HTRENDS :: HOSPITALITY TRENDSMOBILE SITEALL ARTICLESDEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGYTRAVELCONTACT US During the earliest days of COVID - 19, hotel average daily rate (ADR) in South America was as low as 47.8% below pre - pandemic levels. One year later, rates in the region have improved slightly - April’s 15.7% increase was the first year - over - year positive in the metric since the middle of 2019 - but still remain far from recovery. RESTAURANT JOBS REMAIN BELOW PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS IN 49 Restaurant employment continued to trend higher in April, but staffing levels remained well below normal for most operations. Eating and drinking places* added a net 187,000 jobs in April on a seasonally-adjusted basis, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). On the FOR APRIL 2021 U.S. HOTEL INDUSTRY RECORDED ITS HIGHEST Occupancy: 57.5% Average daily rate (ADR): US$110.34 Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$63.46 Occupancy and RevPAR were the highest for any month since February 2020, while ADR was the highest since March 2020. While year-over-year percentage changes show significant increases because of EUROPEAN HOTEL CONSTRUCTION PIPELINE REMAINS HEALTHY AND According to the latest Europe Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), analysts at LE report that at the start of 2021, Europe s hotel construction pipeline increased 5% by projects and 6% by rooms year-over-year (YOY). Europe ends the first quarter of 2021 with 1,928 projects/310,523 rooms, a record high project and room count for the region. NEW CHALLENGES AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE HOSPITALITY COVID-19 pandemic crisis has brought not only the challenges and limitations for the hospitality industry, but also it has demonstrated what has outlived itself and should be abandoned, and what should get more attention in the future. The difficulties created by the pandemics have unwillingly reshaped the hospitality system in the context of the needs of the customers and helped many hotels FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 22ND U.S. WEEKLY HOTEL OCCUPANCY Occupancy: 60.3% (-15.1%) Average daily rate (ADR): US$115.57 (-13.6%) Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$69.69 (-26.6%) ADR also reached its highest point of the pandemic but was still US$18 less than the corresponding week in 2019. RevPAR also hit a high point when compared to 2019. Miami (+2 LONDON APRIL HOTEL OCCUPANCY AT 28.6% :: HOSPITALITY TRENDS STR’s preliminary April 2021 data for London hotels shows slightly better performance compared with recent months, albeit at overall low levels. Occupancy: 28.6% Average daily rate (ADR): GBP67.13 Revenue per available room (RevPAR): GBP19.23 The absolute occupancy level was

the highest for any

U.S. MARKET RECOVERY MONITOR Signs late last week pointed to a negative performance impact from the hacking of the Colonial Pipeline and resulting gas shortages. Crisis averted, however, as U.S. hotel demand, occupancy, ADR and RevPAR all reached or were near pandemic-era highs. U.S. HOTEL CONSTRUCTION PIPELINE BEGINS 2021 WITH 4,967 According to Lodging Econometrics’ (LE’s) Construction Pipeline Trend Report for the United States, the total U.S. construction pipeline stands at 4,967 projects/622,218 rooms at the end of Q1’21. While this is a slight dip in the pipeline year-over-year (YOY), it’s not unexpected given the lockdown and travel restrictions over

the past year.

