Occupancy rates and average daily rates at 13 of Vicksburg’s 29 hotels and motels during November, as reported to Smith Travel Research. Three hotels are under construction in Vicksburg.

December 2008

Occupancy rate………….48.1%

Average daily rate………$72.92

Year to date 2008

Occupancy rate………….66.3%

Average daily rate………$76.24

December 2007

Occupancy rate………….50.2%

Average daily rate………$70.63

Year to date 2007

Occupancy rate………….61.1%

Average daily rate………$72.04