SC hotel numbers decline for second week as coronavirus cases remain high
South Carolina’s hotels have seen two weeks of declining occupancy rates after a couple months of slow and steady growth, likely signaling that the spread of COVID-19 in the state is making potential travelers more wary.
The statewide rate last week was 48 percent, down from 52 percent the week of July 4. The week prior, the rate was 58 percent, its highest point since the pandemic started taking a toll on South Carolina tourism in mid-March.
While occupancy dipped during the week of Independence Day, the mid-year holiday typically isn’t always great for hotel traffic, said Daniel Guttentag, director of the College of Charleston’s Office of Tourism Analysis.
But with another consecutive period of declining rates, Guttentag said this week that it would be much harder to deny they are tied to the current intensity of the pandemic in the Palmetto State.
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