Resort hotels singing the revpar blues | aspendailynews.com
The first eight months of 2009 have been financially tough for hotel properties in Aspen and Snowmass Village, and in Vail and Beaver Creek. Three key measures of a hotel's performance - occupancy, average daily rate, and revenue per available room - were all down sharply in the two combined resorts through the first eight months of 2009 compared to 2008, according to Smith Travel Research of Nashville, Tenn.