If your hotel team is in a Thanksgiving travel market, you're probably already knee deep in guest needs and pumpkin pie.Hotels are expected to see a record number of guests this long holiday weekend. More than 48.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home, an increase of about 1 million (+1.9%) over 2015, according to new data from AAA and hotel data provider STR.It's also anticipated those Turkey Day travelers will open their wallets.Luxury hotels saw the highest occupancy on Thanksgiving last year among the STR chain scales (62.8%), with economy hotels reporting occupancy at just 48.2%. Average daily rate for luxury hotels in 2015 was $334.47, with RevPAR at $210.10.To gobble up more holiday travel insight, check out this great infographic from Hotel News Now, "5 Things to Know About Thanksgiving Travel."
If your hotel team is in a Thanksgiving travel market, you're probably already knee deep in guest needs and pumpkin pie.Hotels are expected to see a record number of guests this long holiday weekend. More than 48.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home, an increase of about 1 million (+1.9%) over 2015, according to new data from AAA and hotel data provider STR.It's also anticipated those Turkey Day travelers will open their wallets.Luxury hotels saw the highest occupancy on Thanksgiving last year among the STR chain scales (62.8%), with economy hotels reporting occupancy at just 48.2%. Average daily rate for luxury hotels in 2015 was $334.47, with RevPAR at $210.10.To gobble up more holiday travel insight, check out this great infographic from Hotel News Now, "5 Things to Know About Thanksgiving Travel."
