Ecuador: Hotel Occupancies fall 13 percent

Posted on August 26, 2016 • Filed under: Economy, Ecuador, Ecuador Travel

july 2016 hotelnewsresource.com reported Ecuador reported decreases across the three key performance metrics. The country’s occupancy fell 13.0% to 59.4%; ADR was down 6.8% to US$97.20; and RevPAR dropped 18.9% to US$57.76. According to STR analysts, Ecuador’s economy is heavily dependent on the oil industry. With crude oil prices down, and Ecuador being the only fully dollarized South American market, the country has become less competitive for exports compared with neighboring nations like Colombia and Peru. The pair of earthquakes that hit the country’s coast on 11 July also affected performance. Read Article

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