GLASGOW suffered a sharp year-on-year drop in hotel revenues in July, having been boosted by the Commonwealth Games last summer, as Aberdeen continued to feel the effects of the oil sector’s woes, a survey has shown.

The survey of three and four-star properties showed that revenue per available room for Glasgow hotels came in at £60.12 in July, down by 22.3 per cent on the same month of last year.

This measure is calculated by multiplying occupancy by the average room rate achieved. The fall was driven by a tumble in room rates. Occupancy was down far less sharply, coming in at 86 per cent in July compared with 88.6 per cent in the same month of last year.

Revenue per available room for the Aberdeen hotel sector came in at £52.34 in July, down by 33.6 per cent on the same month of last year. Aberdeen hotels recorded overall occupancy of 63.6 per cent in July, down from 81.4 per cent a year earlier.

Overall, Edinburgh hotels achieved a 12 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue per available room to £78.25 in July. And the Inverness hotel sector recorded revenue per available room of £83.37 in July, up by 10.5 per cent on the same month of last year.

BDO partner Alastair Rae said: “Glasgow’s hotels experienced a drop in occupancy…and in revenue…due to the year-on-year comparison with last year’s Commonwealth Games.”

He added: “It is apparent that the woes affecting the oil and gas sector are continuing to have a negative impact on the hospitality sector in Aberdeen. Unfortunately, there is little sign of this ending until the oil price rises and the future of the sector becomes clearer.”