Connecticut Lodging Association
07/12/2022
STR: U.S. hotel results for week ending 2 July
U.S. hotel performance dipped from the previous week, while indexed comparisons against 2019 improved on the favorable side of a holiday calendar shift, according to STR‘s latest data through 2 July.

26 June-2 July 2022 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019*):

  • Occupancy: 67.3% (+2.9%)
  • Average daily rate (ADR): US$153.32 (+19.7%)
  • Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$103.24 (+23.1%)

Given historical trends, the week-over-week decline in demand was normal given the holiday. Since 2000, the Fourth of July or the observance of the holiday (federal holiday) has fallen on a Monday seven times, including last year and in 2016. In every case, occupancy in the week before the holiday fell by more than four percentage points with most of the losses beginning on Wednesday and continuing into the weekend. Occupancy and demand are likely to fall again for this current week before strengthening in the remaining weeks of July. Read more.
Coronavirus (COVID19) in Connecticut
Connecticut Update: as of July 11, 2022 4:00 p.m. portal.ct.gov/coronavirus
Overall Summary Total**; Change Since Yesterday
COVID-19 Cases; 908,551; +4,018
COVID-19 Tests Reported; 14,881,032; +40,311
Daily Test Positivity; 9.97%
COVID-19 Associated Deaths; 11,054; -1 **Includes confirmed plus probable cases
U.S. - COVID19: What is the current situation?
Cases & Latest Updates 7/11/22 Cases in U.S.
Total cases: 88,424,802 +44,369
Total deaths: 1,016,293 +26
Global
World Health Organization Situation Report who.int
552,504,629 cases; +4,820,678
6,347,816; deaths; +7,400

Connecticut News

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National News

A new dominant omicron strain in the U.S. is driving up cases — and reinfections npr.org

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Hotel News
STR: U.S. GOPPAR Surpassed Pre-Pandemic Comparable for Third Consecutive Month

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Meetings and Events Show Significant Growth of 334 Percent Over June 2021

How Hospitality Students See Their Future in the Industry hotel-online.com
AHLAF Launches Trafficking Survivor Fund with $1 Million
The AHLA Foundation launched No Room for Trafficking, a national awareness program that unites the hotel industry around a single, comprehensive approach to fight human trafficking in 2019.  
   
In honor of this important program’s three-year anniversary, the AHLA Foundation today hosted a No Room for Trafficking Summit to provide a forum where travel industry leaders came together with public and private sector partners and discussed emerging trends and areas of innovation as we drive forward our continued efforts to support survivors and eradicate human trafficking. 

During the Summit, the AHLA Foundation announced a total of $1 million in donations from Hyatt Hotels Foundation, G6 Hospitality, and Extended Stay America to launch the ‘No Room for Trafficking Survivor Fund’ and expand the hotel industry’s ongoing work to support human trafficking prevention and survivors.  
  
With this generous donation, and further support from the industry, the Survivor Fund will equip community-based organizations with the resources they need to engage and support survivors – from direct financial support of their short-term, baseline needs through to career-related support that can empower them and set them up for stability and success.
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