Report: S.C. shows increase in hotel revenue.

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State park revenue continued to rise in July, according to indicators from theS.C. Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism.

State parks generated $3,938,811 in total revenue, an 8.1% increase from July 2017 and an 8.1% jump in year-to-date revenue from the previous fiscal year. July 2018 became the second-highest revenue month on record.

South Carolina also saw an increase in hotel revenue per available room, a performance metric calculated by dividing a hotel's total room revenue by the room count and number of days in the period being measured.

Statewide hotel RevPAR increased 2% from July of 2017 and increased 2.1% in year-to-date RevPAR. Overall room revenue was up 4.1% year to date.

In other key indicators, Charleston International Airport reported a 20.6% increase in deplanements in July...