RevPAR
n.— «Revenue per available room (RevPAR) in Vienna went down 27.5% during the first half of this year. The main issue was dramatic discounting with average room rate down almost 20%.» —“European chain hotels market review” 4Hoteliers Aug. 4, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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