Hotel occupancy will likely gain strength in late 2009 and 2010, but profit will remain elusive as hotels continue to use heavily discounted rates to draw in more travelers, according to a revised U.S. lodging forecast from PricewaterhouseCoopers due out Thursday. The revision shows revenue down 16.1% in 2009 and flat revenue in 2010, compared with the company's June forecast of a revenue decrease of 15.7% in 2009 and a slight increase in 2010 revenue of 1.6%.

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