Jamaica's Boom in Luxury Resort Development


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Lodging Analytics Research & Consulting (LARC) forecasts that 2025 U.S. Hotel EBITDA will decline 5.5% year-over-year and Hotel Values to decrease 4%. For 2026, it forecasts U.S. Hotel EBITA to decrease 1.1% and Hotel Values to decrease 3%.

The DJIA fell 249 points, while the Nasdaq was down 176, the S&P 500 fell 45 points, and the 10-year treasury yield was up .05 to 4.28%. Lodging stocks were lower.

Lodging Analytics Research & Consulting has released its latest quarterly Market Intelligence Reports for 62 markets under current coverage and the U.S. overall. For 2025, U.S. RevPAR is expected to decrease by 0.7% to $99.50, driven by ADR growth of 0.8% to $160.35 while occupancy declines 1.6% to 62.1%. For 2026, LARC expects U.S. RevPAR to increase by 0.9% to $100.43, driven by ADR growth of 1.4% to $162.65 while occupancy declines 0.5% to 61.7%. LARC forecasts 2025 U.S. Hotel EBITDA to decline 5.5% and Hotel Values to decrease 4%. For 2026, LARC forecasts U.S. Hotel EBITA to decrease 1.1% and Hotel Values to decrease 3%. Over the next five years, Lodging Analytics Research & Consulting expects H