London hotels boost revpar by 40%

London hotels boosted revenue per available room (revpar) by 40% in the week ending 30 July, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service The Bench.

Revpar climbed to £110.26, up from £78.77 during the equivalent week last year, when trade declined in the wake of the terrorist bombings. 

Occupancy increased by 18.2 percentage points to 88.9% and average room rate grew by 11.3% to £124.05, up from £111.42 in the corresponding week of 2005.
 
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By Angela Frewin
 

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