Industry-wide in the U.S., revenue per available room was up 6% in the 28 days ending October 15, according to Smith Travel Research.

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About 2, 000 hotel rooms have been added to the market since early 2006, after about four years of little growth, according to Smith Travel Research, a Hendersonville, Tenn.

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Petersburg have begun to slip slightly and hotel occupancies fell 14% in November from the year-earlier period, the highest monthly percentage decline in about six years, according to Smith Travel Research Inc.

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