Against an easy comparable from last year’s presidential election week, U.S. revenue per available room (RevPAR) rose 6.2% for the period ending 8 November. The gain was fairly balanced with a 1.5 percentage point increase in occupancy and a 3.6% rise in average daily rate (ADR).
Twenty-five years of gradual transformation, the “legacy of hospitality”
Undoubtedly one of the oldest commercial activities in the world, hospitality has constantly reinvented itself, sometimes simply by returning to its roots. During its expansion phase, it initially relied on new standardised concepts, seeking to respond in scale to the ever-increasing growth in travel accompanying the urbanisation of the Baby Boomers. Then it remembered the days when the inn was the centre of the village, the expression of local life and a meeting place for different generations and cultures.
STLY: The Reporting Zombie
It haunts your every KPI, even though it has already been buried, deep in your archives: STLY, same time last year.
Sleep’s First Night Effect and Hotel Room Assignments
Sleep tourism is a very real trend. Working closely with hotel owners and executives to help ideate and set up sleep programs at hotels, one of the most common challenges that we have to overcome is limiting capex and opex so that the sleep program is both turnkey and easy to operationalize as well as acceptable to the guest’s price elasticity. Luckily, there’s a principle in sleep science that hotels can leverage to aid in guest’s sleep purely by better utilizing existing merchandizing and inventory systems.
Developing a Guest-Centric Culture: Training and Best Practices for Superior Service
Hospitality, at its core, is about making people feel seen. It’s about creating the kind of moments that cut through the noise of everyday life and lodge themselves in memory forever.
What does it take for a city to green its tourism?
According to Québec Cité – Québec City Tourism Official Website, the destination is now a signatory to the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism and a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) — placing it among global cities working toward a more responsible tourism future.
LodgIQ’s CEO Vincent Ramelli on Reinventing Hospitality: Data, People and the Future of AI-Driven Hotels
Vincent Ramelli, CEO of LodgIQ, has been at the forefront of hotel technology for decades. In his recent interview for Hospitality Net, he reflects on a career that spans the early days of the internet, the rise of online distribution, and now the integration of generative AI into hotel operations.
Boston’s 907 Main partners with Mews and Lark Hotels to deliver a seamless, modern guest experience
[Dallas, Texas, 14 November 2025] – Mews, the leading operating system for hospitality and shared spaces, announced that 907 Main has selected Mews its new property management system (PMS). The agreement comes as the property transitions to new management under Lark Hospitality and underscores Mews’ ability to onboard transitioning hotels rapidly and reliably.
Forecasts are Falling: It’s Time to Look Inward and Refine Your 2026 Plan
The final U.S. hotel performance forecast of 2025 is in – and it’s not the news many hoped for. According to the latest from CoStar and Tourism Economics, both 2025 and 2026 projections have again been downgraded across occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR, signaling a tougher environment ahead.
Pullman Hotels & Resorts Unveils a New Era
Pullman Hotels & Resorts, part of Accor’s global Premium portfolio, today unveiled its global brand transformation and vision for the future — a milestone designed to inspire, energize and strengthen Pullman’s position as one of the world’s most dynamic hotel brands.