Worldwide hotel bookings through global distribution system channels in August declined 1.5 percent compared with the prior year,

and the average daily rate for those bookings was flat, according to Pegasus Solutions. Year to date, GDS hotel bookings are up 3 percent compared with 2012, and ADR on those bookings is up 0.6 percent. Bookings should "continue at or above" the prior year's level in the autumn months, according to Pegasus.