Sydney Hotels Mark Highest ADR Since Olympics Era
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- STR reported Sydney’s hotel industry recorded its highest performance levels of the pandemic-era.
- Chinese aviation data company VariFlight said domestic flight activity jumped to around 65% of pre-pandemic levels in China yesterday.
- OYO announced a new program ranking hotels that provide consistent and high-quality customer experience.
STR reported Sydney’s hotel industry recorded its highest performance levels of the pandemic-era. The preliminary November 2022 data shows occupancy averaging 79.8% for the month, ADR at A$273.07 resulting in RevPAR of A$217.79. STR said the market’s ADR level was the highest for any month on record except for September 2000 when it hosted the Sydney Olympics. Occupancy and RevPAR were the highest since November 2019 and February 2019 respectively. Even with the pandemic-era high, occupancy remained -7.9% below the 2019 comparable. Sydney recorded 27 days of occupancy levels above 70% with the highest occupancy occurring on November 12 (90.5%) and November 19 (89%). STR said their occupancy on the books shows continued strength in December and January with New Year Eve right now showing at 79%.
Chinese aviation data company VariFlight said domestic flight activity jumped to around 65% of pre-pandemic levels in China yesterday. It was ju
