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The U.S. hotel industry experienced increases in all three key performance metrics during the week of 17-23 July 2011, according to data from STR.
The U.S. hotel industry experienced increases in all three key performance metrics during the week of 17-23 July 2011, according to data from STR.

In year-over-year comparisons for the week, occupancy rose 2.2 percent to 73.4 percent, average daily rate increased 3.7 percent to US$103.71, and revenue per available room finished the week up 6.0 percent to US$76.11.

Among the Top 25 Markets, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida, experienced the largest occupancy increase, rising 21.5 percent to 66.1 percent, followed by Denver, Colorado ( 12.7 percent to 91.8 percent), and Phoenix, Arizona ( 12.6 percent to 52.6 percent). New Orleans, Louisiana, dropped 18.0 percent in occupancy to 62.9 percent, reporting the largest decrease in that metric.

Three markets reported double-digit ADR increases: Denver ( 17.2 percent to US$116.74); San Francisco/San Mateo, California ( 16.8 percent to US$157.48); and Nashville, Tennessee ( 12.8 percent to US$93.51). Atlanta, Georgia, posted the largest ADR decrease, falling 6.5 percent to US$83.60.

Denver jumped 32.0 percent in RevPAR to US$107.13, achieving the largest increase in that metric. Three other top markets reported RevPAR increases of more than 20 percent: Tampa-St. Petersburg ( 28.6 percent to US$59.27); Nashville ( 26.1 percent to US$70.32); and San Francisco/San Mateo ( 24.6 percent to US$147.18). New Orleans (-18.5 percent to US$60.92) and Atlanta (-11.9 percent to US$55.92) reported the largest RevPAR decreases for the week.

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Through the assumption of management contracts and possibly acquisitions, JRK Property Holdings is looking to add more assets to its modest hotel portfolio.
The company’s hotels division owns three properties and manages one in its portfolio, which comprises 673 rooms. The company owns the Holiday Inn Express Nashville-Downtown (287 rooms), which is the largest Holiday Inn Express in the nationJRK's are very active and always looking. Basically they are opportunistic buyers.
JRK’s management philosophy is to grow net operating income while developing a hotel’s sales and marketing department.
That’s not to say acquisitions are out of the question.
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The U.S. hotel industry reported increases in all three key performance metrics
during the week of 15-21 May 2011.
In year-over-year comparisons, occupancy rose 6.2 percent to 65.4 percent, average daily rate increased 5.1 percent to US$103.23, and revenue per available room finished the week up 11.6
percent to US$67.52.
The U.S. hotel industry reported its strongest weekly performance since early April,” said Steve Hood, senior VP at STR. “We are hoping this momentum will continue through Memorial Day weekend and into
the summer travel season
Three markets experienced RevPAR increases of more than 25 percent: Denver ( 37.6 percent to US$87.68); San Francisco/San Mateo ( 31.8 percent to US$150.11); and Tampa-St. Petersburg ( 28.2 percent to US$61.03). New Orleans reported the only RevPAR decrease, falling 8.5 percent to US$90.24.
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May 31st 2011 23:28
I have a pretty good Knowledge about Hotel management so I decided to share it here
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