Sarah McCay Tams

📈 U.S. hotel labor costs increased 1.8% in Q1 2026, with CPOR rising from $45.96 to $46.79. HPOR declined 2.3%, from 2.154 to 2.105 hours. General manager wages grew 5.9%, room attendants 4.3%, maintenance engineers 3.6%, guest service reps 2.7%, and assistant general managers 2.6%. Select-service hotels showed a 4.2% HPOR drop, while full-service hotels HPOR fell 2.3%. Housekeeping overtime rose, with room attendant overtime increasing by 10.3%. RevPAR rose 8.7%, boosting profitability.

🏨 U.S. hotel labor costs rose 1.8% in Q1 2026, with CPOR increasing from $45.96 to $46.79. HPOR decreased by 2.3%, from 2.154 to 2.105 hours. Wage increases: general managers 5.9%, room attendants 4.3%, maintenance engineers 3.6%. Room attendant CPOR declined 0.2%, general manager CPOR increased 4.1%. Select-service HPOR decreased 4.2%, full-service decreased 2.3%. Room attendant overtime increased 10.3%. ADR rose 6%, RevPAR 8.7%, GOP margin improved by 4 points.

📈 In Q4 2025, Wages Cost per Occupied Room (CPOR) surged by 21.1% year-over-year, with the average labor CPOR rising from $42.82 in 2024 to $48.32 in 2025. Full-service hotels saw a 23.8% CPOR increase, while resorts reduced CPOR by 4.7%. Labor productivity fell, with Hours per Occupied Room (HPOR) increasing by 4.4% for the year. The GOP margin rose by 1.1 percentage points but dropped by 3.3 points in Q4.