Hotel Rebound Not Likely Until Second-Half 2021

The recent surge in COVID-19 infections dampened U.S. hotel performance expectations, but news of effective vaccines has bolstered recovery projections beginning second-half 2021, sector analysts said.

Full Hotel Recovery Unlikely Until 2024

STR, Hendersonville, Tenn., and Tourism Economics, Wayne, Pa., slightly upgraded their final 2020 U.S. hotel forecast, but called full recovery in revenue per available room “unlikely” until 2024.