HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—The Canadian hotel industry posted decreases in all three key performance measurements during the week of 19-25 July 2009, according to data from STR.
In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy fell 7.3 percent to end the week at 70.2 percent. Average daily rate dropped 9.3 percent to finish the week at CAD$125.79. Revenue per available room for the week decreased 15.9 percent to finish at CAD$88.28.
Among the provinces, Saskatchewan reported the largest increases in all three metrics: Occupancy rose 8.3 percent to 77.4 percent, ADR increased 6.4 percent to CAD$115.43, and RevPAR jumped 15.3 percent to CAD$89.40.
New Brunswick also experienced an occupancy increase, up 3.4 percent to 79.8 percent. Two provinces posted double-digit occupancy decreases: Alberta (-15.2 percent to 69.2 percent) and British Columbia (-10.5 percent to 73.5 percent).
Aside from Saskatchewan, Manitoba (+3.1 to CAD$105.43) and Prince Edward Island (+0.6 percent to CAD$128.56) were the only other provinces to report a positive ADR. British Columbia experienced the largest ADR decrease, falling 14.7 percent to CAD$139.54, followed by Alberta, which reported a 14.3-percent drop to CAD$136.19.
Alberta reported the largest RevPAR decrease, falling 27.3 percent to CAD$94.29. Also posting a large decrease for the week was British Columbia (-23.6 percent to CAD$102.60) and Ontario (-15.8 percent to CAD$78.64).
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