{
  "name": "Hospitality Services",
  "edition_label": "October 2026",
  "edition_updated_at": "2026-10-11",
  "slug": "hospitality-services",
  "kind": "industry",
  "parent_slug": null,
  "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services",
  "scope": "Category research. Verified account AOV aggregate supplied separately.",
  "directory_status": "deferred",
  "page_readiness": "published",
  "directory_notice": null,
  "benchmark": {
    "status": "verified_aggregate",
    "slug": "hospitality-services",
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    "cohort_scope": "root_and_children",
    "median_aov_usd": 485.78,
    "p25_aov_usd": 221.31,
    "p75_aov_usd": 1143.12,
    "metric_window": null,
    "scope_label": "Equal-weight AOV benchmark",
    "methodology": "Median and middle 50% of observed account-level average order values in USD, with each account weighted equally. Use this range as a comparison, not a profitability measure.",
    "read_at": "2026-10-11T14:09:27.435723+00:00",
    "period_label": "Dated snapshot",
    "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Hospitality Services account AOV: median $485.78; middle 50% $221.31 to $1,143.12. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark",
    "source": {
      "name": "Madgicx Research & Labs",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark"
    }
  },
  "metric_definitions": [],
  "metric_definitions_scope": "Definitions only; no ACV, MRR or ARPU benchmark or measured correlation is supplied.",
  "brands": null,
  "answers": [
    {
      "group": "In this industry",
      "id": "answer-r3-stay-extended",
      "question": "Does a longer hotel stay imply daily full housekeeping?",
      "text": "Extended Stay America's FAQ schedules housekeeping according to stay length and distinguishes policies across its brands, with additional services and local limits. A longer stay does not establish a daily full service. Describe the relevant property's service schedule separately from the room rate and number of nights.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-r3-stay-extended",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Hospitality Services. Does a longer hotel stay imply daily full housekeeping? Extended Stay America's FAQ schedules housekeeping according to stay length and distinguishes policies across its brands, with additional services and local limits. A longer stay does not establish a daily full service. Describe the relevant property's service schedule separately from the room rate and number of nights.  Source: https://m.extendedstayamerica.com/company/faqs Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-r3-stay-extended",
      "source_url": "https://m.extendedstayamerica.com/company/faqs"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-median-aov",
      "question": "What is the average order value benchmark for Hospitality Services?",
      "text": "The median account AOV for Hospitality Services is $485.78 USD. This is the middle account-level average order value in the benchmark.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-median-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Hospitality Services. What is the average order value benchmark for Hospitality Services? The median account AOV for Hospitality Services is $485.78 USD. This is the middle account-level average order value in the benchmark. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-median-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-aov-range",
      "question": "What is the typical AOV range in Hospitality Services?",
      "text": "The middle 50% of account AOVs runs from $221.31 to $1,143.12 USD. This is the interquartile range, not the minimum and maximum.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-aov-range",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Hospitality Services. What is the typical AOV range in Hospitality Services? The middle 50% of account AOVs runs from $221.31 to $1,143.12 USD. This is the interquartile range, not the minimum and maximum. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-aov-range",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-lower-quartile-aov",
      "question": "What is the lower-quartile AOV?",
      "text": "The 25th-percentile account AOV is $221.31 USD. It marks the lower edge of the middle 50% of this distribution.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-lower-quartile-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Hospitality Services. What is the lower-quartile AOV? The 25th-percentile account AOV is $221.31 USD. It marks the lower edge of the middle 50% of this distribution. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-lower-quartile-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-upper-quartile-aov",
      "question": "What is the upper-quartile AOV?",
      "text": "The 75th-percentile account AOV is $1,143.12 USD. It marks the upper edge of the middle 50%, not a performance target.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-upper-quartile-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Hospitality Services. What is the upper-quartile AOV? The 75th-percentile account AOV is $1,143.12 USD. It marks the upper edge of the middle 50%, not a performance target. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-upper-quartile-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-aov-calculation",
      "question": "What does this AOV benchmark show?",
      "text": "Median and middle 50% of observed account-level average order values in USD, with each account weighted equally. Use this range as a comparison, not a profitability measure.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-aov-calculation",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Hospitality Services. What does this AOV benchmark show? Median and middle 50% of observed account-level average order values in USD, with each account weighted equally. Use this range as a comparison, not a profitability measure. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-aov-calculation",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-median-or-mean",
      "question": "Is this the mean AOV across all orders?",
      "text": "No. It is the median of account-level average order values. Each account receives equal weight; it is not a pooled average of every order.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-median-or-mean",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Hospitality Services. Is this the mean AOV across all orders? No. It is the median of account-level average order values. Each account receives equal weight; it is not a pooled average of every order. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-median-or-mean",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-benchmark-period",
      "question": "When was this benchmark snapshot read?",
      "text": "The snapshot was read on 11 October 2026.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-benchmark-period",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Hospitality Services. When was this benchmark snapshot read? The snapshot was read on 11 October 2026. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-benchmark-period",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-benchmark-coverage",
      "question": "Which industry or subcategory does this benchmark cover?",
      "text": "This benchmark covers Hospitality Services classifications at the industry root and its subcategories. It is an aggregated advertising-data benchmark, not a census of all businesses.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-benchmark-coverage",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Hospitality Services. Which industry or subcategory does this benchmark cover? This benchmark covers Hospitality Services classifications at the industry root and its subcategories. It is an aggregated advertising-data benchmark, not a census of all businesses. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-benchmark-coverage",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-compare-aov",
      "question": "How can I compare my AOV with this benchmark?",
      "text": "Enter your AOV in USD in the comparison field above. It shows the difference from the median and whether your value falls below, within or above the middle 50%. Your entered amount stays on this page.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-compare-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Hospitality Services. How can I compare my AOV with this benchmark? Enter your AOV in USD in the comparison field above. It shows the difference from the median and whether your value falls below, within or above the middle 50%. Your entered amount stays on this page. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-compare-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-aov-performance",
      "question": "Does an above-median AOV mean better advertising performance?",
      "text": "The comparison describes position in the account AOV distribution, not profitability. It is not a performance score.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-aov-performance",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Hospitality Services. Does an above-median AOV mean better advertising performance? The comparison describes position in the account AOV distribution, not profitability. It is not a performance score. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-aov-performance",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Use this research",
      "id": "answer-download-research",
      "question": "Can I download this industry research?",
      "text": "The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-download-research",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Hospitality Services. Can I download this industry research? The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-download-research",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#reuse"
    },
    {
      "group": "Use this research",
      "id": "answer-cite-research",
      "question": "How should I cite a finding from this page?",
      "text": "Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-cite-research",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Hospitality Services. How should I cite a finding from this page? Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#answer-cite-research",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/hospitality-services#reuse"
    }
  ]
}
