Mainland China's hotel industry data show early signs of recovery
In Beijing, daily occupancy sat around 10% for most of the first week of March but climbed to as high as 21.6% on 28 March. Shanghai was as low as 11.0% on 1 March but reached 28.6% on 28 March. Among the key STR-defined markets for Mainland China, the highest absolute occupancy levels have been seen in Xi’an (35.9% on 28 March) and Chengdu (35.6% on 28 March).
The occupancy trend line in Wuhan has taken a much different path. Occupancy in the city fell to as low as 7.5% on 23 January, jumped to a high of 72.7% on 7 March, and has since trended downward to 62.4% on 28 March.
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