Thursday, September 3, 2009

US Hotel Industry Recession Enters New Rate Erosion Phase

2009 will likely rank as one of the worst years for the United States hospitality industry in modern history. The week of June 27, this drop off entered a dangerous new phase – when compared to the same week, year over year, the national hotel average room rate began to fall more rapidly on a percentage basis than the average hotel occupancy percentage. This trend has now continued over the past eight weeks.

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