Cities with the biggest hotel rate increases and decreases

Here's a handy report from Hotel Online about the U.S. cities that have experienced the biggest hotel rate increases and decreases for October, as compared to October 2009. Omaha, Neb., dropped the most at 8 percent, followed by Richmond, Va. (-8%), Sacramento (-4%), Calgary, Alberta (-3%), and Las Vegas (-2%).

The biggest gains were seen in San Francisco (+23%), New Orleans (+22%), Miami (+21%), Niagara Falls, N.Y. (+17%), and Honolulu (+16%).