U.S. Hotel Market Recovery Monitor – 19 February 2022

STR | February 25, 2022

Driven by the Presidents’ Day holiday weekend, U.S. leisure travel made a big comeback and pushed occupancy 4.6 percentage points to 59.1% during the week of 13-19 February 2022. That was the highest level of the past 13 weeks and the second consecutive week in which occupancy expanded by more than four percentage points from the previous 7-day period. The demand expansion was somewhat widespread as 40% of the 166 STR-defined U.S. markets reported weekly occupancy of 60% or more. Additionally, more than half of all markets saw occupancy surpass 70% over the weekend leading up to the holiday. Average daily rate (ADR) also advanced, increasin...