London revpar rises by nearly 20%

London hotels boosted revenue per available room (revpar) by 19.2% in the week ending 4 March, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service The Bench.

Revpar rose to £104.62, up from £87.73 during the equivalent week of 2006.

Occupancy grew by three percentage points to 78.9% while average room rate rose by 14.7% to £132.67, up from £115.64 in the corresponding week of 2006.

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By Angela Frewin

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