Canadian Hotel Occupancy Down 11.6 Percent to 57.6 Percent For Week Ending 20 April 2019

The Canadian hotel industry recorded negative year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 14-20 April 2019, according to data from STR.

In comparison with the week of 15-21 April 2018, the industry reported the following:

• Occupancy: -11.6% to 57.6%
• Average daily rate (ADR): -0.7% to CAD147.97
• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): -12.3% to CAD85.28

Among the provinces and territories, British Columbia registered the only increase in RevPAR (+10.0% to CAD117.82), due primarily to the only double-digit lift in ADR (+11.3% to CAD173.18). 

Prince Edward Island posted the only other rise in ADR (+3.1% to CAD123.95).

None of the provinces or territories experienced a rise in occupancy.

Nova Scotia reported the largest declines in each of the three key performance metrics: occupancy (-34.3% to 49.0%), ADR (-17.2% to CAD125.34) and RevPAR (-45.6% to CAD61.43).

Newfoundland and Labrador saw the second-steepest drop in ADR (-13.2% to CAD114.19), which resulted in the second-largest decrease in RevPAR (-28.9% to CAD43.66).

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