The room occupancy rate decreased by 8.2 percent in the third quarter of last year.
This was revealed by the Fiji Bureau of Statistics in their Provisional Hotels and Tourists Accommodation Statistics for the third Quarter of last year.
The report also shows that takings in the third quarter of 2016 from Accommodation, Sales of Food, Liquor, Telephone and other Miscellaneous Charges totalled $287.7 million which is a decrease of 4.6 percent compared to the same period in 2015.
However, paid employment in the Hotel Sector increased by 0.5 percent in the third quarter.
The Provisional Hotels and Tourists Accommodation Statistics also revealed that Suva recorded the highest Occupancy rate compared to other areas.
Other areas experienced a slight decrease, whereas Coral Coast, Lautoka and the Northern areas recorded a major decrease, which may be due to post Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston impacts.
Meanwhile, a large number of visitors from Australia stayed in the Coral Coast, Nadi and Mamanuca areas.
A large number of visitors from the United States of America stayed in the Northern and other areas, including Kadavu.
