Some will compare historical hotel occupancy and average hotel revenues per room for specific weeks to the event-week in question to gauge the netspike in economic activity.
So, if the percent is high, that could be a negative for a given stock, since a dip in revenues, or a spike in expenses (or any other myriad of combinations that lower net income) could make the dividend unsustainable.
Analysts said the initial spike in prices was due to purchases by government-backed local funds, which were net sellers over the past few months ahead of the election.