6 WAYS HOTEL BENCHMARKING CAN HELP THE HOTEL INDUSTRY The hotel industry won t emerge from the financial chasm caused by COVID-19 overnight, but recent data already points to a rebound. Benchmarking could help quicken the pace of recovery. As the hotel industry continues to thrash its way through the pandemic, hotel benchmarking has the power to not only keep hotels afloat, but also help lift the sector to solid financial ground once again. HTRENDS :: HOSPITALITY TRENDSMOBILE SITEALL ARTICLESDEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGYTRAVELCONTACT US During the earliest days of COVID - 19, hotel average daily rate (ADR) in South America was as low as 47.8% below pre - pandemic levels. One year later, rates in the region have improved slightly - April’s 15.7% increase was the first year - over - year positive in the metric since the middle of 2019 - but still remain far from recovery. RESTAURANT JOBS REMAIN BELOW PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS IN 49 Restaurant employment continued to trend higher in April, but staffing levels remained well below normal for most operations. Eating and drinking places* added a net 187,000 jobs in April on a seasonally-adjusted basis, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). On the FOR APRIL 2021 U.S. HOTEL INDUSTRY RECORDED ITS HIGHEST Occupancy: 57.5% Average daily rate (ADR): US$110.34 Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$63.46 Occupancy and RevPAR were the highest for any month since February 2020, while ADR was the highest since March 2020. While year-over-year percentage changes show significant increases because of EUROPEAN HOTEL CONSTRUCTION PIPELINE REMAINS HEALTHY AND According to the latest Europe Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), analysts at LE report that at the start of 2021, Europe s hotel construction pipeline increased 5% by projects and 6% by rooms year-over-year (YOY). Europe ends the first quarter of 2021 with 1,928 projects/310,523 rooms, a record high project and room count for the region. NEW CHALLENGES AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE HOSPITALITY COVID-19 pandemic crisis has brought not only the challenges and limitations for the hospitality industry, but also it has demonstrated what has outlived itself and should be abandoned, and what should get more attention in the future. The difficulties created by the pandemics have unwillingly reshaped the hospitality system in the context of the needs of the customers and helped many hotels FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 22ND U.S. WEEKLY HOTEL OCCUPANCY Occupancy: 60.3% (-15.1%) Average daily rate (ADR): US$115.57 (-13.6%) Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$69.69 (-26.6%) ADR also reached its highest point of the pandemic but was still US$18 less than the corresponding week in 2019. RevPAR also hit a high point when compared to 2019. Miami (+2 LONDON APRIL HOTEL OCCUPANCY AT 28.6% :: HOSPITALITY TRENDS STR’s preliminary April 2021 data for London hotels shows slightly better performance compared with recent months, albeit at overall low levels. Occupancy: 28.6% Average daily rate (ADR): GBP67.13 Revenue per available room (RevPAR): GBP19.23 The absolute occupancy level was

the highest for any

U.S. MARKET RECOVERY MONITOR Signs late last week pointed to a negative performance impact from the hacking of the Colonial Pipeline and resulting gas shortages. Crisis averted, however, as U.S. hotel demand, occupancy, ADR and RevPAR all reached or were near pandemic-era highs. U.S. HOTEL CONSTRUCTION PIPELINE BEGINS 2021 WITH 4,967 According to Lodging Econometrics’ (LE’s) Construction Pipeline Trend Report for the United States, the total U.S. construction pipeline stands at 4,967 projects/622,218 rooms at the end of Q1’21. While this is a slight dip in the pipeline year-over-year (YOY), it’s not unexpected given the lockdown and travel restrictions over

the past year.

6 WAYS HOTEL BENCHMARKING CAN HELP THE HOTEL INDUSTRY The hotel industry won t emerge from the financial chasm caused by COVID-19 overnight, but recent data already points to a rebound. Benchmarking could help quicken the pace of recovery. As the hotel industry continues to thrash its way through the pandemic, hotel benchmarking has the power to not only keep hotels afloat, but also help lift the sector to solid financial ground once again. OUTLOOK FOR INTERNATIONAL AIR TRAVEL THIS SUMMER IS SET TO The latest research from ForwardKeys, which has the most up-to-date and comprehensive flight booking data available, reveals that the outlook for international air travel this summer (1 st June – 31 st August) is set to be just under a quarter (-23%) of pre-pandemic levels.. As of 1 st June, flight tickets issued for international arrivals in Africa & the Middle East were just 31% of their MANDATORY COVID VACCINATIONS: CAN/SHOULD HOTELS REQUIRE My partner Travis Gemoets regularly advises the hospitality industry on a wide range of labor and employment legal issues. He has decades of expertise negotiating with labor unions, guiding businesses on closings, reopenings, and dealing with regulatory issues, and defending class actions. Below is his latest update on the important issue of mandatory vaccination. FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 5TH U.S. WEEKLY HOTEL PERFORMANCE Each of the three key performance metrics were the highest of the pandemic era. Among the Top 25 Markets, Miami saw the largest increases over 2019 across each of the three key performance metrics: occupancy (+9.0% to 77.1%), ADR (+69.1% to US$257.24) and RevPAR (+84.2% to US$198.30). Tampa reported WTTC RESEARCH REVEALS TRAVEL & TOURISM SECTOR CONTRIBUTION COVID-19 sparks a dramatic 37% fall in the sector s contribution to GDP - More than 290,000 jobs lost, while many more remain protected by the expansion of the employment scheme - However, the return of international travel this year could see GDP contribution rise sharply

