As the school year winds down in many states, Memorial Day starts the summer vacation season in the United States.
Amadeus, a global leader in travel technology, with its unique ability to track forward-looking hotel occupancy in major markets around the world, is seeing continued positive momentum in hospitality based on hotel occupancy for Memorial Day weekend.
The top five destinations based on hotel occupancy are:
- Moab, UT
- Key West, Florida
- Sierra Vista, Arizona
- Destin, Florida
- Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
All five destinations are tracking over 80% occupancy for the weeks leading up to the holiday, which reflects an increase for each major U.S. holiday since Memorial Day last year.
Top five markets by occupancy (all 80% or higher)
Leading up to the Memorial Day weekend, there are 97 markets at or over 50% occupancy which is a 194% increase from 33 markets over 50% occupancy…