STR: Coronation, Eurovision Driving Hotel Bookings in Key U.K. Markets

STR | April 27, 2023

LONDON – Multiple events in the U.K., including the King’s coronation and Eurovision, are driving hotel occupancy on the books in both London and Liverpool, according to STR’s Forward STAR data.   King Charles III’s coronation London’s hotel occupancy on the books (as of 24 April) shows May highs during the coronation weekend: Friday, 5 May (67.7%) and Saturday, 6 May (66.8%). At this time last year, bookings were slightly below these levels, at 58.8% and 61.9%, respectively. The actual levels for the comparable dates reached 75.4% and 80.1%, respectively. “As we approach the historic coronation of His Majes...