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Tacoma Oct. hotel occupancy increase leads state, average cost of a room up 3.2 percent

Hotel occupancy in Pierce County rose 13.8 percent in October, the highest increase recorded in any region in the state. The Tacoma area showed 68.4 percent of its rooms taken, up from 60.1 percent in October 2011.

C.R. ROBERTS; Staff writer
Published: Dec. 21, 2012 at 12:46 p.m. PST
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Hotel occupancy in Pierce County rose 13.8 percent in October, the highest increase recorded in any region in the state. The Tacoma area showed 68.4 percent of its rooms taken, up from 60.1 percent in October 2011.

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