South Floridqa Hotels still waiting to leave Lehman crisis behind

South Florida hotels received their 2011 report card Thursday, and the grades look solid. Smith Travel Research released its December survey of room rates and occupancy levels, and both measures showed strong gains for Broward and Miami-Dade. Rates are up 2 percent in Broward and 6 percent in Miami-Dade over 2010 results, and occupancy grew between 5 and 7 percent in both counties.