Hawaii hotel occupancy 68.2%

Hawaii hotel occupancy 68.2%
- 2004-06-18 - Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

Hawaii hotels were more than two-thirds full in the seven-day period June 6-12, Hospitality Advisors LLC reported. The 68.2 percent occupancy level came with higher room rates on all islands.

With Japanese visitor traffic rebounding from last year's depressed springtime levels, the occupancy rate was 19.8 points better than the same week last year.

But it was actually slightly less than the 69.4 percent occupancy rate nationwide for the same seven days, Smith Travel Research LLC reported. Hawaii hotels are usually fuller than the mainland rate. Hotels were 67.9 percent full in Orlando and 76.7 percent full in Los Angeles the same week.

Around the islands:

Oahu: 79.6 percent, 27 full percentage points better than last year due to the improving Japanese arrivals, with room rates up 9.5 percent to almost $129 a night on average.
Maui: 77.9 percent, 5.3 points better than last year, with average room rates up 4.4 percent to nearly $193 a night.
Kauai: 81.2 percent, 10.9 points better than last year, with room rates up 11.6 percent to about $190 a night.
Big Island: 68.2 percent, up 29.7 points from last year, with rates up 10.4 percent to abiut $141 a night.