In year-over-year measurements, the Canadian hotel industrys occupancy ended the week with a 4.1-percent increase to 57.6 percent, its average daily rate rose 2.6 percent to CAD$126.07 and its revenue per available room was up 6.8 percent to CAD$72.67.
In year-over-year measurements, the Canadian hotel industry’s occupancy ended the week with a 4.1-percent increase to 57.6 percent, its average daily rate rose 2.6 percent to CAD$126.07 and its revenue per available room was up 6.8 percent to CAD$72.67.
Among the provinces, Prince Edward Island jumped 28.9 percent in occupancy to 44.1 percent, reporting the largest increase in that metric, followed by Quebec (+16.5 percent to 53.6 percent) and Alberta (+11.5 percent to 63.8 percent). Ontario posted the only occupancy decrease, falling 1.3 percent to 57.4 percent. Prince Edward Island (+10.5 percent to CAD$83.53) and Newfoundland (+6.2 percent to CAD$127.81) experienced the largest ADR increases for the week. Nova Scotia ended the week virtually flat with a 0.9-percent decrease to CAD$110.09, reporting the only decrease in that metric. Five provinces reported double-digit RevPAR growth: Prince Edward Island (+42.5 percent to CAD$36.82); Quebec (+19.2 percent to CAD$67.73); Alberta (+14.7 percent to CAD$84.89); Newfoundland (+13.2 percent to CAD$79.46); and Manitoba (+11.3 percent to CAD$72.79).
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