Hawaii hotels across the state reported significantly higher revenue per room available (RevPAR), Average Daily Rate (ADR), and occupancy in September 2021 compared to September 2020 when the state’s quarantine order for travelers became too dramatic due to the COVID-19 pandemic Declines for the hotel industry.
Compared to September 2019, the nationwide ADR was higher in September 2021, but the RevPAR was lower due to the lower occupancy.
According to the Hawaii Hotel Performance Report published by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), the nationwide RevPAR in September 2021 was $ 168 (+442.6%), with an ADR of $ 304 (+ 102.7%) and an occupancy of 55.2% (+34.6 percentage points). compared to September 2020. Compared to September 2019, the RevPAR was 13.5 percent lower, driven by lower occupancy (-23.8 percentage points), which could not be offset by a higher ADR (+23.7%) .
“The Hawaii hotel industry saw a decrease in RevPAR and occupancy across the state in September compared to September 2019, in part due to the impact of the Delta variant, which slowed travel demand,” said John De Fries, president and CEO of HTA . “This is a reminder that the pandemic is not over and we must remain vigilant to keep our communities safe and economic recovery on track.”
The report’s findings were based on data compiled by STR, Inc., the largest and most comprehensive survey of hotel real estate in the Hawaiian Islands.
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For September, the survey included 144 properties with 46,094 rooms, or 85.4 percent of all properties and 86 percent of operated properties with 20 or more rooms in the Hawaiian Islands, including full-service, limited-service and condominiums. Vacation rentals and timeshare properties were not included in this survey.
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In September 2021, passengers arriving from another state could bypass the state’s mandatory 10-day self-quarantine if they were fully vaccinated in the United States or prior to their departure through the Safe Travels program. August 2021, Hawaii’s Governor David Ige urged travelers to limit non-essential travel until the end of October 2021, as the Delta variant overloaded the state’s health system.
Revenue from hotel rooms in Hawaii rose nationwide to $ 270.0 million in September (+ 908.7% from 2020, -13.2% from 2019). The room demand was 887,100 overnight stays (+ 397.6% vs. 2020, -29.8% vs. 2019) and the room supply was 1.6 million overnight stays (+ 85.9% vs. 2020, + 0.4% vs. 2019) (Figure 2). Many houses have closed or reduced operations from April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to these reductions in supply, no comparative data for specific markets and price ranges was available for 2020; and comparisons with 2019 have been added.
Luxury homes generated a RevPAR of $ 308 (+ 1,364.2% versus 2020, -4.7% versus 2019), with an ADR of $ 664 (+ 149.9% versus 2020, + 45.6% versus 2019) and an occupancy rate of 46.4 percent (+38.5.). Percentage points compared to 2020, -24.4 percentage points compared to 2019). Midscale and economy class hotels achieved a RevPAR of USD 159 (+ 273.1% vs. 2020, + 23.7% vs. 2019) with an ADR of USD 281 (+ 147.3% vs. 2020, +77 , 0% vs. 2019) and an occupancy rate of 56.4% (+.) 19.0 percentage points compared to 2020, -24.3 percentage points compared to 2019).
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Maui County hotels topped the counties in September, hitting a RevPAR that surpassed September 2019. The RevPAR was $ 289 (+958.5% versus 2020, + 25.2% versus 2019), with an ADR of $ 488 (+ 233.1% versus 2020, + 54.4%). vs. 2019) and an occupancy rate of 59.2 percent (+40.6 percentage points vs. 2020, -13.8 percentage points vs. 2019). Maui’s luxury resort region of Wailea had a RevPAR of $ 366 (-3.5% vs. 2019), with an ADR of $ 682 (+ 48.1% vs. 2019) and an occupancy rate of 53.7 percent (-28.7 percentage points vs. 2019). The Lahaina / Kaanapali / Kapalua region had a RevPAR of 258 USD (+ 1,828.6% from 2020, + 30.0% from 2019), an ADR of 416 USD (+ 208.1% from 2020, + 50.6% compared to 2019) and an occupancy rate of 62.0 percent (+52.1 percentage points compared to 2020, -9.8 percentage points compared to 2019).
Hotels in Kauai achieved a RevPAR of $ 209 (+ 812.3% versus 2020, + 26.2% versus 2019), with an ADR of $ 316 (+ 107.9% versus 2020, + 32.8% versus 2019) and an occupancy rate of 66.1 percent (+51.1 percent.) points compared to 2020, -3.4 percentage points compared to 2019).
Hotels on the island of Hawaii reported a RevPAR of $ 172 (+ 530.0% versus 2020, + 12.8% versus 2019), with an ADR of $ 307 (+ 137.6% versus 2020, + 38.7% versus) 2019) and an occupancy of 56.0 percent (+34.9 percentage points compared to 2020, -12.9 percentage points compared to 2019). The hotels on the Kohala Coast achieved a RevPAR of USD 246 (+19.5% vs. 2019), with an ADR of USD 476 (+54.1% vs. 2019) and an occupancy rate of 51.6 percent (-15 , 0 percentage points vs. 2019).
Hotels in Oahu reported a RevPAR of $ 110 (+ 214.6% vs. 2020, -42.8% vs. 2019), an ADR of $ 212 (+ 36.3% vs. 2020, -6.2) in September % vs. 2019) and an occupancy rate of 51.8 percent (+29.4.). Percentage points compared to 2020, -33.1 percentage points compared to 2019). Waikiki Hotels earned $ 104 (+ 243.4% versus 2020, -46.0% versus 2019) in RevPAR with an ADR of $ 199 (+ 30.6% versus 2020, -11.1% versus 2019) and occupancy of 52.0 percent (+32.2 percentage points) compared to 2020, -33.7 percentage points compared to 2019).
