What Is TRevPAR? Total Revenue Per Available Room, Explained

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July 14, 2026

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Most hotels measure success by room revenue. But a guest who books a room also eats in the restaurant, books a treatment, parks the car and orders room service. TRevPAR captures all of it. It tells you how much total revenue each available room generates, across every part of the property, not just the bed.

This guide covers what TRevPAR means, the formula and how to calculate it, worked examples, and how it differs from RevPAR and GOPPAR. By the end you'll know when room revenue alone is hiding the fuller story.

What is TRevPAR?

TRevPAR stands for total revenue per available room. It measures the total revenue a property earns from every available room over a period, counting all income streams: rooms, food and beverage, spa, events, parking, and any other ancillary spend. You work it out by dividing total revenue by total available rooms.

The TRevPAR meaning comes into focus when you compare it to RevPAR. RevPAR counts room revenue only. TRevPAR counts everything the guest spends on-site. For a property with restaurants, a spa or conference space, that difference can be substantial, which is why resorts and full-service hotels lean on it.

One thing TRevPAR is not: it's a revenue figure, not a profit figure. It doesn't subtract the cost of running those outlets. That job belongs to GOPPAR, which we cover further down.

TRevPAR formula

The TRevPAR formula is straightforward:

TRevPAR = Total Revenue ÷ Total Available Rooms

Total revenue is every dollar the property earned over the period, rooms plus all ancillary outlets. Total available rooms is the full room count multiplied by the number of nights in the period, sold or not. Counting available rooms rather than sold rooms is deliberate: it measures how hard your whole inventory works, including the rooms that sat empty.

How to calculate TRevPAR

Here's how to calculate TRevPAR in three steps.

Add up total revenue for the period, including rooms and every ancillary source like food, beverage, spa and parking.

Work out total available room nights: room count multiplied by nights in the period.

Divide total revenue by total available room nights. That figure is your TRevPAR.

Worked example: one night

A 100-room hotel earns $12,000 in room revenue one night, plus $6,000 across its restaurant, bar and spa. Total revenue is $18,000. The TRevPAR calculation is $18,000 ÷ 100, which gives a TRevPAR of $180. For comparison, RevPAR that same night is $12,000 ÷ 100, or $120. The $60 gap is the ancillary spend RevPAR never sees.

Worked example: one month

Across a 30-day month, the same 100-room hotel has 3,000 available room nights. It earns $1.2 million in total revenue across all outlets. TRevPAR is $1,200,000 ÷ 3,000, or $400 per available room. Tracked month to month, that single figure shows whether your total revenue per room is climbing or slipping, even when room rates hold steady.

Why TRevPAR is important

Room-only metrics reward you for filling beds. TRevPAR rewards you for the whole guest relationship. Two hotels can post the same RevPAR, yet the one with a busy restaurant and a well-used spa earns far more per room. TRevPAR is the metric that makes that difference visible.

It also shifts where you look for growth. Once you track total revenue per room, a quiet bar or an underused function space stops being someone else's department and starts being a lever on the number you report. For resorts, conference hotels and any property with serious non-room income, it's often a truer measure of commercial performance than RevPAR alone.

RevPAR vs TRevPAR vs GOPPAR

These three metrics build on each other. Here's how they stack up.

RevPAR vs TRevPAR

RevPAR (revenue per available room) counts room revenue only. TRevPAR counts every revenue stream the property earns. Same denominator, total available rooms, but a wider numerator. RevPAR tells you how well rooms perform. TRevPAR tells you how well the whole property monetises each room it has to offer. For the full breakdown of the room-only metric, read our guide on what RevPAR is and how to increase it.

TRevPAR vs GOPPAR

Both go beyond room revenue, but they answer different questions. TRevPAR measures total revenue per available room. GOPPAR (gross operating profit per available room) goes one step further and subtracts operating costs, so it measures profit per available room, not revenue. TRevPAR shows how much money comes in across the property. GOPPAR shows how much you keep after the costs of earning it. A hotel can have a strong TRevPAR and a weak GOPPAR if those extra outlets are expensive to run.

Reading them together

No single metric is enough. RevPAR isolates room performance, TRevPAR captures total revenue, and GOPPAR brings cost and profit into view. Used together they move you from how full are we to how much are we really making. For how each fits alongside ADR and occupancy, see our hotel business terminology guide.

How to improve your TRevPAR

Because TRevPAR spans the whole property, you can lift it from two directions: stronger room performance, or stronger ancillary revenue.

For the pricing side of that work, see our guide to room rate optimisation.

Grow ancillary spend. Packages, in-room dining, spa bookings, paid late checkout and on-site experiences all add revenue without adding rooms. This is the lever RevPAR can't reach.

Lift room revenue first. Ancillary spend follows occupancy, so a healthy room business feeds everything else. The room rate work in our optimisation guide carries straight through to TRevPAR.

Capture more direct bookings. Every booking that comes through your own site rather than an OTA keeps the full value of the stay, rooms and extras alike, on your side of the ledger.

Turning total revenue into more direct bookings

A strong TRevPAR depends on guests booking with you directly, where you keep the full value of the stay rather than handing a cut to an OTA. This is where your booking engine earns its keep. RoomStay connects directly to your PMS or CRS in real time, so rates and availability stay accurate across every channel, with no double bookings and no manual updates.

The mobile-first checkout is built to convert browsers into bookers, keeping guests inside your brand experience from the room page to payment, where you can present the packages and extras that lift total revenue per room. Hotels using RoomStay have seen up to a 92% lift in revenue per session and direct booking growth ranging from 35% to 434%. Better direct performance is how more of every dollar your property earns stays with you.

Frequently asked questions

What is TRevPAR?

TRevPAR (total revenue per available room) measures the total revenue a hotel earns per available room, counting all income streams including rooms, food and beverage, spa and other ancillary spend. You calculate it by dividing total revenue by total available rooms.

What is the TRevPAR formula?

The formula is total revenue divided by total available rooms. For example, $18,000 in total revenue across a 100-room hotel for one night gives a TRevPAR of $180. Total available rooms means the full room count multiplied by the nights in the period, sold or not.

What is the difference between RevPAR and TRevPAR?

RevPAR counts room revenue only. TRevPAR counts all revenue the property earns, including food, beverage, spa and other outlets. Both divide by total available rooms, so TRevPAR is always equal to or higher than RevPAR, and the gap is the ancillary spend.

Is TRevPAR the same as GOPPAR?

No. TRevPAR measures total revenue per available room. GOPPAR subtracts operating costs to measure profit per available room. TRevPAR shows what comes in, GOPPAR shows what you keep after the cost of earning it.

What is a good TRevPAR?

There's no universal benchmark, because TRevPAR depends on your property type, market and how much non-room revenue you offer. A resort with extensive facilities will post a very different figure to a limited-service hotel. The useful comparison is against your own trend over time and similar properties nearby.

Putting TRevPAR to work

TRevPAR widens the lens from room revenue to total revenue, which is why it suits resorts, conference hotels and any property earning real money beyond the room. Track it alongside RevPAR and GOPPAR, grow your ancillary spend, and give guests a direct booking path that captures the full value of every stay. Measure the whole property, and you manage the whole property.