Business and leisure travel continue to blur
Midway through 2022, the US hotel industry continues to make strides toward recovery, with nominal hotel room revenue and state and local tax revenues projected to exceed 2019 levels by the end of this year.
Large corporate clients have recovered to about 80 percent of 2019-level
Increase in business travel is being driven by pent-up demand by corporates feeling pressure to conduct in-person business in a jittery economic environment.
In the last few years, we’ve seen a huge shift in customer expectations
Customers are more digital than ever, communicating with brands across a number of platforms from social media and apps to email and texts.
Occupancy, rates, revenue and demand all on the rise. As US hotel operators continue to benefit from the current demand situation, the next couple of quarters could be decidedly more difficult to manage.
Accor reports Q2 rebound to pre-pandemic levels. The hotel giant reported a ‘very strong’ rebound, with RevPAR exceeding 2019 levels in several markets, including key destinations across Europe.
International demand driving European air traffic rebound. The recovery made further gains in June, with passenger traffic closing at -17.4 per cent of 2019 levels – the strongest monthly performance since the pandemic.
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