Hawaii hotel occupancy 77.7%

Hawaii hotel occupancy 77.7% - 2004-10-01 - Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

Hawaii hotel occupancy 77.7%
Howard Dicus
The slow season is turning out not to be all that slow for Hawaii tourism this year. Hospitality Advisors LLC, in its latest weekly report on hotel occupancy, says hotels across the state were 77.7 percent full through Sept. 25, 10.8 points better than the same time last year despite 2.3 percent higher room rates.

Not every island is getting this shot in the arm: Oahu hotels were as full last week as they are at the height of the summer, and Maui occupancy was far above year-before levels. Big Island occupancy was flat but with higher room rates. Kauai hotels also charged more and were less full than last year.

Around the islands:
Oahu: 81.6 percent, up 17.6 points, with room rates up 2.4 percent to an average of more than $123 a night.
Maui: 78.7 percent, up 10.7 points, with room rates up 3.9 percent from last year to an average of nearly $165 a night.
Kauai: 73.9 percent, down 7.7 points, but with room rates up 3.8 percent from last year to more than $172 a night.
Big Island: 64.3 percent, essentially flat (actually down three-tenths of one point) with average room rates up 2.7 percent to nearly $130 a night.
For the same period, Smith Travel Research LLC reported national hotel occupancy of 67.3 percent, 6.2 points better than last year with room rates up 4.6 percent.

Comparison locales:

Los Angeles: 73.2 percent, up 1.7 points from the last year, with room rates up 7.1 percent to an average of $96.
Orlando: 65.5 percent, up 27.4 points from the last year, with room rates up 11.3 percent to an average of $85.
San Diego: 70.8 percent, up 8.4 points from the last year, with room rates up 4.4 percent to an average of nearly $110.
Reach Howard Dicus at hdicus@bizjournals.com