JANUARY 2019 HAWAII HOTEL PERFORMANCE REPORT
JANUARY 2019 HAWAII HOTEL
PERFORMANCE REPORT
In January 2019, Hawaii hotels statewide reported a small increase in average daily rate (ADR) but a decrease in occupancy resulted in lower revenue per available room (RevPAR) compared to January 2018.
According to the Hawaii Hotel Performance Report published by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), statewide RevPAR declined to $238 (-2.2%), ADR rose to $299 (+1.3%), and occupancy declined to 79.5 percent (-2.8 percentage points) (Figure 1) in January.
HTA’s Tourism Research Division issued the report’s findings utilizing data compiled by STR, Inc., which conducts the largest and most comprehensive survey of hotel properties in the Hawaiian Islands.
In January, Hawaii hotel room revenues fell by 3.6 percent to $391.4 million, with nearly 25,000 fewer available room nights in the month compared to a year ago (Figure 2).
All classes of Hawaii hotel properties statewide reported declines in occupancy in January. Luxury properties reported slightly lower ADR of $607 (-0.9%), with all other price classes reporting modest ADR growth for the month.
Among Hawaii’s four island counties, only hotel properties on Oahu reported growth in RevPAR in January. Oahu hotels earned an increase in RevPAR to $200 (+0.7%), with growth in ADR to $243 (+1.4%) and lower occupancy of 82.6 percent (-0.5 percentage points).
Maui County hotels led the state overall in RevPAR despite a decrease to $327 (-5.5%) in January. In addition, both ADR at $434 (-0.4%) and occupancy of 75.3 percent (-4.1 percentage points) declined year-over-year.
Kauai hotels’ RevPAR declined to $241 (-3.9%) in January, with the increase in ADR to $322 (+6.2%) offset by lower occupancy of 74.9 percent (-7.9 percentage points).
Hotels on the island of Hawaii reported a decline in RevPAR to $229 (-3.7%) in January, as a decrease in occupancy to 76.8 percent (-7.0 percentage points) offset the increase in ADR to $298 (+5.1%).
Among Hawaii’s resort regions, Waikiki and the Kohala Coast reported RevPAR in January similar to a year ago, while the Wailea and Lahaina/Kaanapali/Kapalua regions reported losses for the month.
Tables of hotel performance statistics, including data presented in the report are available for viewing online at: https://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/research/infrastructure-research/
About the Hawaii Hotel Performance Report
The Hawaii Hotel Performance Report is produced using hotel survey data compiled by STR, Inc., the largest survey of its kind in Hawaii. The survey generally excludes properties with under 20 lodging units, such as small bed and breakfasts, youth hostels, single-family vacation rentals, cottages, individually rented vacation condominiums and sold timeshare units no longer available for hotel use. The data has been weighted both geographically and by class of property to compensate for any over and/or under representation of hotel survey participants by location and type. For January 2019, the survey included 164 properties representing 47,853 rooms, or 90.0 percent of all lodging properties with 20 rooms or more in the Hawaiian Islands, including full service, limited service, and condominium hotels.
