Hotels Prepare for Highest Occupancy Levels in 20 Years
Photo Credit: Demand is robust this summer in U.S. hotels, and occupancy rates in 2015 are forecast to be the highest in two decades, according to PwC. Pictured, patrons enjoy a night spot at an Aloft property. Aloft Hotels
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Expect room rates to rise in the U.S. in 2015, and that is likely to spur demand for midscale and economy chains.
A nightmare year of 2009, when U.S. hoteliers saw room rates and revenue plummet, now may seem like a vague, unpleasant memory as hotel occupancy in the U.S. in 2015 is forecast to reach 64.8% -- the highest in 20 years.
Using data from Macroeconomic Advisors and Smith Travel Research, PwC US updated its 2014 forecast to detail higher than expected occupancy growth, and although it projects that occupancy growth would decelerate in 2015 because o
