by Calculated Risk on 6/25/2009 02:07:00 PM

From HotelNewsNow.com: STR posts US results for 14-20 June 2009

In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy fell 11.5 percent to end the week at 63.0 percent. Average daily rate dropped 10.1 percent to finish the week at US$96.78. Revenue per available room [RevPAR] for the week decreased 20.5 percent to finish at US$61.01.

The report also includes some hightlights on the performance for the top 25 markets. As an example, occupancy is off almost 20% in Dallas and Phoenix, and the Average daily rate (ADR) is off 30% and RevPAR off 35% in New York. Ouch.

No wonder more and more hotels are defaulting ...

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This graph shows the YoY change in the occupancy rate (3 week trailing average).

The three week average is off 12.1% from the same period in 2008.

The average daily rate is down 10.1%, so RevPAR is off 20.5% from the same week last year.

Note: some readers might notice the occupancy rate has risen to 63% - but that is just seasonal. The hotel occupancy rate is usually the highest during the peak vacation months of June, July and August.

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