U.S. hotel average daily rates increased by 3.4 percent year over year in August,

according to STR, and were up in every major U.S. market except Washington, D.C., where they were down only slightly. Rates were up by 15.3 percent in San Francisco, 12.8 percent in Nashville and 10.8 percent in Miami. U.S. hotel occupancy reached 66.2 percent in August, up 3.7 percent from the year prior.