Hotels in the Asia Pacific region experienced mixed results during the first six months of 2014 when reported in U.S. dollars, according to data compiled by STR Global.
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The region’s occupancy for February rose 8.1 percent to 67.1 percent; its average daily rate dropped 4.6 percent to US$125.03; and its revenue per available room increased 3.1 percent to US$83.88.
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The region’s occupancy for January fell 3.6 percent to 62.1 percent; its average daily rate dropped 1.9 percent to US$125.75; and its revenue per available room decreased 5.4 percent to US$78.03.
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The region’s occupancy ended the month with a 3.1-percent increase to 72.5 percent; its average daily rate dropped 3.7 percent to US$126.51; and its revenue per available room was down 0.7 percent to US$91.69.
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Hotels in the Asia Pacific region experienced a downturn revPAR (revenue per available room) in the first half of 2013.
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In March, the Asia/Pacific region’s occupancy ended the month with a 1.0-percent decrease to 70.0 percent, its average daily rate dropped 0.8 percent to US$129.44 and its revenue per available room was down 1.9 percent to US$90.60.
In 2012, the Asia/Pacific region’s occupancy ended the year virtually flat with a 0.5-percent increase to 68.3 percent, its average daily rate increased 0.9 percent to US$129.26 and its revenue per available room was up 1.4 percent to US$88.25.