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Rates

Tuesday Trends board

Captured Tue, Nov 3, 2026. Median cheapest refundable nightly rate, 2 adults, pre-tax, across 50 hotels. Indicative Google Hotels prices; decision support, not a quote.

Median cheapest refundable nightly rate by horizon and stay
OutWeekdayMon–ThuWeekendFri–Sun
1 wk
$288
up 49% vs last Tuesday, 39 same hotels
43/50 priced
4 no rates on Google
$224
down 19% vs last Tuesday, 37 same hotels
44/50 priced
1 no rates on Google
1 mo
$172
up 24% vs last Tuesday, 48 same hotels
48/50 priced
$298
up 101% vs last Tuesday, 46 same hotels
46/50 priced
2 no rates on Google
3 mo
$261
down 39% vs last Tuesday, 34 same hotels
46/50 priced
$224
up 1% vs last Tuesday, 43 same hotels
44/50 priced
3 no rates on Google
6 mo
$289
up 3% vs last Tuesday, 41 same hotels
43/50 priced
4 no rates on Google
$288
up 0.8% vs last Tuesday, 38 same hotels
41/50 priced
4 no rates on Google
~11 mo
$312
up 0.6% vs last Tuesday, 36 same hotels
38/50 priced
8 no rates on Google
$285
unchanged vs last Tuesday, 36 same hotels
39/50 priced
8 no rates on Google

Coverage counts hotels with a refundable rate; low-confidence prices (2 or fewer sellers and no official hotel site) are left out. Thin: under 15 of 50. Week-over-week compares the same hotels both Tuesdays (median of each hotel's change, shown when 15+ hotels compare). ● 10+ no rates on Google at 1 wk. At ~11 months, no rates largely reflect Google's ~330-day pricing limit.

Signals

24 cited
tax5 rowsas of 2026-10-11

Atlanta tax & CVB: Collections and DMO budget

City Hotel/Motel Tax Fund revenue: no public read (FY2026 budget ordinance not opened; a search abstract shows $101.4M, which has not been…

debt2 rowsas of 2026-10-11

Atlanta debt & deals: CMBS / balance-sheet loans

The Georgian Terrace (326 rooms; Sotherly; BofA 2015 CMBS loan, LNR special servicer): $37.7M at 2026-01-01 (pre-paydown) · Maturity…

Source: No linked public source (reviewed 2026-10-11) · no public read

pipeline6 rowsas of 2026-10-11

Atlanta pipeline: Stage rollup (LE Q2 2026 public)

Total pipeline: 157 · 17,423 Under construction: 22 · 3,020 Start next 12 mo: 61 · 6,761

supplyscore 4/5as of 2026-10-11

Atlanta supply-pressure score 4/5

4 / 5. UC intensity: 22 / 3,020 rooms UC (tied #4 nationally)

supply7 rowsas of 2026-10-11

Atlanta supply: Latest monthly / weekly pulse

C&W MarketBeat Q2 2026 (STR/CoStar): OCC 65.9% (+0.5%), ADR $133 (+5.0%), RevPAR $88 (+5.5%); supply +0.9%; implied ~115k rooms

supply3 rowsas of 2026-10-11

Atlanta supply: Snapshot

City of Atlanta inventory: 117 hotels / 27,810 rooms · 2025 Metro inventory: 107,560 rooms · 1Q 2025

talent4 rowsas of 2026-10-11

Atlanta talent: 5. Gaps (no public read)

Current Local 23 Atlanta contracts (Hyatt Regency or other): No public read

Source: No linked public source (reviewed 2026-10-11) · no public read

talent2 rowsas of 2026-10-11

Atlanta talent: 3.2 Pre-open risk — named openings

The Pursuit at The Henry (Autograph) @ The Battery: pipeline lists 250 · 2027 · No public read (developers Goldenrod / SK Commercial Realty…

talent3 rowsas of 2026-10-11

Atlanta talent: 2. Build talent (summary)

MSA construction jobs: 158,300 → 154,900 (−3,400, −2%) · Aug 2025 → Aug 2026

talent5 rowsas of 2026-10-11

Atlanta talent: 1. Wage floor

Georgia / Atlanta minimum wage: $7.25/hr federal applies (GA statute lower) · current 2026

citywide_calendar5 eventsas of 2026-10-11

Atlanta 90-day compression calendar (Oct 12 2026 → Jan 10 2027)

2026-12-05: SEC Championship (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) + SEC FanFare (GWCC) [Sports / weekend] — next pull: Downtown weekend compression

drive3 rowsas of 2026-10-11

Atlanta drive + attraction demand anchors

Drive catchment: Southeast hub: I-75 (Chattanooga/Knoxville, Macon/FL), I-85 (Charlotte/Greenville, Montgomery), I-20 (Birmingham, Augusta)

visitation6 rowsas of 2026-10-11

Atlanta visitation / demand volume

Atlanta visitors 2024 (latest ACVB): ~51M (est.); $20B hospitality industry

reit_exposure1,189 rooms / 2 REITsas of 2026-10-11

Atlanta REIT ownership (Tier 1): 1,189 rooms, 2 REITs + Hyatt 171

Rooms owned: HST 810 (68%); APLE 379 (32%). Hyatt owns/leases Hyatt Place Atlanta/Buckhead (171, finance lease).

