LJ Research has revealed research that shows that the 2015 SPE Offshore Europe Conference and Exhibition in Aberdeen proved a boost to hoteliers.
Room occupancy overall fell by 12.8% to 75% compared to last year, but the conference provided a spike in demand and an occupancy rate of 90% and, mid-week that increased to 99%. Although that was good news forward bookings for the city for the next six months were down.
Edinburgh on the other hand had occupancy rates of 91.8%, down slightly on last year, but still the highest occupancy rate in Scotland. However rooms slipped to an average £111.53, a 12.4% decline over this last year.