HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—The Canadian hotel industry reported mixed results in the three key performance metrics for the week of 29 August-4 September 2010, according to data from STR.
In year-over-year measurements, the Canadian hotel industry’s occupancy was up 2.6 percent to 67.8 percent. Average daily rate decreased 2.3 percent to CAD$124.23. Revenue per available room ended the week virtually flat with a 0.4-percent increase to CAD$84.25.
Among the provinces, Quebec reported the largest increases in all three key performance metrics. The province’s occupancy rose 22.1 percent to 77.4 percent, ADR was up 8.4 percent to CAD$141.46, and RevPAR increased 32.2 percent to CAD$109.45.
Prince Edward Island experienced the largest occupancy decrease, falling 14.3 percent to 52.9 percent, followed by Alberta with an 8.5-percent decrease to 61.3 percent.
Manitoba followed Quebec with a 4.2-percent increase in ADR to CAD$107.92. Alberta fell 13.1 percent to CAD$127.93, reporting the largest decrease, followed by Prince Edward Island with a 6.7-percent decrease to CAD$115.15.
Saskatchewan (+7.6 percent to CAD$82.46) and New Brunswick (+6.6 percent to CAD$77.77) reported the only RevPAR increases of more than 5 percent, excluding Quebec. Two provinces reported double-digit RevPAR decreases: Alberta (-20.5 percent to CAD$78.44) and Prince Edward Island (-20.0 percent to CAD$60.94).
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