New figures show hotel revenue up

HOTEL occupancy and revenue in Scotland outstripped the rest of the UK in May, with a revenue rise of nearly 10 per cent in the Capital, according to new figures.

The monthly snapshot showed occupancy levels rose by 0.6 per cent to 77 per cent compared with the same time last year.

Over the same period, occupancy stood at 73.3 per cent in England and 74.9 per cent in Wales.

Revenue increased by 8.9 per cent in Edinburgh and 10 per cent in Aberdeen but fell by 7.1 per cent in Glasgow.

Alastair Rae, of accountants PKF which published the figures, said: "These numbers are very positive for Scotland as a whole. The figures for Glasgow show a dip in both occupancy and revenue but this is in comparison to a spike during May 2010. I would expect the June figures to show Glasgow in line with the rest of Scotland."