HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — The Canadian hotel industry recorded mixed year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of March 3 to 9, according to data from STR.
In a year-over-year comparison, the industry reported a 1.9-per-cent decrease in occupancy to 59.9 per cent. The Average Daily Rate (ADR) rose 0.4 per cent to $155.46 during the week, while Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) was down 1.5 per cent to $93.17.
Manitoba reported the largest increases in occupancy and RevPAR, climbing 5.3 per cent (to 69.5 per cent) and 9.8 per cent (to $88.97), respectively.
Prince Edward Island posted the largest increase in ADR, which was up 7.3 per cent to $113.45. However, it also reported the steepest decline in occupancy (down 17.7 per cent to 29.6 per cent), which resulted in the second-largest decline in RevPAR (down 11.7 per cent to $33.61).
Nova Scotia reported the largest drop in RevPAR (down 13.7 per cent to $77.65), due primarily to the only other double-digit decrease in occupancy (down 11.0 per cent to 60.8 per cent). Newfoundland and Labrador saw the steepest decline in ADR (down 7.0 per cent to $123.11) and the third-largest drop in RevPAR (down 11.2 per cent to $55.75).
