Hotels suffer as occupancy levels fall to record lows
More than 40 per cent of rooms were unoccupied last month, as tour operators and airlines reported falling passenger numbers and businesses cut back on corporate travel, according to a report by the hotel performance analysts STR Global (www.strglobal.com).
Over 43 per cent of hotel rooms in the Americas were empty in April, down by 11 per cent compared with the same month last year; 41 per cent of hotels in Europe and in the Asia/Pacific region (both down by 14 per cent); and 33 per cent in the Middle East/Africa region (down by 13 per cent)
British hotels fared better, with less than a third of rooms empty during May (31 per cent), down by less than seven per cent on last year.
Edinburgh performed best of all European cities, with more than three quarters of its room occupied – up eight per cent on last year. Düsseldorf, which relies heavily on business travellers, saw occupancy fall by a third to 47.6 per cent.
There has been a marked decline in the number of city breaks taken by British travellers, who have been put off by the strength of the euro and a rise in room rates. Earlier this month, Telegraph Travel reported that hotel prices in Europe’s major cities have risen by an average of 15 per cent in the past year, according to analysis by Trivago, an online comparison website. (Via Telegraph)
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