The latest data on Washington's hotel occupancy during the month of May showed Tacoma and Pierce County as the only sub-markets in the state that did not see a drop in its average daily room rate.
The month's comparison to 2008 was just 0.5 percent up, but in comparison to the statewide average 4 percent drop in this measurement, the South Sound stands out. Statewide, Average Daily Rate was down 13.8 percent. At the same time, the average rate of $82.28 in the greater South Sound is less than half the $171.38 downtown Seattle price.
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Jul. 10, 2009 at 2:26pm Tacoma is 'stronger' in weak hotel marketWolfgang Rood Hospitality Consulting tabulates this data monthly for Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Both those other states also showed decreases in visitors taking hotel or motel rooms, with Oregon suffering the most so far Comment on this story at BusinessExaminer.com. Plenty more in the Archives The comments function of the Business Examiner community is meant to encourage conversations and spark ideas about business issues in the South Sound. The feature is free and open to members of the public who register basic log in information. Comments should be concise, on topic and avoid attacks, profanity or abusive language or content. Comments that are deemed to violate this policy will be removed. |
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