Overview
- U.S. RevPAR for the week ending July 26 fell 0.8% year-over-year to $117.88 as occupancy dipped to 71.5% and ADR edged down 0.1% to $164.88.
- Houston suffered the steepest losses with RevPAR down 25.9%, occupancy off 19.7%, and ADR down 7.7%, while St. Louis was the sole Top 25 market to post an occupancy gain of 5.7%.
- U.S. summer room-night demand has slipped by 1.6 million nights (0.7%) since Memorial Day weekend even as ADR held nearly flat with a 0.1% increase.
- Global RevPAR outside the U.S. rose 0.5% for a third consecutive week on ADR gains as occupancy reached a yearly high of 72.2%, led by EXPO 2025 in Osaka and robust Canadian markets.
- Industry leaders, including American Airlines CEO Robert B. Isom, view July as the sector’s trough and anticipate sequential monthly improvements ahead of challenging autumn comparisons.