Occupancy continued to decline...

TÜROB announced that Türkiye’s average hotel occupancy in January 2021 was 29 percent, a decrease of 52.7 percent compared with the same month in 2020. In İstanbul, the decline reached 60 percent. These occupancy figures were obtained by including only the average of hotels that were open. Hotels that were temporarily closed were not included in the occupancy calculation.

As the negative effects of the pandemic on the tourism and accommodation sector continued, the decline in hotel occupancy persisted. The Turkish Hoteliers Association (TÜROB) announced the accommodation sector data for the first month of 2021. According to the ‘January 2021 Country Performance Report’ prepared for TÜROB by the global data and analytics company STR, Türkiye’s average hotel occupancy in January 2021 was recorded at 29 percent, a decrease of 52.7 percent compared with the same period in 2020. In January 2020, the average occupancy rate across Türkiye had been 61.3 percent.

Türkiye’s Average Daily Rate (ADR) was 55 Euros, down 17.9 percent compared with the previous year. Revenue per available room (RevPAR), based on the total number of rooms and regarded as the most important revenue item in the sector, fell 61.2 percent to 15.9 Euros.

The occupancy figures were obtained by including only the average of hotels that were open. Hotels that were temporarily closed were not included in the calculation.

İstanbul declined by 60 percent

On a city basis, hotel occupancy in İstanbul in January 2021 was 27.1 percent, a decrease of 60.3 percent compared with the same period of the previous year. In İstanbul, the average daily rate fell 12.4 percent compared with January 2020 to 72 Euros. Revenue per available room declined 65.2 percent compared with the previous year and was measured at 19.5 Euros.

Antalya’s loss was 46 percent

Hotel occupancy in Antalya in January 2021 was 30.4 percent, a decrease of 46.1 percent compared with the same period of the previous year. In Antalya, the average daily rate in January 2021 was 43.1 Euros, down 5.3 percent compared with January 2020, while revenue per available room based on the total number of rooms was measured at 13.1 Euros, down 48.9 percent.

JANUARY 2021 ACCOMMODATION SECTOR DATA