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Flow-Through

2 stories · First covered Mar 11, 2026 · Latest May 4
Related: Revenue Management 1 RevPAR 1 RevPAR Growth 1 Extended-Stay Hotels 1 Scottsdale 1 Ancillary Revenue 1 STR 1 RLJ Lodging Trust 1 Select-Service Hotels 1 Luxury Hotels 1 Consumer Sentiment 1 Full-Service Hotels 1
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RLJ's Q1 Margin Expansion Is the Story. Not the RevPAR Growth.
REITs
May 4

RLJ's Q1 Margin Expansion Is the Story. Not the RevPAR Growth.

RLJ Lodging Trust posted 4.8% RevPAR growth in Q1, but the 45 basis points of margin expansion underneath it tells you something more important about what's actually working in urban select-service right now... and what most operators are still leaving on the table.

MS
Mike Storm 2 min read · May 4
Consumer Sentiment at 56.6 Means Your Q2 Leisure RevPAR Model Is Already Wrong
Operations Primary
Mar 11

Consumer Sentiment at 56.6 Means Your Q2 Leisure RevPAR Model Is Already Wrong

The Michigan index has been below 60 for two consecutive months while retail spending contracts. The 6-8 week lag on leisure bookings means the damage hits your April pace report... and by then it's too late to adjust.

JC
Jordan Chen 2 min read · Mar 11