The previous lowest May occupancy mark on record is 68.8% in 1994. The national average for May was 63%, according to Smith Travel Research of Hendersonville, TN.
That still leaves Orlando inns ahead of the main pack but not good enough for an area that depends on the daily 5% room tax to generate an average $110 million a year in funds for general tourist promotion.
That kitty has been slipping for the first time as well this year. March, April and May saw a string of declines, unprecedented in this area's hotel collection annals. Hoteliers and tourist promoters await the June figures for a turnaround. But that may not happen, based on the May numbers from Smith Research.
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