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Birmingham's hoteliers enjoy best-ever summer

Occupancy up at hotels across the city after summer of sport boosts tourist economy

Hotels such as Holiday Inn and Radisson Blu have enjoyed busy summers

The city's hotels enjoyed summer occupancy rates of 75 per cent, the best for this time of year since records began in 2003, according to a new report.

New research says hoteliers saw year-on-year occupancy rises in June 2017 of three per cent and two per cent in both July and and August.

The data comes from the new research published by the West Midlands Growth Company's Regional Observatory and STR Global.

Revenue per available room (RevPAR) also rose to £48, a £4 increase on the average figure recorded in summer 2016.

Among the events contributing to Birmingham's summer growth included a number of international sporting fixtures.

Five matches of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy were staged at Edgbaston Stadium, with the India v Bangladesh semi-final attracting a crowd of 24,340, the highest crowd for any match in the tournament.

The ground also played host to 70,000 spectators, including two sell-out days, for the country's first day/night test match between England and West Indies.

In June, Edgbaston Priory Club again hosted the pre-Wimbledon Aegon Classic tennis tournament and fans of athletics said goodbye to Sir Mo Farah at the Müller Grand Prix in August where he ended his track career.