Hotel news
The gist
U.S. hotel RevPAR growth slowed to 2% in August, down from 8.3% in July.
The pullback is tied to a calendar quirk, not collapsing travel demand.
How it unfolded
- date unknownU.S. hotel RevPAR growth slowed to 2% in August, down from 8.3% in July and 8.6% in June; average daily rate growth fell to 1.5% and demand growth to 0.8%.
- Sep 21, 2026Sloan Dean launched AI Hospitality Group, an AI-native hotel operating company based in Austin, Texas, with a strategic advisory board including former BWH Hotel Group CEO David Kong.
- Sep 22, 2026TUI Group tightened FY26 underlying EBIT guidance to €1.2bn to €1.3bn at constant currency ahead of its FY26 results on 9 December.