The Easter long weekend performance of South Africa’s hospitality industry saw a mixed bag of results, with many areas experiencing slight declines in occupancy compared with last year, according to FEDHASA National Chairperson, Rosemary Anderson.
However, independent hotels in the country experienced a significant increase in revenue per available room (RevPAR) over the Easter weekend.
According to data provided by RoomRaccoon – a leading hotel management platform that monitored hundreds of boutique hotels, B&Bs, and guesthouses across the country – the average RevPAR measured R1 632 (€81) over the long weekend – a 32% increase compared with the previous year – and peaked at R1 908 (€94) on the Saturday (March 30).
The surge in RevPAR comes as a result of a rise in occupancy rate (+6%) and average daily rate, which reflected 26% growth over the Easter weekend holiday year-on-year – climbing from R2 035 (€100) in 2023 to R2 589 (€128) in…
