London revpar rises by 13%

London hotels saw revenue per available room (revpar) grow by 13.1% in the week ending 20 May, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service The Bench.

Revpar increased to £129.81, up from £114.75 during the equivalent week of 2006.

Occupancy grew by 2.2 percentage points to 88.5% while average room rate rose by 10.3% to £146.62, compared with £132.96 in the corresponding week of 2006.

View the figures for London hotels for the 12 weeks to 20 May here >>

View the figures for hotels in the West Midlands during February 2007 here >>

By Angela Frewin

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