Hotels in the UK have had a positive start in demand for the year so far although rates have dipped.
According to analysts STR Global, occupancy in UK hotels in January to July 2013 were at 82.3%, up 6.4% compared to the same period last year.
This was helped along by a dip in the daily average rate of 6.2%, setting the ADR at GBP83.40.
In July alone, London hotels were 87.7% full, up 8.9%, and saw rates drop 15.2% to an average GBP143.13. Regionally, the hotel occupancy was at 80.7%, up 5.6% in July.
“London’s ADR decrease in July can be attributed to the shift of Ramadan and the absence of major events such as the Farnborough Airshow,” said Elizabeth Winkle, managing director of STR Global.
“While the capital faced losses in July, it is good to see markets like Edinburgh coming back strong, similar to other Scottish markets. Edinburgh posted year-over-year RevPAR growth of 26.5% in July,” she added.
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