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Marriott: Q2 Business Transient RevPAR Up Amid Slight Volume Drop

By Julie Sickel / August 03, 2026 / Contact Reporter
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Marriott International's systemwide second-quarter business transient revenue per available room grew 2 percent year over year, the company reported Monday during an earnings call. 

In the United States and Canada, second-quarter business transient RevPAR rose 3 percent year over year, with "mid-single-digit [average daily rate] increases offsetting slight declines in room nights," according to Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano. Government RevPAR rose 5 percent year over year, attributable to easier comparisons against a weak Q2 2025.

Second-quarter group RevPAR rose 3 percent year over year globally and 4 percent in the U.S. and Canada. Marriott EVP and CFO Jennifer Mason said full-year systemwide group booking pace is up 5 percent year over year and U.S. group booking pace is up about 6 percent. 

"We continue to expect all segments to be up for the full year, with leisure continuing to lead, followed by group and then [business travel]," Mason said.  

Second-quarter RevPAR across Marriott's U.S. and Canadian portfolio rose 5 percent year over year, which Capuano called "the highest quarterly increase in 13 quarters." The RevPAR strength, Capuano added, was spread across World Cup and non-World Cup markets and was "pervasive" across chain scales with select-service RevPAR up 4 percent year over year behind a 9 percent hike in luxury RevPAR. 

Marriott Q2 Metrics

Marriott's systemwide second-quarter RevPAR increased 3.4 percent year over year to $138.74. ADR rose 3.5 percent year over year to $193.66, and occupancy fell 0.1 percentage points to 71.6 percent. 

In the U.S. and Canada, second-quarter ADR grew 4.7 percent year over year to $202.82, while occupancy was nearly flat at 74 percent. 

Second-quarter RevPAR in the Middle East and Africa fell 33.1 percent year over year to $80.48, weighed down by a 43 percent RevPAR decline in the Middle East. 

Marriott raised its full-year RevPAR growth outlook to 3 percent to 3.5 percent year over year, up from its previous projection of 2 percent to 3 percent. Third-quarter RevPAR is projected to increase 3.5 percent to 4 percent year over year.

Total second-quarter revenue increased 5 percent year over year to more than $7 billion. Second-quarter net income was roughly flat year over year at $766 million.

As of June 30, Marriott's global pipeline was nearly 4,200 properties, or approximately 629,000 rooms, a nearly 7 percent year-over-year increase.

The Marriott Bonvoy membership base grew to more than 295 million members worldwide at the end of the quarter. 

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