
Starwood shares fell to a three-month low as demand for rooms slows around the world. However, net income for the quarter was $170 million, up from $163 million in the third quarter of 2011.
Q3 financial reports are showing pessimistic tourism indicators for the hotel company. Whereas the company was predicting a 6 to 8 percent rise in revPAR over 2012, financial reports have led them to readjust their prediction to a 5-6% rise.Although there has been a modest 1.3% increase in Starwood RevPAR worldwide in the third quarter, regional analysis shows little growth opportunity. RevPAR in Europe dropped 9.1 %, 1.4% in Asia/Pacific, and 1.9% in Latin America. The only region where revPAR increased was North America at 3.3%. Africa and the Middle East were nearly flat.