Choice Hotels to Expand MainStay Suites Brand to Australia
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Choice Hotels launches MainStay Suites in Australia with seven hotels planned, marking the brand's first expansion outside North America. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.
STR reported China hotel data for the week ended 10/11. China hotel RevPAR was up 13.3% year-over-year, helped by the tail of the Golden Week holiday. Last week’s RevPAR was up against an easy comp of a decline of 20.9% in the same week last year, as Golden Week was only seven days in 2024. For last week, ADR was up 15.7%, offsetting the decline of 2.1% in occupancy.
CoStar/STR said the upcoming Ashes series is driving hotel bookings across key Australian markets. The Ashes will mark the second major English sporting tour to help Australia’s hotel performance in the second half of 2025. The first Ashes Test match is scheduled for November 21-25 at Perth Stadium. Hotel occupancy on the books as of earlier this month was already at 83.6% for the first night. Adelaide on December 18 is showing the highest occupancy on the books during the series at 86.4%. Melbourne and Brisbane show their highest
