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The first-ever Business Conditions Survey on the Travel Accommodation Industry bears good news - Canada's hotel operators are relatively optimistic in their expectations for business this spring. Developed by Statistics Canada in partnership with the Canadian Tourism Commission and the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation, the survey of 1,400 businesses (mostly hotels) was conducted in April, 2005 to assess the accommodation industry's outlook on key indicators compared to the same period last year. Some of these key indicators include bookings, occupancy rates, room rates and hours worked by employees.
While there were no groundbreaking revelations, the results are comforting. In general, hotel operators expect room rates to rise after having experienced some erosion in rates during the last few years. The survey found 39% of hoteliers expect an increase in room rates between April and June, more than twice the proportion of those who expect a decline (15%). In ...Full Story
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