Hotel occupancy rates

摘要

Hotels in most big cities around the world are emptierthan they were lastyear, according to str Global, a research firm. London has weathered the global downturn betterthan most cities. Almost 79% of its hotel rooms were taken by paying customers in the seven months to July, the highest occupancy rate of the 87 cities in the survey, and little changed from the same period lastyear. Fewer business visitors and the trend for taking holidays closer to home have hurt hotel trade in the capitals of Argentina, Mexico and Spain. In Mexico City, more than half of all hotel rooms lie empty. Rio is one of only six cities where hotels are busier. The occupancy rate there has risen to 65%, just above the global average of 63%.