U.S. Hotels’ Summer Occupancy Saw Second-Largest Drop Since Recession

Photo Credit: Houston, pictured here, saw its hotel occupancy decline about 11 percent during the third quarter. Flickr / Sarath Kuchi
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The United States thankfully had fewer hurricanes this year. But because of that good news, some hotel markets are posting occupancy drops because fewer people needed them this year. That's likely indicative of how soft those markets were before the storms hit.