1999-2000 North Carolina Accommodations Survey
August 2000
Reporting the responses for September 1999- August 2000

Statewide Results

The charts below illustrate statewide averages for occupancy and average daily rates.
Figure 1

Figure 2




Table1 illustrates the changes in occupancy and average daily rates over the last five years. Note that comparisons are made with the Quarters of past years. Comparisons also reflect a change in Economic Development Regions as of August 1997. Seasonal properties that were closed during these months are not included in the calculations.

Table 1. Comparison of Statewide Occupancy and Average Daily Rates, 1996-2000

2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
(by month)
(by month)
(by month)
(by month)
(by month)
Jan OCC
41.76%
$54.32 
37.38%
40.94%
32.38%
Jan ADR
$59.25 
36.95%
$53.85 
$47.56 
$46.36 
Feb OCC
45.98%
45.70%
44.62%
49.53%
39.50%
Feb ADR
$61.35 
$52.70 
$55.41 
$46.99 
$44.77 
Mar OCC
50.69%
46.45%
49.24%
52.55%
47.91%
Mar ADR
$62.76 
$56.92 
$53.89 
$49.70 
$48.06 
Apr OCC
59.84%
56.90%
55.76%
58.42%
56.83%
Apr ADR
$71.10 
$59.48 
$58.91 
$54.20 
$56.19 
May OCC
59.92%
56.06%
59.03%
58.74%
57.86%
May ADR
$72.66 
$64.24 
$61.73 
$56.73 
$55.89 
Jun OCC
62.77%
61.61%
63.90%
58.36%
67.14%
Jun ADR
$69.99 
$61.71 
$65.11 
$60.92 
$58.77 
Jul OCC
61.33%
68.59%
69.10%
65.21%
66.38%
Jul ADR
$65.39 
$70.65 
$67.50 
$60.34 
$57.78 
Aug OCC
61.07%
60.25%
64.58%
64.51%
65.15%
Aug ADR
$63.92 
$68.77 
$64.91 
$63.98 
$63.09 
Sep OCC
53.26%
61.84%
52.47%
62.10%
Sep ADR
$73.97 
$59.86 
$63.16 
$50.63 
Oct OCC
60.96%
63.83%
59.01%
63.85%
Oct ADR
$68.08 
$63.03 
$56.32 
$52.16 
Nov OCC
53.15%
49.05%
44.90%
48.77%
Nov ADR
$61.26 
$57.73 
$57.28 
$48.75 
Dec OCC
44.17%
37.28%
39.44%
39.62%
Dec ADR
$57.81 
$54.49 
$51.91 
$44.42 

Regional Results

The rest of this report presents the results of the monthly accommodations survey for September 1999 through August 2000. The 7 economic development regions as defined by the North Carolina Travel and Tourism Division are used.

Table 2 Occupancy and Average Daily Rates by Economic Development Region
September, October and November 1999

Region
 SepOCC SepADR OctOCC OctADR NovOCC NovADR
1
40.73%
$82.48 
62.59%
$77.60 
37.58%
$88.56
2
61.22%
$47.87 
59.29%
$59.15 
54.37%
$41.05
3
55.17%
$57.65 
69.74%
$64.47 
56.42%
$55.50 
4
50.67%
$79.40 
63.06%
$86.65 
55.56%
$73.74 
5
37.69%
$94.05 
47.16%
$60.02 
41.95%
$65.32
6
49.15%
$73.20 
66.78%
$65.12 
49.25%
$64.04 
7
65.66%
$91.65 
59.75%
$73.04 
61.33%
$67.92
Statewide
53.26%
$73.97 
60.96%
$68.08 
53.15%
$61.26 

Table 3 Occupancy and Average Daily Rates by Economic Development Region
December 1999, January and February 2000

Region 
 DecOCC DecADR JanOCC JanADR FebOCC FebADR
1
28.97%
$80.32 
22.00%
$77.83 
27.57%
$73.20 
2
55.65%
$41.70 
48.90%
$47.63 
55.98%
$47.14 
3
42.81%
$53.85 
47.57%
$48.30 
59.44%
$50.85 
4
37.84%
$73.75 
47.81%
$71.76 
50.52%
$75.69 
5
30.40%
$68.79 
17.69%
$60.27 
30.63%
$54.96 
6
43.34%
$68.59 
44.72%
$62.28 
45.06%
$61.41 
7
54.98%
$40.18 
43.87%
$65.25 
34.26%
$78.05 
Statewide
44.17%
$57.81 
41.76%
$59.25 
45.98%
$61.35 

Table 4 Occupancy and Average Daily Rates by Economic Development Region
March, April and May2000

Region
 MarOCC MarADR AprOCC AprADR MayOCC MayADR
1
29.62%
$64.09 
40.77%
$69.93 
37.19%
$80.42 
2
53.33%
$46.46 
62.05%
$48.13 
44.40%
$48.75 
3
65.21%
$50.82 
76.07%
$61.37 
73.13%
$52.22 
4
54.65%
$81.27 
54.36%
$87.95 
53.15%
$77.60 
5
35.95%
$70.08 
56.52%
$92.96 
53.91%
$88.71 
6
49.92%
$65.71 
52.60%
$59.49 
66.01%
$68.05 
7
45.11%
$62.25 
57.42%
$76.67 
68.94%
$100.62 
Statewide
50.69%
$62.76 
59.84%
$71.10 
59.92%
$72.66 

