HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — The Canadian hotel industry reported mixed year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of May 19 to 25, according to data from STR.
In a year-over-year comparison, the industry reported a 0.8-per-cent decrease in occupancy to 66.4 per cent, a 3.3-per-cent increase in Average Daily Rate (ADR) to $167.30 and a 2.5-per-cent increase in Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) to $111.02.
Nova Scotia saw the highest rise in occupancy — jumping 8.2 per cent to 67 per cent — and the second-largest increase in ADR (up 7.5 per cent to $158.04), which resulted in the largest jump in RevPAR (up 16.4 per cent to $105.90).
Quebec posted the only other double-digit increase in RevPAR (up 13.5 per cent to $134.90), due to the highest lift in ADR (up 7.8 per cent to $180.21) and the second-largest rise in occupancy (up 5.3 per cent to 74.9 per cent).
Alberta reported the steepest decline in RevPAR, which fell 17.2 per cent to $71.50. Newfoundland and Labrador registered the only double-digit decrease in ADR (down 11.2 per cent to $125.93), while Prince Edward Island saw the largest drop in occupancy (down 11.4 per cent to 56.4 per cent) and the second-steepest decline in RevPAR (down 15.7 per cent to $78.27).
