Business travel steadily returning to pre-pandemic levels

A new report shows that while business travel is still down from pre-pandemic totals, transient and group business travel have shown growth in 2023. According to STR, lodging data confirms the accelerated recovery of business and group travel, with the hotel industry finishing September strong with room demand the second-highest ever for the month. Weekday occupancy has also increased, particularly in the top 25 largest hotel markets in the United States, especially San Francisco, which posted the highest weekday occupancy in the last week of September at nearly 90%. “Group bookings are boomin…

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