The average daily hotel rate in the United States during July increased by 3.9 percent year over year,

according to STR Global. The industry sold more than 105 million rooms during the month, an industry record, and occupancy was up 2.9 percent. In the Americas region overall, rates were up 4.5 percent and occupancy up 2.9 percent. Average daily rates were up in all major markets except for Washington, D.C., where ADR declined by 0.6 percent. Rates also were up across Europe, most significantly in Zurich (20.6 percent), Amsterdam (20 percent) and Stockholm (19.9 percent). A few cities experienced rate decreases, including Vienna (down 12.6 percent). ADR in Asia/Pacific jumped 13.9 percent during July, while occupancy increased by 1.4 percent. The largest rate growth was in Hong Kong (26.4 percent) and Jakarta (16.9 percent). The largest decreases occurred in Shanghai (11.1 percent) and Tokyo (9.2 percent). Both occupancy and rates decreased in the Middle East and Africa during July, down by 1.2 percent and 1 percent, respectively. A few cities saw slight rate increases, including Dubai (4.5 percent) and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (4 percent).