Joseph Rael
STR: U.S. Hotel Profits Fell 116.9% in April
STR | June 1, 2020
BROOMFIELD, Colorado—U.S. hotel gross operating profit per available room fell 116.9% during April 2020, according to the latest monthly P&L data release from STR. In a year-over-year comparison with April 2019, the industry reported the following: GOPPAR: -116.9% to US-$17.98 TRevPAR: -92.9% to US$17.39 EBIDTA PAR: -140.2% to US-$32.30 LPAR (Labor Costs): -72.8% to US$20.80 “Whereas only the later portion of March was affected, April was the country’s first full month in the COVID-19 world, and the impact on U.S. hotel profitability was historic,” said Joseph Rael, STR’s senior director of financial performa...
STR: U.S. Hotel Profits Fell 101.7% in March
STR | April 29, 2020
BROOMFIELD, Colorado—U.S. hotel gross operating profit per available room fell 101.7% during March 2020, according to the first-ever monthly P&L data release from STR. In a year-over-year comparison with March 2019, the industry posted the following: GOPPAR: -101.7% to US$-2.10 TRevPAR: -64.0% to US$104.93 EBIDTA PAR: -116.8% to US$-15.44 LPAR (Total Labor Costs): -31.2% to US$66.16 “Our first U.S. monthly P&L release really could not have been timelier, given the unprecedented crisis the industry is facing amid the coronavirus pandemic,” said Joseph Rael, STR’s senior director of financial performance. “...