RevPAR growth for the US hotel industry in October was 6.5%, which is the fourth lowest for the year. While October RevPAR growth was positive, it was not as strong as in previous months despite having an extra Saturday. Five factors that influenced October hotel performance included: RevPAR growth for October being the highest since 2010; supply growth increasing for the third straight month; a lack of over 5% increases in average daily rate; and STR revising its forecasts down due to more muted RevPAR growth expected for the year.