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new supply will be added over the   economic analysis of the impact of    that there will be a partial recovery
        next few years, allowing the market to   Covid-19 described previously. The   in 2021 to 50% as the economy tran-
        recover sooner.                     table shows the occupancy and the     sitions back from uncertainty to a
           The forecast of the Houston MSA   ADR and RevPAR percent change for    somewhat more certain pattern. With
        hotel market is based on historical   2019 (actual) and 2020 through 2024   economic factors returning to a more
        data from STR, Inc. and Kalibri Labs,   forecast. (See page 8).           normal pattern in 2022, occupancies
        a survey of the hotel members of the   As indicated in the table, occupancy   will continue to recover in 2022 (58%)
        Hotel and Lodging Association of    is forecasted to drop from 62% in 2019   and 2023 (60%), stabilizing at pre-
        Greater Houston (HLAGH), and the    to 40% in 2020. Then, it is estimated   Covid levels in 2024 (63%).
                                                                                     ADR is estimated to decline by
                                                                                  20.1% in 2020 due to the impact of
                                                                                  Covid-19. With the partial recovery
                                                                                  in occupancy, ADR is forecasted
                                                                                  to slowly increase at 8.2% in 2021.
                                                                                  As economic factors become more
                                                                                  certain in 2022, ADR is estimated
                                                                                  to bump up by 10.9%, returning to
                EMPLOYER                                                          a more normal growth pattern in
                                                                                  2023 at 5.9% and 2024 at 3.7%.
                BENEFIT SERVICES                                                     RevPAR is a measure of profitabil-
                                                                                  ity for a hotel, combining the effects
                                                                                  of both occupancy and ADR. The
                                                                                  resulting forecast for RevPAR shows
                                                                                  a -48.4% decline in 2020, followed by
                                                                                  gains of 35.3% in 2021, 28.6% in 2022,
                                                                                  9.5% in 2023 and 8.9% in 2024.
                                                                                     The Covid-19 pandemic created
                                                                                  an unprecedented decline in the
                                                                                  hotel industry. Never before has hotel
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