Sf hotel occupancy up

Occupancy and rates went up at South Florida hotels last week, according
to Smith Travel Research. For the week ending Oct. 2, occupancy in
Miami-Dade County rose to 62.4 percent from 54.4 percent in the same
period in 2009; occupancy in Broward County went up to 57.2 percent,
with Palm Beach County’s occupancy up to 50.7 percent. Nationally, the
rate went up to 61.2 percent. Miami-Dade County still had South
Florida’s highest average room rate, at $115.79, with Broward’s rate at
$88.36 and Palm Beach County’s average daily rate up to $104.21. The
national rate rose to $99.80. [SFBJ]