Prague hotel occupancies down 45% year-on-year

Prague hotels recorded a sharp, year-on-year decline in occupancy of 45% for September, leaving some hoteliers talking about the worst season on record. The statistic comes from the market forecasting company STR Global, which surveyed the occupancy rates of roughly 9,000 rooms. In the first half of the year the Czech Republic was visited by 2.7 million tourists, a year-on-year decrease of 12% nationwide and 11% in Prague. Similar trends are expected for the first half of 2010.