Hawaii hotels have the lowest December occupancy rate in the nation
Hawaii hotels finished December with the lowest occupancy of any state in the nation. Only Washington, D.C.’s hotel occupancy was worse.
Tennessee-based STR estimates that just 23.8% of Hawaii’s hotel rooms were full in December, and that’s after factoring in pickup from the usually lucrative Christmas holidays. December occupancy was in the low to mid-20% range for every major Hawaiian Island, except for Kauai. The Garden Isle saw its occupancy plunge to just 13.4% after opting out of the state’s Safe Travels Hawaii program and temporarily ordering all travelers to quarantine or stay in a resort bubble.
Results are likely to get worse before they get better. The outlook isn’t expected to show improvement until around summer, with meaningful recovery not anticipated to begin until the third quarter — and that’s only if the COVID-19 vaccine rollouts are successful.
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/01/23/hawaii-news/hawaii-hotels-have-the-lowest-december-occupancy-rate-in-the-nation/
