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HONG KONG, June 8 (Reuters) - A slump in tourism and business travel pushed down average hotel room revenues across Asia and Australia by 30 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, a report by Deloitte showed on Monday.
Occupancy levels across the region fell by 15 percent to average 57.9 percent as the global economic downturn and a decline in activity in financial markets depressed demand for hotel accommodation in the region.
Sydney was the only city among 14 covered to buck the downtrend, as hotels there saw revenue per room jump 36.1 percent in the first quarter.
Hotels in Indian cities were worst affected by the downturn as already weak demand was made worse by terror attacks in Mumbai late last year, while political unrest also hit demand in Bangkok, Deloitte said.
"The terrorist attacks in Mumbai at the end of last year, and the ... political protests in Bangkok have not helped performance in a region that is already struggling," Marvin Rust, global hospitality managing partner at Deloitte, said in a statement.
Av. room rate RevPAR RevPAR
US$ US$ pct change
yr/yr
Sydney 127 102 +36.1
Tokyo 222 149 -1.0
Bali 115 74 -4.1
Jakarta 67 40 -9.1
Kuala Lumpur 95 58 -19.8
Hong Kong 166 121 -22.7
Seoul 113 92 -23.3
Melbourne 130 101 -30.2
Brisbane 110 79 -35.7
Shanghai 108 46 -36.9
Bangkok 99 54 -40.5
Beijing 97 39 -42.4
Mumbai 182 112 -53.2
New Delhi 199 134 -54.2
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