and jobs return

HOW CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE CAN LEAD TO RETENTION AND How is your cultural intelligence? While there’s no simple test to assess it, your ability to reach out to individuals from different backgrounds and cultures can be vital to your operation’s success. As anyone in the hospitality industry knows, making employees and guests feel comfortable and MARCH 2021 U.S. AIRLINE TRAFFIC ROSE 30% FROM FEBRUARY 1 day ago · U.S. airlines carried 41.2 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in March 2021, seasonally-adjusted, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), up 29.6% from February. BTS reported 37.8 million domestic passengers and ACI WORLD DATA SHOWS DRAMATIC IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON Airports Council International (ACI) World data has revealed that global passenger traffic declined by an unprecedented -94.4% year-over-year in April as a result of the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. This followed an already dramatic drop of -55.9% in March, representing the worst decline of global passenger numbers in the history of the aviation industry. 6 WAYS HOTEL BENCHMARKING CAN HELP THE HOTEL INDUSTRY The hotel industry won t emerge from the financial chasm caused by COVID-19 overnight, but recent data already points to a rebound. Benchmarking could help quicken the pace of recovery. As the hotel industry continues to thrash its way through the pandemic, hotel benchmarking has the power to not only keep hotels afloat, but also help lift the sector to solid financial ground once again. U.S. RESTAURANT SALES ROSE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR After trending sharply lower at the end of 2020, restaurant sales bounced back with a healthy gain in January. Eating and drinking places* registered sales of $54.6 billion on a seasonally-adjusted basis in January, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Census

Bureau.

WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION UNWTO HOSPITALITY RESEARCH AND International tourist arrivals grew 4% from January to June 2019, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer published ahead of the 23rd World Tourism Organization General Assembly. HTRENDS :: HOSPITALITY TRENDSMOBILE SITEALL ARTICLESTECHNOLOGYTRAVELCONTACT USCURRENT HOSPITALITY TRENDS U.S. Hotel Profit Improved to 60% of 2019 Level, Labor Remains Stagnant. May, 27 2021. Gross operating profit for U.S. hotels reached 60% of the comparable 2019 level, according to STR‘s April 2021 monthly P&L data release. While GOP in comparison with 2019 improved from 50% in March, labor spending was up to just 64% in April after

coming in

APRIL U.S. AIRLINE INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT DOWN 1% FROM MARCH U.S. airlines employed 706,504 workers in April 2021, 6,531 fewer than in March 2021 (713,035) and 48,591 fewer than in March 2020 (755,095). The April industry numbers consist of 592,931 full-time and 113,573 part-time workers. The largest March LONDON APRIL HOTEL OCCUPANCY AT 28.6% :: HOSPITALITY TRENDS STR’s preliminary April 2021 data for London hotels shows slightly better performance compared with recent months, albeit at overall low levels. Occupancy: 28.6% Average daily rate (ADR): GBP67.13 Revenue per available room (RevPAR): GBP19.23 The absolute occupancy level was

the highest for any

6 WAYS MENUS MAY CHANGE DUE TO 6 Ways Menus May Change Due to Coronavirus. As businesses reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, restaurants are quickly adapting menus to serve diners and protect public health. In the wake of coronavirus, a number of trends are taking place, including a shift away from sharable portions, an increased focus on plant-based and

seafood proteins

6 WAYS HOTEL BENCHMARKING CAN HELP THE HOTEL INDUSTRYBENCHMARK HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONALBENCHMARK HOSPITALITY JOBSBENCHMARK HOTEL GROUPBENCHMARK HOTEL MANAGEMENT The hotel industry won t emerge from the financial chasm caused by COVID-19 overnight, but recent data already points to a rebound. Benchmarking could help quicken the pace of recovery. As the hotel industry continues to thrash its way through the pandemic, hotel benchmarking has the power to not only keep hotels afloat, but also help lift the sector to solid financial ground once again. U.S. HOTEL TRANSACTIONS DOWN 74% DUE TO COVID-19 Transaction volume through February was up 14% year over year even with the total number of transactions down slightly from 514 to 457. For March through May, volume was down 74% in year-over-year comparisons, and much of the decline in transaction volume was due to a substantial decline in the number of hotel transactions (-48% YTD).

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Growing Concepts of Multi Unit Operators. Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). Houston, TX-based WILLIE'S RESTAURANTS (founded 1993) has increased by 1 unit, from 16 to 17 (6% growth).This family/casual bar and grill concept is open for lunch and dinner, with an $8-$20+ per person check average.