Table 5 Occupancy and Average Daily Rates by Economic Development Region
June, July and August 2000

Region
 JunOCC JunADR JulOCC JulADR AugOCC AugADR
1
50.37%
$83.92 
60.29%
$83.98 
48.13%
$82.62 
2
46.57%
$47.04 
52.57%
$36.92 
58.60%
$36.28 
3
68.97%
$49.02 
66.16%
$57.06 
69.30%
$54.56 
4
51.49%
$79.94 
47.55%
$71.02 
53.08%
$79.10 
5
76.13%
$90.70 
64.07%
$81.76 
55.48%
$83.96 
6
67.16%
$66.94 
70.23%
$60.71 
61.16%
$58.62 
7
66.31%
$86.33 
67.38%
$84.89 
68.79%
$71.01 
Statewide
62.77%
$69.99 
61.33%
$65.39 
61.07%
$63.92 

Results by Lodging Classification

In addition to stratifying by region, a breakdown of accommodations by lodging classification lends a helpful perspective to visitation trends. The Office of Park and Tourism Research asked accommodations to classify their properties in one of the following categories: full-service, limited service hotel/motel with restaurant facilities nearby, limited service hotel/ motel without restaurant nearby, and bed & breakfast. Below are the occupancy and average daily rates data according to these classifications. Note these tables report only those properties that responded to the classification question. Many convention and visitor bureaus report an aggregated occupancy and average daily rate for their area. In these cases, a breakdown is not available. The maximum numbers of properties included in each classification are small: B&B = 111, Full Service = 10, Limited Service with Nearby Restaurant Facilities = 10, Limited Service without Nearby Restaurant Facilities = 33.

Table 6 Occupancy and Average Daily Rates by Lodging Classification
September, October and November 1999

Lodging Classification
Sep OCC
Sep ADR
Oct OCC
Oct ADR
Nov OCC
Nov ADR
B&B
42.59%
$124.09
56.91%
$87.20
37.81%
$107.68
Full-service 
*
*
52.89%
$103.82
52.10%
$58.72
Limited without
55.01%
$73.41
66.14%
$66.39
58.16%
$75.48
Limited with
*
*
*
*
*
*

Table 7 Occupancy and Average Daily Rates by Lodging Classification
December 1999, January and February 2000

Lodging Classification
Dec OCC
Dec ADR
Jan OCC
Jan ADR
Feb OCC
Feb ADR
B&B
30.85%
$96.75
16.57%
$95.93
22.21%
$88.10
Full-service 
31.90%
$85.08
36.81%
$79.27
50.12%
$92.16
Limited without
22.19%
$47.61
33.28%
$74.70
48.35%
$52.00
Limited with
*
*
*
*
47.42*
$42.24

Table 8 Occupancy and Average Daily Rates by Lodging Classification
March, April and May 2000

Lodging Classification
Mar OCC
Mar ADR
Apr OCC
Apr ADR
May OCC
May ADR
B&B
28.36%
$83.62
35.87 %
$91.52
38.87 %
$95.46
Full-service 
68.34%
$115.3 
*
* 
*
* 
Limited without
35.62%
$74.48 
48.92%
$63.98
53.54%
$72.37
Limited with
35.07%
$ 43.69
*
* 
*
* 

Table 9 Occupancy and Average Daily Rates by Lodging Classification
June, July and August 2000

Lodging Classification
June OCC
June ADR
July OCC
July ADR
Aug OCC
Aug ADR
B&B
35.87%
$91.52
52.92%
$103.73
40.14%
$112.01
Full-service 
*
* 
*
* 
*
* 
Limited without
48.92%
$63.98
78.32%
$69.94
61.22%
$75.07
Limited with
*
* 
*
* 
64.19%
$64.84

Participating and Non-participating Counties

If one or more properties responded during the most recent reporting month, that county is counted as participating. Counties shown as not participating are those in which no properties returned the survey instrument. Some counties do not have properties selected for participation in the sample survey. The table reflects responses received for August, 2000

Table 10. Participating and Non-participating Counties by Region

Region
Participating Counties
Non-participating Counties
1
 Avery, Cherokee, Cherokee Reservation, Haywood, Madison, Rutherford, Swain, Yancey, Watauga, Jackson Alleghany, Ashe, Burke, Clay , Graham, Mitchell, Polk, Transylvania, Wilkes, Caldwell, Stokes, Henderson, Buncombe, Macon, McDowell, 
2
 Catawba, Rowan, Cleveland Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Iredell, Lincoln, Stanley, Union, Gaston, Mecklenberg
3
 Rockingham, Yadkin, Winston Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Randolph, Stokes, Surry, Alamance, Forsyth
4
 Chatham, Moore, Orange Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Lee, Person, Vance, Wake, Warren, Durham, Harnett
5
 Carteret, Craven, Onslow Duplin, Edgcombe, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne, Wilson
6
 Brunswick, New Hanover, Richmond, Scotland, Cumberland Bladen, Hoke, Pender, Robeson, Sampson, Columbus
7
 Beaufort, Dare, Hertford, Nash Bertie, Camden, Currituk, Gates, Halifax, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrell, Washington, Chowan, Martin

We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of all the lodging properties that have participated in our data collection efforts in such a timely manner. If you have questions concerning the accommodations survey, please contact Dr. Gene Brothers (919-515-3699) or Parul Shah  (919-515-9517). Monthly report available at http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/tourism/optr/zreport.htm