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According to the College of Charleston’s Office of Tourism Analysis, hotel occupancy rate has risen in Charleston for the third straight month in a row.

Hotel occupancy was at 77% in May with an average daily rate of $125.17 - that's an 11% increase in occupancy and a 1.7% drop in price from May of 2009.

Head on over to the Charleston Regional Business Journal's article for all of the stats.