Good news for Orlando condo hotel owners - or any Orlando second home owners who rent out their condos: According to a Smith Travel Research survey, Orlando’s hotel room occupancy levels rose last week, posting the second largest year-over-year increase of the nation’s top 25 lodging markets. Orlando area occupancy increased 14.7 % during the week for January. 3 2009, compared to the same week a year earlier. Nationally, occupancy dropped 0.5 % says the report. [...]

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