Sydney June Hotel Performance Lifted by Vivid Drone Show and Sydney Film Festival

Sydney Hotels Saw Improved Performance in April

The ‘Love Is In The Air’ Vivid Drone Show and the 71st Sydney Film Festival lifted June hotel performance in the market, according to preliminary data from CoStar.

June 2024 (year-over-year % change):

  • Occupancy: 72.6% (+1.0%)
  • Average daily rate (ADR): AUD243.45 (+1.5%)
  • Revenue per available room (RevPAR): AUD176.81 (+2.5%)

The ADR and RevPAR levels were the highest for any June on record in Sydney.

Sydney posted its highest occupancy of the month (88.0%) on Saturday, 8 June, which was the first night of the Vivid Drone Show as well as of the fourth night of the Sydney Film Festival. Sydney’s second highest occupancy level during the month (82.7%) was seen the next night.

ADR (AUD312.35) and RevPAR (AUD274.90) also reached June highs on Saturday, 8 June.

Collectively, Vivid Sydney delivered almost identical year-over-year results with RevPAR 0.4% lower than 2023. Demand was 2.9% higher but balanced out by a 3.2% rise in supply.

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