Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd's June quarter results (Q1FY22) give a sense of déjà vu. Yet again, the company’s revenues have been hit due to the covid-19 pandemic’s restrictions and lockdowns, which weighed on the domestic hospitality and tourism industry.
Occupancy levels declined in April compared with March with the increasing number of cases. Operations took a severe hit in the May with travel restrictions across key states amid the devastating second wave of the pandemic.
June saw occupancy levels start to improve. Overall, Lemon Tree’s consolidated revenues increased 3.7% year-on-year to Rs42 crore.
RevPAR or revenue per available room declined around 8% year-on-year and 53% sequentially to Rs700. Higher costs pushed the company to report