The hotel industry in the United States showed a decline in the eighth month of 2009.Smith Travel Research, STR, indicated that in the year-over-year measurement occupancy decreased 9.9% and at the end of the month there was an annual reduction of 60.7%. Likewise, the average daily occupancy fell 10.1%, ending the month at US$96.58 and disposable income per room was US$58.65, with a decrease of 19.0%.
The Washington D.C market reported the lowest decrease in occupancy, ADR and RevPAR. Occupancy fell 0.6% to 65.5%, ADR decreased 4.7% to $121.48 and RevPAR was 5.2% to $79.55, while Detroit, Michigan saw the highest decline with occupancy down 17.9% to 53.8%.
As for ADR, the highest report was presented by Denver, Colorado, falling 30.2% to US$89.61. This same fate showed a decrease in RevPAR of 38.3% to US$60.51.
