COVID comeback: How Miami hotels beat out the rest of the country Taylor Dolven, Miami Herald
If you asked Miami hoteliers in January what 2021 would have in store for the city’s hospitality industry, likely none would have predicted they’d be charging higher rates for rooms than ever before.
But that’s exactly what’s happening as the recovery of Miami’s leisure and hospitality sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic far outpaces the rest of the country.
In June, Miami hotels charged visitors an average of $225.03 per night, according to data from STR, a hospitality data firm, up 49% from the pre-pandemic rate of $150.92 in June 2019. In contrast, hotels nationwide charged less an average of $129.00 per night in June, down 4% from June 2019.