Visitors Guide
More rooms were booked in St. John's in June than any other month on record, according to the Avalon Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The bureau said a record 38,733 rooms were sold last month, surpassing the previous record of 37,000 in June of 1997, the year of the Cabot 500 Celebrations.
The average occupancy rate for June was 90.91 per cent, with an average room rate of $131.29. The numbers are based on actual statistics submitted monthly to the bureau by the nine major hotels in the city - five of which are located downtown.
The increase was due in large to the 16 conventions that saw more than 3,000 delegrates visit the area.
For more information on the Avalon Convention and Visitors Bureau visit www.canadasfarest.com
Business in Brief - Telegram. Tuesday, July 6, 2004
