Autumn began at open hotels with 44.9% occupancy...

Based on data gathered from hotels that remained open, TÜROB announced that Türkiye's hotel occupancy in September 2020 fell by 39.6 percent compared with the same month of 2019, averaging 44.9 percent.

The Association of Turkish Hoteliers (TÜROB) has announced the accommodation sector occupancy rates for September 2020. While a significant portion of hotels across Türkiye continued the 'break' they had taken due to the pandemic, data gathered from hotels that remained open showed that Türkiye's hotel occupancy in September 2020 fell by 39.6 percent compared with the same month of 2019, averaging 44.9 percent.

According to the 'September 2020 Country Performance Report' prepared for TÜROB by the global data and analytics company STR, the average daily rate (ADR) in September rose by 4.8 percent to 87.2 Euros. Revenue per available room (RevPAR), considered the most important revenue item in accommodation and calculated over the total number of rooms, declined by 36.8 percent to 39.1 Euros.

Over the nine-month period covering January-September 2020, Türkiye's average occupancy rate fell by 47.8 percent to 35.4 percent, the average daily rate fell by 9 percent to 72.0 Euros, and revenue per available room fell by 52.5 percent to 25.4 Euros.

Eresin: We are preparing for 2021

In her assessment of the matter, TÜROB Chair Müberra Eresin noted that, after a partial revival of two to three months, the sector had entered another quiet period with the arrival of autumn, also driven by the impact of the pandemic. Pointing out that the majority of hotels in both city and coastal regions remained closed, Eresin said: "Our entire hope and expectation is to leave the pandemic behind and once again become the locomotive sector of the economy after the second half of 2021."

Istanbul still in the red

Istanbul's occupancy rate, which was 80.7 percent in September 2019, was measured at 44.1 percent in September 2020, a decline of 45.3 percent. The average daily rate in Istanbul, at 88.6 Euros, fell by 7.6 percent compared with September 2019. Revenue per available room declined by 49.5 percent compared with the previous year, measured at 39.1 Euros. In Istanbul over the January-September 2020 period, compared with the same period of the previous year, average occupancy fell by 50.2 percent to 36.9 percent, the average daily rate fell by 14.8 percent to 76.7 Euros, and revenue per available room fell by 57.6 percent to 28.3 Euros.

Antalya reached 60 percent

In Antalya, September 2020 hotel occupancy fell by 23.2 percent compared with the same period of the previous year, reaching 60.5 percent. The average daily rate, at 138.3 Euros, rose by 39.7 percent compared with September 2019. Revenue per available room was measured at 83.6 Euros, an increase of 7.2 percent compared with September of the previous year.

In Antalya over the January-September 2020 period, compared with the same period of the previous year, average occupancy fell by 41 percent to 39.8 percent, the average daily rate rose by 10 percent to 106.8 Euros, and revenue per available room fell by 35 percent to 42.5 Euros.

The situation in Europe

In September 2020, average occupancy across European destinations fell by 51.7 percent to 38.9 percent, while the average room rate fell by 29.9 percent to 86.4 Euros and room revenue fell by 66.1 percent to 33.6 Euros. Over the nine months, average occupancy across European destinations fell by 51 percent to 35.7 percent, while the average room rate fell by 17 percent to 94.4 Euros and average room revenue fell by 59.3 percent to 33.7 Euros.