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Growing Concepts of Multi Unit Operators. Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). New York, NY-based THE SMITH RESTAURANT & BAR (founded 2001) has increased by 1 unit, from 6 to 7 (17% growth) and entered into IL.This family/casual bar and grill is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a $10-$30+ per person check

average.

RESTAURANTS UP THE ANTE ON HEALTHIER MENU OPTIONS Smaller-sized sandwich options include a 270-calorie Thai chicken pita, featuring grilled chicken in satay sauce with spinach, carrots, cucumbers and roasted peppers in mojito-lime sauce; and a 320-calorie chicken pesto pita with grilled chicken, romaine, roasted red peppers, tomatoes, onions and feta in Greek seasoning. ITALY HOTEL OCCUPANCY DROPS AMID COVID-19 OUTBREAK Key hotel markets in Italy have reported significant occupancy declines amid the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), according to preliminary February data from STR. HTRENDS :: HOSPITALITY TRENDSMOBILE SITEALL ARTICLESTECHNOLOGYTRAVELCONTACT USCURRENT HOSPITALITY TRENDS U.S. Hotel Profit Improved to 60% of 2019 Level, Labor Remains Stagnant. May, 27 2021. Gross operating profit for U.S. hotels reached 60% of the comparable 2019 level, according to STR‘s April 2021 monthly P&L data release. While GOP in comparison with 2019 improved from 50% in March, labor spending was up to just 64% in April after

coming in

APRIL U.S. AIRLINE INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT DOWN 1% FROM MARCH U.S. airlines employed 706,504 workers in April 2021, 6,531 fewer than in March 2021 (713,035) and 48,591 fewer than in March 2020 (755,095). The April industry numbers consist of 592,931 full-time and 113,573 part-time workers. The largest March LONDON APRIL HOTEL OCCUPANCY AT 28.6% :: HOSPITALITY TRENDS STR’s preliminary April 2021 data for London hotels shows slightly better performance compared with recent months, albeit at overall low levels. Occupancy: 28.6% Average daily rate (ADR): GBP67.13 Revenue per available room (RevPAR): GBP19.23 The absolute occupancy level was

the highest for any

6 WAYS MENUS MAY CHANGE DUE TO 6 Ways Menus May Change Due to Coronavirus. As businesses reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, restaurants are quickly adapting menus to serve diners and protect public health. In the wake of coronavirus, a number of trends are taking place, including a shift away from sharable portions, an increased focus on plant-based and

seafood proteins

6 WAYS HOTEL BENCHMARKING CAN HELP THE HOTEL INDUSTRYBENCHMARK HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONALBENCHMARK HOSPITALITY JOBSBENCHMARK HOTEL GROUPBENCHMARK HOTEL MANAGEMENT The hotel industry won t emerge from the financial chasm caused by COVID-19 overnight, but recent data already points to a rebound. Benchmarking could help quicken the pace of recovery. As the hotel industry continues to thrash its way through the pandemic, hotel benchmarking has the power to not only keep hotels afloat, but also help lift the sector to solid financial ground once again. U.S. HOTEL TRANSACTIONS DOWN 74% DUE TO COVID-19 Transaction volume through February was up 14% year over year even with the total number of transactions down slightly from 514 to 457. For March through May, volume was down 74% in year-over-year comparisons, and much of the decline in transaction volume was due to a substantial decline in the number of hotel transactions (-48% YTD).

RESTAURANT TRENDS

Growing Concepts of Multi Unit Operators. Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). Houston, TX-based WILLIE'S RESTAURANTS (founded 1993) has increased by 1 unit, from 16 to 17 (6% growth).This family/casual bar and grill concept is open for lunch and dinner, with an $8-$20+ per person check average.

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Growing Concepts of Multi Unit Operators. Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). New York, NY-based THE SMITH RESTAURANT & BAR (founded 2001) has increased by 1 unit, from 6 to 7 (17% growth) and entered into IL.This family/casual bar and grill is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a $10-$30+ per person check

average.

