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Hotel Occupancy increases 2.4% compared to same week in 2009

By Anonymous

From HotelNewsNow.com: STR: Occupancy buoys chain scales' weekly results

Overall, the industry?s occupancy increased 2.4 percent to 60.7 percent, average daily rate dropped 2.4 percent to US$98.16, and RevPAR ended virtually flat with a 0.1-percent decrease to US$59.55.

The following graph shows the occupancy rate by week and the 52 week rolling average since 2000.

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Notes: the scale doesn't start at zero to better show the change.

The graph shows the distinct seasonal pattern for the occupancy rate; higher in the summer because of leisure/vacation travel, and lower on certain holidays.

The occupancy rate is running slightly above 2009 - the worst year since the Depression - but still well below the normal level of close to 65% for this week.

Data Source: Smith Travel Research, Courtesy of HotelNewsNow.com

Full post as published by Calculated Risk on April 29, 2010 (boomark / email).