CoStar’s September 11 release, covering August 30–September 5, 2026, reported US RevPAR growth of 16.1% year over year. CoStar explicitly identified the Labor Day calendar shift as a contributor to the elevated comparison. It is not evidence that a boutique hotel should budget sustained double-digit growth. (costar.com)
Desk application: Request matched-date and matched-day-of-week analysis around holidays, festivals and other compression periods. In the monthly review, separate ordinary trading from event nights before revising the acquisition forecast.