England Hotel Occupancy: latest

• Hotel room occupancy in August 2026 was 82%, in line with August 2025 (82%). Supply remained stable (+0.2%), while demand increased slightly compared to August 2025 (+0.6%) following year-on-year declines in previous months. Year to date (Jan–August) occupancy was 77%, slightly down on the same period in 2025 (78%).
• Observing forward looking occupancy for the remainder of 2026. As of the 6^th September 2026, occupancy rates committed so far for 2026 are on par with last year.
• RevPAR (Revenue per Available Room) in England grew by 8% in August 2026 to £135, supported by a 7% increase in Average Daily Rate to £165 and a modest 0.4pp uplift in occupancy. RevPAR in England excluding London grew by 3% to £82, driven by a 2% increase in Average Daily Rate and a similar uplift in occupancy.
• Regionally, the North East recorded the highest occupancy rate at 86%. The West Midlands saw the largest year-on-year increase in occupancy (+5.5pp), while Yorkshire and the Humber recorded the largest decline (-3.6pp).
• Medium- and large-sized hotels both recorded higher occupancy rates in August 2026 than in August 2025, with small-size hotels the only segment to record a decline in occupancy, falling by 3.3pp year-on-year.

Every month, the England Occupancy Survey (EOS) measures bedroom occupancy across the serviced accommodation sector. This includes mostly hotels, with a very small proportion of serviced apartments and larger B&Bs/guesthouses.

As well as occupancy levels for the country as a whole, results are also available by region.

In May 2024, a change of suppliers was made to the hotel occupancy data. The data in this report is now provided by Amadeus, a hotel market data company, from their constantly growing panel of hotels across the UK. To allow a meaningful comparison of year on year trends, VisitEngland has included historical data from Amadeus’ own panel in the reports from May 2024 onwards. The historical data displayed in these reports is not consistent with reports published prior to the May-August 2024 report

Between June 2017 and April 2024, occupancy data was collected using a syndicated panel provided by STR, a hotel market data and benchmarking company. To allow a meaningful comparison of year on year trends, VisitEngland and STR have included historical data from STR’s own panel in the reports from June 2017 onwards. The historical data displayed in these reports is not consistent with reports published prior to the June 2017 report.

The England Hotel Occupancy Survey is designated as official statistics and follows the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (2022)  set by the Office for Statistics Regulation.

All previous reports can be found on the VisitEngland website Archive page.