Article: Manhattan hotel occupancy rises to record. (New York)

Fourth-quarter 1996 occupancy rates for Manhattan hotels increased 1.9 percent over the year-earlier period to a record 89.3 percent, according to information gathered by the hospitality consulting practice of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Fourth-quarter 1996 average daily rates for Manhattan hotel rooms also rose 11.2 percent from the year-earlier period to $181.01 from $162.95, Coopers & Lybrand reported.

"The fourth quarter of 1996 was exceptionally robust due to a combination of strong convention and commercial bookings in October and November, as well as a very active tourism and leisure market through the fall, particularly around the holidays," said Arthur Adler, ...

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