RESTAURANTS UP THE ANTE ON HEALTHIER MENU OPTIONS Smaller-sized sandwich options include a 270-calorie Thai chicken pita, featuring grilled chicken in satay sauce with spinach, carrots, cucumbers and roasted peppers in mojito-lime sauce; and a 320-calorie chicken pesto pita with grilled chicken, romaine, roasted red peppers, tomatoes, onions and feta in Greek seasoning. ITALY HOTEL OCCUPANCY DROPS AMID COVID-19 OUTBREAK Key hotel markets in Italy have reported significant occupancy declines amid the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), according to preliminary February data from STR. WTTC RESEARCH REVEALS TRAVEL & TOURISM SECTOR CONTRIBUTION 2 hours ago · The World Travel & Tourism Council’s annual Economic Impact Report (EIR) today reveals that the dramatic collapse of Canada’s Travel & Tourism sector wiped out a staggering $59.2 billion from the nation’s economy last year.. The annual EIR from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, shows the sector’s impact on GDP ECONOMIC LEADING ANALYTIC ROSE IN MAY :: HOSPITALITY TRENDS 1 day ago · America's economic Leading Analytic, eLA™, "rose 0.8 percent in May, a thirteen-monthly increase in a row for what's next in the economy," said Professor Evangelos Otto Simos, editor-in-chief, in comments made in the latest issue of the United States Leading Indicators Digest ™.. Four of the seven components – individually modeled - had a positive contribution to the aggregate U.S US HOTELS' MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TOPS 2019 1 day ago · U.S. hotels had more guests over Memorial Day weekend than at any other point during the pandemic, with 40% of all hotels reporting 90% occupancy or more, and those guests paid more for rooms than they did over the holiday weekend in 2019. The U.S. RESTAURANTS ADDED JOBS FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE 1 day ago · Eating and drinking places are still 1.5 million jobs below pre-pandemic staffing levels. Restaurant employment rose for the fifth consecutive month in May, but staffing levels remain well below pre-pandemic readings. Eating and drinking places* added a net 186,000 jobs in May on a seasonally U.S. POISED FOR LABOR SHORTAGE :: HOSPITALITY TRENDS 1 day ago · Pace stands to remain strong as federal unemployment aid is rejected in some states; Los Angeles, New York and Chicago metros positioned to add most jobs; leisure-hospitality and education-health services sectors show strongest performance in May After a THE MIDDLE EAST HOTEL CONSTRUCTION PIPELINE SHOWS DECLINE 1 day ago · According to the Lodging Econometrics (LE) Q1 21 Construction Pipeline Trend Report for the Middle East, the hotel construction pipeline in the region dropped to 534 projects/153,225 rooms, down 12% by projects and 11% by rooms year-over-year (YOY). HVS REPORT - TARGETING HOTEL STAYCATION DEMAND IN CANADA Due to travel restrictions, Staycations flourished as one of the few remaining sources of leisure demand. We interviewed hospitality experts and conducted a survey to gather data on consumers behavior and hoteliers response with regards to Staycations in Canada and beyond. Through this article, we share innovative strategies hoteliers can use to develop competing Staycation packages aiming to WTTC RESEARCH REVEALS TRAVEL & TOURISM SECTOR CONTRIBUTION The World Travel & Tourism Council’s annual Economic Impact Report (EIR) today reveals the dramatic impact COVID-19 had on South Korea’s Travel & Tourism sector, wiping out $33.3 billion from the nation’s economy.. The annual EIR from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, shows the sector’s contribution to GDP dropped U.S. MAY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECLINES TO 5.8% :: HOSPITALITY Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 559,000 in May, and the unemployment rate declined by 0.3 percentage point to 5.8 percent. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, in public and private education, and in health care and social assistance. Among the FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 29TH U.S. WEEKLY HOTEL OCCUPANCY Boosted by the Friday and Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, U.S. weekly hotel occupancy reached its highest level since late-February 2020, according to STR‘s latest data through 29 May. 23-29 May 2021 (percentage change from comparable week in

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Google searches for “summer vacation” and “sunscreen” are seeing a major spike, and those are just a couple of the many interesting Google Trends we’ve been seeing. So we decided to collect some of this information to bring you Google’s Guide to Summer continue reading → BLEISURE AND STAYCATIONS

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Due to travel restrictions, Staycations flourished as one of the few remaining sources of leisure demand. We interviewed hospitality experts and conducted a survey to gather data on consumers’ behavior and hoteliers’ response with regards to Staycations in Canada and beyond. Through this article, we share innovative strategies hoteliers can use to develop competing Staycation packages aiming to attract one of the identified Staycations subsegments: Dreamers, Explorers and Business Staycationers. continue reading →

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