Author: Katie Fernando

Data supports the increasing frequency and very real impact of extreme weather events on the hotel industry, so what are hoteliers to do to ensure that their properties survive? Hospitality Management is pleased to share this article from Hotel News Now. By  Jan Freitag@ HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—Climate change is real, and will be real for decades to come. While efforts to increase sustainability measures are laudable—and countries and companies have made real efforts to decrease their carbon footprints—at this point, it’s all a bit too little and likely a bit too…

The U.S. hotel industry reported occupancy increased 4.2% to 69.5% during the week of 24-30 March while ADR rose 0.9% to $131.77 and RevPAR increased 5.1% to $91.53. HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—The U.S. hotel industry reported positive year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 24-30 March 2019, according to data from STR. In comparison with the week of 25-31 March 2018, the industry recorded the following: Occupancy: +4.2% to 69.5% Average daily rate (ADR): +0.9% to US$131.77 Revenue per available room (RevPAR): +5.1% to US$91.53 STR analysts note…

During the week of 17-23 March, U.S. hotel occupancy rose just 0.2% to 69.6%, ADR rose 0.2% to $133.65 and RevPAR increased 0.4% to $93.02. The U.S. hotel industry reported nearly flat year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 17-23 March 2019, according to data from STR. In comparison with the week of 18-24 March 2018, the industry recorded the following: • Occupancy: +0.2% to 69.6%• Average daily rate (ADR): +0.2% to US$133.65• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): +0.4% to US$93.02 Among the Top 25 Markets,…

The hotel industry has waited for the U.S. Department of Labor to announce a proposed increase to the overtime exemption threshold. Now that it has, here is what hoteliers need to know. REPORT FOR THE U.S.—The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a new overtime exemption threshold that could go into effect by 2020, which means it’s time for hoteliers to review the employee analyses they performed the last time a new threshold was proposed. The proposed threshold of $679 a week ($35,308 annually) comes within the expected range following…