What term describes the daily percentage of rooms sold relative to total available rooms?

• A. Occupancy percentage (OCC%)
• B. Mission
• C. Motivation
• D. Night auditor

Answer: (A)

Occupancy percentage describes how busy a hotel is on a given day by comparing rooms actually sold to the total rooms available for sale. You calculate it by dividing the number of occupied rooms by the number of rooms available, then multiplying by 100 to get a percent. This metric helps managers gauge demand, compare performance to targets or prior periods, and plan staffing and operations accordingly. For example, if 180 rooms are sold out of 240 available, the occupancy is (180/240) × 100 = 75%. This concept is distinct from the other terms, which refer to purpose, motivation, or a role handling daily financials, not to how much of the inventory is sold. Hence, occupancy percentage best describes the daily percentage of rooms sold relative to total available rooms.