More visitors stayed in San Luis Obispo County in June at local hotels. Smith Travel Research shows SLO County accommodations sold 11.4% more rooms in June than the same month the year before.RevPAR was up a strong 13.8% while occupancy was up 8.9%. Occupancy stood at 76.5% compared to 70.3% in June 2011.
Statewide, hotel occupancy increased from 72.2% in June 2011 to 76.9%. Bay Area cities led the state with the strongest performance in RevPAR. Santa Barbara County occupancy was up 5% while Monterey County recorded an increase of 11.2%. Occupancy increased in every metro area in the state except Fresno where it was down 0.8%.