LIVERPOOL hotels bounced back with a bumper August after a miserable year for the trade.
During the holiday season’s most popular month, a total of 81,000 beds were occupied, just 2,000 less than last year’s record-breaking 83,000 figure. But significantly, the numbers far outstrip August, 2007, when 63,000 beds were sold in the city. Overall, in the first eight months of the year, occupancy was 4% down on last year, roughly equivalent to most major regional centres. Cllr Gary Millar, city council executive member for enterprise and tourism, said: “I think we can be very positive about the figures. Liverpool One and the Arena have helped keep up the momentum.
“Also, the figures won’t include serviced apartments, and there are 1,000 of them now.”
This year, average room yield has been £43, compared with £55 last year. Hope is high that figures will improve in the last quarter.