occupancyOCC 65.9% / ADR $133 / RevPAR $88as of Q2 2026

Atlanta Q2 2026 (C&W MarketBeat, STR/CoStar): OCC 65.9%, RevPAR $88 (+5.5%)

Cushman & Wakefield MarketBeat Q2 2026 (STR/CoStar-sourced, 3-month): OCC 65.9% (+0.5%), ADR $133 (+5.0%), RevPAR $88 (+5.5%); supply…

eventhostas of 2026-10-11 (event Jun 11–Jul 19, 2026)

World Cup 2026 post-Cup demand read — Atlanta (host)

World Cup 2026 (Jun 11–Jul 19) — host market. Key numbers (lift vs hype): HVS: OCC −2.6 pt, ADR +$8.31, RevPAR +$1.96 / +9.4% (smallest)…

demandCitywide add Oct 2027as of 2026-10-09

Atlanta gains NACS Show citywide (Oct 5–8, 2027)

The NACS Show moves from Las Vegas to Atlanta for 2027 (Oct 5–8, 2027).

History

Airport passengersJul 2026: 4.7M passengers, −2.3% YoY

Passengers boarding flights (enplanements), all carriers, at Atlanta, GA: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL).

Last 13 months
MonthPassengersYoY
Jul 20264,662,988−2.3%
Jun 20264,551,095−2.3%
May 20264,642,723−1.9%
Apr 20264,280,015+0.3%
Mar 20264,245,567−2.8%
Feb 20263,668,529+1.1%
Jan 20263,617,801−0.3%
Dec 20254,225,953−5.2%
Nov 20253,920,665−7.3%
Oct 20254,513,254−0.8%
Sep 20254,213,126−1.3%
Aug 20254,496,198−2.9%
Jul 20254,773,923+6.3%
Show yearly (2015–2025)
YearPassengersYoY
202551,424,545−2.1%
202452,510,492+3.1%
202350,925,180+12.2%
202245,373,200+23.7%
202136,665,770+77.8%
202020,616,190−61.5%
201953,486,127+3.2%
201851,849,344+3.2%
201750,242,722−0.5%
201650,482,209+2.4%
201549,320,350—
Lodging jobs & wages2022 (latest; BLS withheld 2023–2024): 21,356 jobs, — YoY

Accommodation (NAICS 721), private sector, Metro area (BLS area code C1206). Employment and wages at hotels and other lodging, a public proxy for lodging activity. Not occupancy, ADR or RevPAR. Each market uses one industry level across all years shown.

Latest years
YearJobsYoYWagesEstab.
202221,356—$838.7M1,222
202018,101−31.3%$548.4M1,050
201926,364+3.1%$834.9M996
Show yearly (2015–2022)
YearJobsYoYWagesEstab.
202221,356—$838.7M1,222
202018,101−31.3%$548.4M1,050
201926,364+3.1%$834.9M996
201825,578+1.3%$774.6M955
201725,255+5.4%$747.2M928
201623,971+1.5%$683.2M948
201523,628—$664.6M938

Per-year files: 2022 ↗ · 2020 ↗ · 2019 ↗ · 2018 ↗ · 2017 ↗ · 2016 ↗ · 2015 ↗

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 via TranStats (Passengers data element) ↗, airports ATL, Jan 2015–Jul 2026, accessed 2026-11-04. BTS publishes T-100 airport data about three months after the month ends; the latest month here is the newest BTS had posted when accessed. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages ↗, annual averages, accessed 2026-11-04; withheld years left out.

Hotel-tax collections

newest first · 3 periods
tax$101.56M (+6.3% YoY) · self-reportedas of FY2024 (Jul 2023–Jun 2024)

Atlanta city hotel-motel tax, annual (Georgia DCA) — FY2024 (Jul 2023–Jun 2024)

Amount: $101,561,266 · YoY: +6.3% (computed). Basis: self-reported; FY Jul–Jun.

tax$95.57M · self-reportedas of FY2023 (Jul 2022–Jun 2023)

Atlanta city hotel-motel tax, annual (Georgia DCA) — FY2023 (Jul 2022–Jun 2023)

Amount: $95,569,135 · YoY: n/a. Basis: self-reported; FY Jul–Jun.

taxno public readas of 2026-10-11

Atlanta hotel-tax series — gaps

Atlanta hotel-tax series gaps (as of 2026-10-11): Monthly / quarterly: no public read from an official source.

Source: Official publishers (gap note; no public read) · no public read

Assets

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No cited assets yet for this destination. Underwrite by submarket and product class — MSA averages are not a substitute for a competitive set.

Who owns here

22 REIT-owned hotels · AHT, APLE, DRH, HST, INN, RLJ, XHR
+14 more REIT-owned hotels in Atlanta

Recorded REIT transactions (comps)

From REIT filings; this list may be incomplete.

  • Courtyard Atlanta BuckheadMar 6, 2025 · sold by RLJ · 181 roomsprice not disclosedfiling ↗
  • W AtlantaNov 29, 2023 · sold by AHTprice not disclosedfiling ↗
SourceREIT property schedules and transaction disclosures in SEC filings sec.gov ↗All hotel REITs

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