Between October 25 and 31, the U.S. hotel industry showed a decline in all three measurements, according to data provided by Smith Travel Research.7.2% declined occupancy in the measurements year after year, to end the week at 51.8%. The average daily price (ADR) also fell 7.2% for a weekly income of $98.99 and revenue per available room (RevPAR) for the week was $51.28, down 13.8%. Houston, Texas, saw the largest decline in occupancy, falling 29.8% to 56.9%.
The destination with the highest increase in occupancy was Anaheim-Santa Ana, California, up 9.1% to 65.5%. Oahu Island, Hawaii, also reported an increase of 8.7% to 75.0%; Boston, Massachusetts scored +7.2% to 71.4%; Denver, Colorado, rose 6.2% to 58.0%; and occupancy in New York, New York was up 5.4%, to end the week at 85.1%.
The highest increase in ADR and RevPAR was in New Orleans, Louisiana, the former up 5.3% to $129.03, and the latter up 5.0% to $86.15; San Diego, California, ranked second with an ADR of 3.5% for $141.12 and a RevPAR of 4.7% for $89.41. The lowest ADR was presented by New York, with 17.2% less for a total of US $ 265.59, while the lowest RevPAR, with a decrease of more than 25%, was for Chicago with 26% to end the week at US $ 70.31.
