HONOLULU — Although April is a traditionally off-peak travel month, Hawaii hotels reported solid increases statewide in revenue per available room (RevPAR), average daily rate (ADR) and room occupancy, according to the Hawaii Hotel Performance Report issued recently by the Hawaii Tourism Authority.
HONOLULU — Although April is a traditionally off-peak travel month, Hawaii hotels reported solid increases statewide in revenue per available room (RevPAR), average daily rate (ADR) and room occupancy, according to the Hawaii Hotel Performance Report issued recently by the Hawaii Tourism Authority.
In April, hotels statewide averaged RevPAR of $217 (plus 7.9 percent) and ADR of $269 ( plus 4.2 percent), with occupancy increasing to 80.5 percent (plus 2.8 percentage points) compared to a year ago.
Midscale and economy class hotels led all classes of Hawaii hotel properties in growth of RevPAR (plus 18.7 percent to $130) in April, bolstered by increases in ADR to $159 (plus 10.5 percent) and occupancy of 82.2 percent (plus 5.7 percentage points). Upper upscale class hotels recorded the highest occupancy in April at 85.7 percent (plus 2.0 percentage points), along with RevPAR of $226 (+plus 6.4 percent) and ADR of $263 (plus .9 percent).
Jennifer Chun, HTA director of tourism research, said, “All classes of properties on the four island counties recorded increases in RevPAR and ADR. The industry continues to benefit from the additional air seat capacity serving the state, which helped to bolster what is typically a slower month for visitor travel to the Hawaiian Islands.”
Year-to-date through April, hotels statewide averaged RevPAR of $236 (plus 8.7 percent) and ADR of $287 (plus 6.3 percent), with occupancy at 82.3 percent (plus 1.8 percentage points) compared to last year.
Each of the four island counties reported year-over-year growth in all three categories, highlighted by Kauai, the island of Hawaii and Maui County all recording double-digit increases in RevPAR.
In April, Kauai hotels earned the state’s highest RevPAR growth (plus 18.7 percent to $218), boosted by ADR of $284 (plus 12.8 percent) and occupancy of 76.9 percent (plus 3.8 percentage points).
“It’s satisfying to see that Kauai did so well in April considering the inundation of rainfall and flooding the North Shore suffered in mid-April and the images of devastation that were shown by media outlets worldwide,” said Chun. “We are thankful that travelers continued to come to Kauai throughout April to support the island’s leading industry.”
