Thursday, August 19, 2010

Extended-Stay Looks Up

The recession and business cost-cutting has hurt the hotel industry over the past two years—with one exception: extended-stay hotels.

As business travel tailed off in this market during the economic downturn, leisure travelers stepped in.

Occupancy in this part of the business rose 8.9% in July from a year earlier and demand was up 14.1%, according to data from hotel-industry research and consulting firm Smith Travel Research Inc.

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