Written by: Robert Mandelbaum and Andrew Hartley
According to CBRE’s September 2022 Hotel Horizons® forecast for the overall US lodging industry, rooms revenue per-available-room (RevPAR) will exceed 2019 annual levels in 2022. This is driven by the accelerated recovery of average daily rate (ADR) which first occurred during the third quarter of 2021.
For owners and operators of full-service, convention, and resort hotels, unfortunately, food and beverage (F&B) revenue is lagging in recovery and yet to return to pre-COVID levels. This can be attributed to a combination of the following factors:
Health regulations
The lag in group demands recovery
Staffing…
