by Calculated Risk on 6/10/2016 04:22:00 PM

On occupancy from HotelNewsNow.com: STR: US hotel results for week ending 4 June

The U.S. hotel industry reported mostly negative year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 29 May through 4 June 2016, according to data from STR.

Affected significantly by a Memorial Day calendar shift, the industry’s occupancy decreased 6.8% to 64.6%. Average daily rate was flat at US$118.45. Revenue per available room dropped 6.8% to US$76.56.
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The following graph shows the seasonal pattern for the hotel occupancy rate using the four week average.

The red line is for 2016, dashed orange is 2015, blue is the median, and black is for 2009 - the worst year since the Great Depression for hotels.

2015 was the best year on record for hotels.

So far 2016 is tracking just behind 2015, and well ahead of the median rate.

The occupancy rate should increase over the Summer travel period.

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