Australian hotels boosted by Ashes
The Ashes Test cricket series allowed hotels in host Australian cities to post performance increases in occupancy and average daily rates (ADR) and revenue per available room (revPAR), according to data from STR Global.
Australia has fared reasonably well in the recent economic downturn with year-on-year revPAR up a steady 7.1 percent in year-to-date November 2010. This was driven predominately by an improvement in occupancy (4.6 percent), which supported an increase in rates (2.4 percent). The cities that hosted test matches on the England cricket tour all saw significant peaks in ADR for the weeks of each test match.
The five host cities
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