HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—The Canadian hotel industry posted decreases in all three key performance measurements during the week of 3-9 January 2010, according to data from STR.
In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy decreased 7.2 percent to end the week at 37.4 percent. Average daily rate decreased 4.2 percent to finish the week at CAD$110.77. Revenue per available room for the week decreased 11.1 percent to CAD$41.38.
Saskatchewan reported the largest increases in all three key metrics: Occupancy rose 13.7 percent to 56.4 percent, ADR was up 11.2 percent to CAD$120.95, and RevPAR jumped 26.4 percent to CAD$68.21.
Two provinces, excluding Saskatchewan, experienced occupancy increases of more than 5 percent: New Brunswick (+8.9 percent to 32.9 percent) and Newfoundland (+8.5 percent to 43.5 percent). Alberta posted the largest occupancy decrease, falling 14.7 percent to 37.8 percent, followed by Nova Scotia with a 10.8-percent decrease to 30.5 percent.
Two provinces experienced ADR decreases of more than 5 percent: Ontario (-7.4 percent to CAD$106.49) and Alberta (-7.1 percent to CAD$117.54).
New Brunswick was the only province, besides Saskatchewan, to post a double-digit RevPAR increase, rising 10.0 percent to CAD$33.43. Three markets reported RevPAR decreases of more than 10 percent: Alberta (-20.8 percent to CAD$44.41); Ontario (-16.4 percent to CAD$39.95); and Nova Scotia (-11.1 percent to CAD$31.02).
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