HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—The Canadian hotel industry reported mixed results for the three key performance metrics for the week of 12-18 June 2011, according to data from STR.
In year-over-year measurements, the Canadian hotel industry reported a 1.1-percent decrease in occupancy to 71.5 percent, a 0.8-percent increase in average daily rate to CAD$135.81 and a 0.4-percent decrease in revenue per available room to CAD$97.10.
Among the provinces, Prince Edward Island reported the largest occupancy increase, rising 6.2 percent to 54.5 percent, followed by Alberta with a 4.5-percent increase to 67.4 percent. Two provinces posted occupancy decreases of more than 5 percent: Manitoba (-9.2 percent to 80.1 percent) and Nova Scotia (-6.3 percent to 67.5 percent).
Saskatchewan (+3.2 percent to CAD$131.24) and New Brunswick (+3.1 percent to CAD$114.56) experienced the largest ADR increases for the week. Prince Edward Island dropped 8.5 percent in ADR to CAD$106.95, reporting the largest decrease in that metric.
Alberta increased 7.0 percent in RevPAR to CAD$97.46, reporting the only RevPAR increase of more than 5 percent. Manitoba fell 8.7 percent in RevPAR to CAD$96.23, reporting the largest decrease in that metric, followed by Nova Scotia with a 4.7-percent decrease to CAD$85.35.