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Sign in Sign up for a FREE subscriptionU.S. hotel performance shows higher occupancy and room rates from previous week
U.S. hotel occupancy declined 34.5 percent year-over-year to 48.9 percent during the week of July 26 to Aug. 1. Average daily rate (ADR) fell 25.3 percent to $100.04 and revenue per available room (RevPAR) dropped 51.1 percent to $48.96.
U.S. hotel performance data for the week ending 1 August showed slightly higher occupancy and room rates from the previous week, according to STR.
July 26 through Aug. 1, 2020 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019):
Occupancy: 48.9 percent (–34.5 percent) ADR: $100.04 (–25.3 percent) RevPAR: $48.96 (–51.1 percent)U.S. occupancy has risen week-over-week for 15 of the past 16 weeks, although growth in demand (room nights sold) has slowed.
Aggregate data for the top 25 markets, according to STR, showed lower occupancy (41.4 percent) and ADR ($97.58) than all other markets. Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Va., was the only one of those major markets to reach a 60
