HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—The Canadian hotel industry posted declines in all three key performance measurements during the week of 27 September - 3 October, according to data from STR.
In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy decreased 5.2 percent to end the week at 67.2 percent. Average daily rate dropped 4.3 percent to finish the week at CAD$128.27. Revenue per available room for the week decreased 9.3 percent to finish at CAD$86.14.
New Brunswick reported the largest occupancy increase among the provinces, up 6.0 percent to 69.3 percent, followed by Manitoba with a 3.4-percent increase to 75.7 percent. Alberta posted the only double-digit occupancy decrease, falling 15.2 percent to 63.0 percent.
Saskatchewan experienced the largest ADR increase, up 5.4 percent to CAD$117.88. Manitoba reported an ADR increase of 1.5 percent to CAD$109.62, followed by New Brunswick, coming in flat for the week with a 0.2-percent increase to CAD$113.98. Four markets posted ADR decreases of more than 5 percent: Alberta (-9.1 percent to CAD$133.51); Prince Edward Island (-7.7 percent to CAD$97.92); Quebec (-6.7 percent to CAD$141.37); and Nova Scotia (-6.2 percent to CAD$123.66).
New Brunswick (+6.2 percent to CAD$78.99) and Manitoba (+4.9 percent to CAD$83.00) were the only provinces to report increases in RevPAR for the week. Alberta experienced the largest RevPAR decrease, down 22.9 percent to CAD$84.05, followed by Quebec (-14.1 percent to CAD$97.27) and Nova Scotia (-13.6 percent to CAD$88.26).
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