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What is the RevPAR index (RGI) and how do you read it?

4 hotel leaders answerIsaac J. Collazo, Emmanuel Dissez, Sophie Richard and Théodore BoschmansPublished 7 Nov 2026

The RevPAR index, or RGI, compares a hotel's RevPAR with its competitive set: 100 means a fair share, and above 100 means the hotel takes more than its share. Isaac J. Collazo of STR says getting a fair share of rooms revenue is still the biggest metric people watch. Emmanuel Dissez grew a Barcelona hotel's RGI from 64 to 108, and Sophie Richard took a Brussels hotel from 81 to 110. Théodore Boschmans, a hotel broker, uses such comparisons to see whether a hotel beats its competition.

This answer is part of our guide to hotel revenue management.

In their own words

Isaac J. Collazo
Vice President, Analytics, STR (Smith Travel Research)
“RevPAR and revenues ... rooms revenue, are we getting our fair share is still the biggest ... metric that they're looking at.”
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Emmanuel Dissez
Schroders Capital
“We spent a bit more than €8,000,000 to fully refurbish it, reposition it. ... And we basically grew the RGI from 64 in 2022 to 108 in 2026.”
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Sophie Richard
M&L Group
“I didn't even need to build a business case. ... we saw we've got an RGI in the market that moved up. We've got an ADR that moved up.”
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“I can share the RGI we've done ... was 81. And 2026, we had one ten.”
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Théodore Boschmans
Hotel Broker, Christie & Co
“Using this information, we brokers can see is this hotel currently over performing its competition or the market or underperforming its competition markets.”
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