STR Reports US Hotel Performance for the Week Ending June 26 - 2010
In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy last week increased 6.8 percent to 69.7 percent. Average daily rate rose 1.1 percent to US$98.79. Revenue per available room rose 7.9 percent to US$68.88.
The U.S. hotel industry achieved increases in all three key performance measurements during the week of 20-26 June 2010, according to data released by STR.
In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy last week increased 6.8 percent to 69.7 percent. Average daily rate rose 1.1 percent to US$98.79. Revenue per available room rose 7.9 percent to US$68.88.
Among the Chain Scale segments, the Luxury segment posted the largest ADR increase, rising 6.0 percent to US$231.21. The Economy segment reported the largest ADR decrease, falling 2.7 percent to US$53.33. The Midscale with Food and Beverage segment ended the week virtually flat in ADR with a 0.1-percent decrease to US$86.63.
All but one of the Top 25 Markets reported occupancy increases for the week. Dallas, Texas, reported a 1.9-percent decrease in to 63.3 percent. Denver, Colorado, achieved the largest occupancy increase, rising 16.0 percent to 81.5 percent, followed by New Orleans, Louisiana (+15.2 percent to 69.4 percent), and Oahu Island, Hawaii (+14.7 percent to 86.3 percent).
New York, New York, jumped 17.2 percent in ADR to US$231.91, reporting the largest increase in that metric, followed by Orlando, Florida, with a 12.5-percent increase to US$95.42. As a result of the April flooding, Nashville, Tennessee, experienced the largest ADR decrease, falling 12.4 percent to US$82.62.
Three markets reported RevPAR increases of more than 20 percent: Orlando (+27.5 percent to US$71.66); New York (+23.9 percent to US$204.15); and Denver (+21.4 percent to US$79.18). Nashville posted the only double-digit RevPAR decrease, falling 11.7 percent to US$52.93.
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