Global performance (excluding the U.S) showed a marginal week-over-week decrease in occupancy, down 1.2ppts to 72.1%, which is in line with historical patterns and expected given the industry’s seasonality.
Among all countries with a total supply of more than 50,000 rooms, Israel, France, Greece, Singapore, and Croatia led in RevPAR on an actual basis. Greece maintained the top spot despite the impact of wildfires, while Singapore rejoined the leaderboard after a brief hiatus.
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Global occupancy (excluding the U.S.) rose 5.3pts YoY to 73.4%, which was once again the highest post-pandemic level. ADR grew 11.4% YoY to US$156, resulting in a 20% gain in RevPAR.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 is approaching its conclusion with the third place and championship matches set for this weekend in Brisbane and Sydney, respectively. Supported by record-breaking attendance, hotels around Australia and New Zealand have received a much-needed performance boost during the usually quiet winter season.
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For 2023, growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR) was lowered by 0.5 percentage points, due to a 0.6ppt downgrade in occupancy growth. For 2024, the RevPAR growth projection was also lowered 0.5ppts on a 0.5ppt downgrade in occupancy. Average daily rate (ADR) was upgraded 0.1ppts for 2023 but kept flat for 2024.
Global occupancy (excluding the U.S) climbed 0.3ppts to 72.8%, resulting in another post-pandemic high and a YoY gain of 5.2ppts. Comparing against pre-pandemic times, the matched week in July 2019 marked the high point of global occupancy at 75.9% (+3.1ppts higher compared to 2023). Global ADR remained over US$150 at US$154, which was up 10.5% YoY with RevPAR of US$111 up 19% YoY.
U.S. hotel performance declined slightly from the previous week but showed improved comparisons year over year, according to CoStar’s latest data through 29 July.
Weekly global occupancy (excluding the U.S.) reached a post-pandemic high (72.5%) for the seventh time this year, narrowly clipping the previous peak recorded in the prior week (+0.1ppts WoW). The measure was up 5.4ppts YoY. ADR continued to grow strongly, up 11.6% YoY with RevPAR improving 20.5% YoY to US$113, which was the fourth highest result since March 2020.