This is an excerpt from the newsletter sent out by iloveinns.com
B&B Occupancy January 1, 2009 through August 31, 2009
Thanks to the wonderful and sharing innkeepers who participated in last week's occupancy survey we have been able to capture a nationwide re-cap of B&B occupancy from the beginning of this year to the end of August. Overall numbers from 334 inn responses:
Average B&B Inn Occupancy 39.01%
The average occupancy is based on days that inns were open. If an inn was seasonally closed we did not count that against their occupancy rate.
Occupancy Rates & Room Count
1 to 4 37.23%
5 to 8 37.50%
9 to 15 40.10%
15 & above 48.36%
In a separate study with B&Bs and inns who are not iLoveInns.com members, the occupancy was 7% lower.
Overall, the bed and breakfast industry as shown by these numbers has only a 10% decrease in occupancy.
Additional discoveries show that inn counts above 10 overall have a larger occupancy rate. Also, in this study, unfortunately the Northeast seemed to show the lowest occupancy.
Room Count & Region Affects Occupancy
Room Count & Occupancy
1 to 4 37.23%
5 to 8 37.50%
9 to 15 40.10%
15 & above 48.36%
Regions & Occupancy
California 46.01%
West WA,OR,ID,MT,WY,BC 47.51%
Southwest AZ,UT,CO,NM,TX,NV 43.57%
ND,SD,NE,KS,OK,IA,MO,AR 37.34%
Midwest MN,WI,IL,IN,MI,OH 38.38%
South LA,MS,AL,GA,FL,SC,TN,KY,NC 39.56%
Mid Atlantic VA,WV,MD,DE,PA,NJ 40.58%
Northeast NY,CT,RI,MA,VT,NH,ME 32.89%
Coming Soon - Guest Survey
B&B Occupancy January 1, 2009 through August 31, 2009
Thanks to the wonderful and sharing innkeepers who participated in last week's occupancy survey we have been able to capture a nationwide re-cap of B&B occupancy from the beginning of this year to the end of August. Overall numbers from 334 inn responses:
Average B&B Inn Occupancy 39.01%
The average occupancy is based on days that inns were open. If an inn was seasonally closed we did not count that against their occupancy rate.
Occupancy Rates & Room Count
1 to 4 37.23%
5 to 8 37.50%
9 to 15 40.10%
15 & above 48.36%
In a separate study with B&Bs and inns who are not iLoveInns.com members, the occupancy was 7% lower.
Overall, the bed and breakfast industry as shown by these numbers has only a 10% decrease in occupancy.
Additional discoveries show that inn counts above 10 overall have a larger occupancy rate. Also, in this study, unfortunately the Northeast seemed to show the lowest occupancy.
Room Count & Region Affects Occupancy
Room Count & Occupancy
1 to 4 37.23%
5 to 8 37.50%
9 to 15 40.10%
15 & above 48.36%
Regions & Occupancy
California 46.01%
West WA,OR,ID,MT,WY,BC 47.51%
Southwest AZ,UT,CO,NM,TX,NV 43.57%
ND,SD,NE,KS,OK,IA,MO,AR 37.34%
Midwest MN,WI,IL,IN,MI,OH 38.38%
South LA,MS,AL,GA,FL,SC,TN,KY,NC 39.56%
Mid Atlantic VA,WV,MD,DE,PA,NJ 40.58%
Northeast NY,CT,RI,MA,VT,NH,ME 32.89%
Coming Soon - Guest Survey