Not all Japanese markets however could boast such strong performance - Osaka saw occupancy levels fall by 25.3 percent during the month. This was in part attributable to displaced domestic demand as many visitors decided not to travel on account of the World Cup.

Of the 28 markets tracked by the HotelBenchmark Survey across the Asia Pacific region, only seven reported double-digit increases in revPAR in June 2002 on the prior year (when measured in US dollars).  Jakarta experienced the largest increase of some 44.4 percent - albeit from a low base - followed by Seoul, Auckland and Tokyo which all reported increases in excess of 25 percent.

Year-to-date figures show a decline in revPAR for the whole of the Asia Pacific region of 3.4% on the prior year.  Although the majority of markets tracked on the HotelBenchmark Survey experienced a decline in revPAR, just over 30 percent reported positive performance with Jakarta, Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City leading the way in terms of revPAR growth. 

The HotelBenchmark Survey by Deloitte & Touche tracks the performance of over 6,000 hotels across 300 markets globally on a monthly basis.

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