Charleston, SC hotel occupancy rates

from the Charleston Regional Business Journal (11/19):

Charleston hotels see two straight months of double-digit drops in occupancy
By Ashley Fletcher Frampton
Published Nov. 19, 2008

"Charleston County hotel occupancy rates were down 11% in October compared with the same month last year, according to a new report from the Office of Tourism Analysis at the College of Charleston.

October’s drop follows a similar decline in September, when occupancy for Charleston County hotels was off 12.8% from the same month in 2007.

Occupancy rates at Charleston hotels have declined every month in 2008 when compared with last year, though the past two months represent the largest drop-off. Year-to-date hotel occupancy is down nearly 5% compared with 2007 numbers, according to the report." ...

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