driven gains 🏌️‍♂️Philadelphia (PGA Championship) and 🎮 Atlanta (DreamHack) were market standouts 🌍 Pockets of strength globally, including Canada, India, Italy, Japan and the Caribbean 📉 Down weeks for France, Germany and Mexico Read the full analysis here: bit.ly/49Ori69

Todo Mundo no Rio, an annual free concert series in Rio de Janeiro, has been a catalyst for hotel performance growth each May 🎤 This year, Shakira drew a crowd of 2 million and produced the highest ADR and RevPAR of the concert series thus far. 📰 CoStar subscribers can read the full analysis, which dives into performance from the last three events, here: bit.ly/4uBwzGR

📈 U.S. hotel RevPAR increased for a 5th consecutive week. 🏨 All classes, except Economy, reported gains in RevPAR and Luxury hotels continued to lead. 👥 Group demand declined 2.6%, ending a 3-week growth streak supported by easy Easter comps. 🏖️ Miami led the Top 25 in ADR and RevPAR thanks to F1 and the Consensus crypto conference. 🌏 China led global RevPAR growth, helped by the Labor Day holiday. ⬆️ UAE occupancy showed improvement, reaching its highest level since the start of the war in Iran. Read the full weekly insights here: bit.ly/4tBne02

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An update on GCC hotel performance: 🔸 Occupancy continues to slowly improve across key GCC markets, though levels vary drastically. 🔸 Jeddah & Abu Dhabi have crossed the 50% mark, while Qatar and Riyadh are within a few points of reaching that level. 🔸 GCC countries remain on many other nations’ travel advisory lists, which can limit demand from top source markets. 🔸 Limited flights and routes have increased the cost of airfare to the region – another limiting factor to international inbound demand. 🔸 There are some exceptions to the domestic demand base – Jeddah is the gateway market to Holy Cities, Makkah and Medina, and occupancy has improved since Hajj pilgrimages began on 18 April. 🔸 The relative rebound to date suggests that once airlift ramps up and travel advisories are lifted, demand recovery should be swift for many markets in the region.

April events drove hotel performance across several European markets: 🔹 #FIBO2026 drove Cologne's hotel performance to monthly-highs: bit.ly/3PApVkI 🔹 The #BridalFashionWeek coinciding with the #FCE/#SeaFood festival pushed Barcelona's hotel occupancy to 95% : bit.ly/3PyQ6Iu

🚧 Data center construction has become an increasingly hot topic as more projects continue to break ground across the U.S. 👷 These developments often create sustained lodging demand for construction crews. 📝 In this new analysis, we look at a few of the submarkets that experienced the largest performance impacts, as well as the potential influence on national averages. CoStar subscribers can read the full article here: bit.ly/4nx7w4Y

🎫 Event-driven travel helped U.S. hotel RevPAR grow for a 4th consecutive week. 🎤 Las Vegas was the standout market, thanks to 3 Phish shows and 2 Morgan Wallen concerts. 🎵 The BTS World Tour, Luke Combs, and George Strait also helped various markets across the country. 🏎️ Miami’s weekend ADR was one of its highest on record due to the F1 Grand Prix. 🌍 Global RevPAR fell, with most of that decrease coming from the GCC countries. Read the full insights here: bit.ly/42VFZ3p

📆 Elevated again by an easy Easter comp, U.S. weekly RevPAR grew YoY for a third consecutive week. 📈 Actual occupancy (67.7%) was the highest for any week so far in 2026. 🏈 NFL draft host, Pittsburgh, saw the highest RevPAR gain of any market ( 71.1%). 🌏 Global performance rebounded, with RevPAR rising 3.8%. 📉 GCC RevPAR fell for a seventh week. Read the full analysis here: bit.ly/495OBIg

🏗️ The volume of U.S. hotel rooms under construction fell YoY for a 15th consecutive month, but there are just 10 less hotels in that phase than in March 2025. Read the full analysis here: bit.ly/3PaEN99

⬆️ The U.S. saw its largest week of YoY hotel performance growth since January 2025 with an easy comp against Holy Week 2025. 🎡 The first weekend of Coachella drove the highest three-day weekend occupancy (91.9%) in Palm Springs since 2007. 💼 Business and conference-driven group demand helped raise overall hotel performance in most U.S. markets. 📉 Global RevPAR fell for a fourth time since the U.S.-Iran war began. ⬇️ GCC countries reported a 69.4% RevPAR decline, the worst of the past six weeks. Read the full weekly analysis here: bit.ly/495j1KE

📈 Canada hotels reported a third straight month of performance gains in March. Read the full analysis: bit.ly/4sPX9tO

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup set to begin in less than two months, hoteliers in Mexico and Canada are feeling similar pains to their U.S. counterparts, with occupancy on the books trending lower than expected. Factors plaguing the tournament’s outlook include shorter booking windows and geopolitical conflicts raising prices worldwide. Read more here: bit.ly/489EAtm