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Service Properties Trust Completes the Sale of Eight Hotels for $45.3 Million
Service Properties Trust | November 23, 2020
NEWTON, Mass. - Service Properties Trust (Nasdaq:SVC) today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of eight TownePlace Suites branded hotels with 834 rooms and a net carrying value of $35.0 million for an aggregate sales price of $45.3 million, excluding closing costs. The proceeds from the sale will be used for the repayment of debt. John Murray, President and Chief Executive Officer of SVC, made the following statement: “Given current market conditions, we are pleased to complete the sale of this hotel portfolio, which we had identified for disposition in late 2019. We were successful in achieving pricing co...
The Middle East Hotel Construction Pipeline Continues to Decline
Lodging Econometrics | November 23, 2020
November 23, 2020 – PORTSMOUTH, NH - According to the latest published Construction Pipeline Trend Report for the Middle East, analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) state at the end of the third quarter of 2020, the hotel construction pipeline in the Middle East declined again to 579 projects/168,042 rooms. The Middle East’s pipeline is down 7% by projects and 6% by rooms year-over-year (YOY). This is the fifth consecutive quarter the pipeline has declined since reaching its cyclical peak by projects in Q2 2019. Projects currently under construction stand at 359 projects/117,274 rooms, down slightly from the peak projects and rooms ...
STR: U.S. Hotel Results for Week Ending 14 November
STR | November 19, 2020
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—U.S. weekly hotel occupancy slipped further from previous weeks, according to the latest data from STR through 14 November. 8-14 November 2020 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019): Occupancy: 43.2% (-32.7%) Average daily rate (ADR): US$90.58 (-28.6%) Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$39.11 (-52.0%) After ranging between 48% and 50% occupancy from mid-July into the later portion of October, the last three weeks have produced levels of 44.4%, 44.1% and 43.2%. Aggregate data for the Top 25 Markets showed lower occupancy (39.7%) but higher ADR (US$96.31) than all other markets....
STR: Canada Hotel Results for Week Ending 14 November
STR | November 19, 2020
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—STR data for 8-14 November 2020 showed slightly lower occupancy from the previous week for Canada’s hotel industry. 8-14 November 2020 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019): Occupancy: 27.8% (-53.5%) Average daily rate (ADR): CAD110.36 (-25.9%) Revenue per available room (RevPAR): CAD30.70 (-65.5%) Occupancy for previous weeks came in at 29.4% (7 November), 29.2% (31 October), and 31.1% (24 October), respectively. For the week ending with 14 November, Nova Scotia recorded the highest occupancy level (35.0%) among the provinces. Among the major markets, Vancouver (29.0%) saw the ...
Business Travelers Itching to Get Back on the Road
The Global Business Travel Association | November 19, 2020
Alexandria, VA (November 19, 2020) – Half (50%) of GBTA travel buyer and procurement professionals feel their employees are ‘willing’ or ‘very willing’ to travel for business in the current environment. Only one in five (22%) GBTA members feel their employees are not willing, demonstrating a strong readiness to resume business travel. Recent announcements of potential, effective vaccines with 90%+ efficacy rate in clinical trials, has increased sentiment among GBTA travel buyer and procurement professionals that their company will be more likely to allow business travel and employees to attend in-person meetings in ...
China’s Hotel Construction Pipeline Continues to Remain Robust at the Q3 2020 Close
Lodging Econometrics | November 19, 2020
November 18, 2020 – PORTSMOUTH, NH - According to the latest China Construction Pipeline Trend Report, analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) report that China's total hotel construction pipeline remains robust at 3,409 projects/634,119 rooms, up 1% by projects and rooms year-over-year (YOY). These project and room counts are, however, down slightly over peak Q2 ’20 totals, which were the highest seen in China during this lodging real estate development cycle. There are currently 2,208 projects/405,530 rooms under construction in China, down YOY 13% by projects and 8% by rooms. Like last quarter, projects scheduled to start constructio...
STR: U.S. Hotel Performance for October 2020
STR | November 18, 2020
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—The U.S. hotel industry showed slightly lower performance from the month prior, according to October 2020 data from STR. October 2020 (percentage change from October 2019): Occupancy: 48.3% (-30.1%) Average daily rate (ADR): US$97.61 (-26.8%) Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$47.13 (-48.8%) Occupancy remained flat from the previous month, while the ADR and RevPAR levels came in lower than September. More recently, November weekly data showed that occupancy reached its lowest level since the week of June 14-20. Among the Top 25 Markets, Oahu Island, Hawaii, reported the lowest October occ...
Why There Is Hope Amid the Despair for the Hospitality Industry
Sherif Mamdouh | November 18, 2020
By Sherif Mamdouh A version of this article was previously published on Bilan.ch Deserted airports, lists of countries not to visit, historically low occupancy rates for hotels, unable to crawl back beyond the 10% mark. Unsettling tales abound, and for good reason: we’re facing a violent reality made of layoffs, financial distress, bankruptcies and uncertainty. In this most worrying context, solidarity and compassion must be shown towards the thousands of employees pushed into precarious situations. After this time of empathic reflection, the tourism industry must reflect on its own existential situation.What is really going on? Wh...
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