Monkeypox Best Practices Guidelines for Hotels

AHLA continues to closely monitor the global monkeypox outbreak in coordination with public health and infection prevention experts. As part of our efforts to ensure the safety of hotel employees and guests, AHLA has partnered with the Association of Linen Management on the release of a document that outlines best practices for Monkeypox infection prevention, linen processing and disinfection. Download “Monkeypox: Textile Handling Guidelines for Hotels” here.

Please visit the Safe Stay website for more information, including an updated monkeypox one-pager that includes key information and resources.

As this new public health emergency evolves, AHLA will monitor CDC guidance and will continually update the Safe Stay Guidelines as needed.

U.S. hotel profitability slowed in July but outpaced 2019 levels for fourth consecutive month

U.S. hotel gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) once again exceeded the pre-pandemic comparable, but came in lower than the month prior, according to STR‘s July 2022 P&L data release. 

• GOPPAR: US$78.30
• TRevPAR: US$209.66
• EBITDA PAR: US$55.29
• LPAR (Labor Costs): US$67.27

“While each of the key bottom-line metrics decreased slightly from June on a per-available-room basis, total profits increased with peak summer room demand and revenues,” said Raquel Ortiz, STR’s director of financial performance. “Profit margins were stronger than July 2019 for both full- and limited-service hotels, but GOP margins were at lower levels than the previous four months. The dip in margins can be attributed to higher expenses associated with more ramped-up operations as well as the general rise in costs around the country. Rising wages are being somewhat balanced by hotels using more contract labor and reducing benefits costs.”