After a difficult 2020 for the hotel sector, some hospitality lenders and investors are expressing optimism about 2021.
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STR, TE Again Downgrade Hotel Forecast
STR, Hendersonville, Tenn., and Tourism Economics, Wayne, Pa., once again slightly downgraded their forecast for the U.S. hotel sector.
Hotel Sector Recovery Slows
The hotel sector recovery has slowed in recent months after rebounding in the fall from April lows, said Fitch Ratings, New York.
Analysts Downgrade Hotel Outlook
Full recovery in U.S. hotel demand and room revenue remains unlikely until 2023 and 2024, respectively, said STR, Hendersonville, Tenn., and Tourism Economics, Wayne, Pa. The firms slightly downgraded their hotel outlook report.
Hotel Sector Bouncing Back But Faces Continued Threats
CBRE, Los Angeles, said the hotel sector has seen 10 straight weeks of occupancy gains, but the recent COVID-19 diagnosis increase threatens to derail its progress.
CBRE Forecasts Hotel Demand Recovery by Late 2022
After suffering the greatest performance declines in U.S. history, the nation’s hotels will likely benefit from a relatively rapid economic turnaround in 2021 and 2022, said CBRE Hotels, Atlanta.
April Sees ‘Historic’ Hotel Profitability Drop
U.S. hotel profitability metrics cratered during April, reported STR, Hendersonville, Tenn. During April, the sector saw total revenue per available room fall nearly 93 percent year-over-year and gross operating profit per available room fall 116.9 percent to a $17.98 loss per room.
Analysts Downgrade Hotel Forecast Again
STR and Tourism Economics once again updated their hotel sector forecast. They now expect a 57.5 percent revenue per available room decline this year and a 48 percent RevPAR increase next year.