As has happened throughout the year, the Americas region continues to present positive results in the three key measures of hotel performance corresponding to the month of September, according to data provided by STR y STR Global.
The region ended the month in question with an increase in occupancy of 5.4%, for an annual average of 63.4%; in the average daily rate (ADR) it grew by 3.8%, to US$105.08, and in terms of average income per room (RevPAR) the increase was 9.4% to US$66.61.
September meant for the sector a growth of 1.9% compared to the month of August. Among the key markets in the region, Miami again reported the highest increase in occupancy with 12.6%, for an annual average of 67%, followed by Mexico City with 8.6%. Sao Paulo (-3.8%) and Puerto Rico (-2.9%) did not register positive figures in this period.
With respect to ADR, Buenos Aires, Argentina, grew by 19.4% to US$152.98, followed by Sao Paulo with 14.1% to US$135.81, and Miami (10.5% to US$119.37). Montreal, Canada, recorded the largest decline with -2.9%.
Finally, four markets reported double digits in RevPAR: Miami (24.4%), Buenos Aires (21.7%), San Francisco (14%) and Los Angeles (13.7%).
