We have written thousands of articles about all aspects of hospitality, including valuations, investing, lending, operations, asset management, and much more.
Snapshot of the Armenia hotel market in 2026 with an exploration of tourism demand, hotel performance, hotel supply, the investment market and the market outlook.
HVS was proud to sponsor NYU IHIF this year. Following several months of surprisingly strong RevPAR and revenue growth, the mood was much improved from ALIS. Conversations around AI, branded residential, and renovations and conversions were most prevalent. Transaction activity is lagging the market recovery, but indications are that the buyer/seller gap is narrowing.
The U.S. hotel sector continues to show strength, with weekly RevPAR gains averaging 4.0% YTD through April and exceeding 4.0% in recent weeks. We have updated our RevPAR growth forecast for 2026 from 2.2% to 3.0%, and this may be on the conservative side if elevated travel trends continue through the summer vacation and fall convention seasons.
Snapshot of the Paris hotel market in 2026 with an exploration of tourism demand, hotel performance, hotel supply, the investment market and the market outlook.
U.S. hotel performance is posting notable gains compared with 2025 levels, as travel continues to be a priority for many despite persistent inflation, the Middle Eastern conflict, and lackluster job growth. While luxury hotels are posting the greatest RevPAR gains, even economy and midscale hotels are showing occupancy improvement and ADR gains.
In Focus: Singapore provides an overview of Singapore's tourism landscape and hotel market performance, infrastructure developments, hotel transactions and investments in 2025, an in-focus topic on wellness within the hospitality sector, as well as an outlook.
The financing environment has reset and is unlikely to fully reverse. Owners closing deals today have stopped waiting and started working—cleaning up operating statements, proactively managing capital stacks, and presenting well-documented asset stories. Rate is only one variable; others, such as NOI, loan structure, asset condition, and preparation, remain within owners’ control. For owners willing to work, deals are getting done.
U.S. hotel performance is posting notable gains compared with 2025 levels, as travel continues to be a priority for many despite persistent inflation, the Middle Eastern conflict, and longer security lines at airports. While luxury hotels are posting the greatest RevPAR gains, even economy and midscale hotels are showing occupancy improvement (as we expected).
HVS discusses the main hotel transactions that took place in 2025 and looks at the trends in single-asset and portfolio transactions over the years.
Optimism took center stage at this year’s Hunter Conference, with continued strength in luxury and upper-upscale properties driving greater investor interest. The industry remains hopeful that the FIFA World Cup will prove to be a windfall, Middle East conflicts will soon be resolved, and gas prices will stabilize, leading to a stronger second half of 2026 for RevPAR growth, hotel pricing, and transactions.
We have written thousands of articles about all aspects of hospitality, including valuations, investing, lending, operations, asset management, and much more.
Snapshot of the Armenia hotel market in 2026 with an exploration of tourism demand, hotel performance, hotel supply, the investment market and the market outlook.
HVS was proud to sponsor NYU IHIF this year. Following several months of surprisingly strong RevPAR and revenue growth, the mood was much improved from ALIS. Conversations around AI, branded residential, and renovations and conversions were most prevalent. Transaction activity is lagging the market recovery, but indications are that the buyer/seller gap is narrowing.
The U.S. hotel sector continues to show strength, with weekly RevPAR gains averaging 4.0% YTD through April and exceeding 4.0% in recent weeks. We have updated our RevPAR growth forecast for 2026 from 2.2% to 3.0%, and this may be on the conservative side if elevated travel trends continue through the summer vacation and fall convention seasons.
Snapshot of the Paris hotel market in 2026 with an exploration of tourism demand, hotel performance, hotel supply, the investment market and the market outlook.
U.S. hotel performance is posting notable gains compared with 2025 levels, as travel continues to be a priority for many despite persistent inflation, the Middle Eastern conflict, and lackluster job growth. While luxury hotels are posting the greatest RevPAR gains, even economy and midscale hotels are showing occupancy improvement and ADR gains.
In Focus: Singapore provides an overview of Singapore's tourism landscape and hotel market performance, infrastructure developments, hotel transactions and investments in 2025, an in-focus topic on wellness within the hospitality sector, as well as an outlook.
The financing environment has reset and is unlikely to fully reverse. Owners closing deals today have stopped waiting and started working—cleaning up operating statements, proactively managing capital stacks, and presenting well-documented asset stories. Rate is only one variable; others, such as NOI, loan structure, asset condition, and preparation, remain within owners’ control. For owners willing to work, deals are getting done.
U.S. hotel performance is posting notable gains compared with 2025 levels, as travel continues to be a priority for many despite persistent inflation, the Middle Eastern conflict, and longer security lines at airports. While luxury hotels are posting the greatest RevPAR gains, even economy and midscale hotels are showing occupancy improvement (as we expected).
HVS discusses the main hotel transactions that took place in 2025 and looks at the trends in single-asset and portfolio transactions over the years.
Optimism took center stage at this year’s Hunter Conference, with continued strength in luxury and upper-upscale properties driving greater investor interest. The industry remains hopeful that the FIFA World Cup will prove to be a windfall, Middle East conflicts will soon be resolved, and gas prices will stabilize, leading to a stronger second half of 2026 for RevPAR growth, hotel pricing, and transactions.
Robust demand in urban centers continues to drive Canadian hotel values despite high interest rate environment.
