The Caribbean hotel industry is surging in 2014, with occupancy up 1.5% to 68%, average daily rate (ADR) increasing 6.4% to $194.66, and revenue per available room (RevPAR) rising 8% to $132.28. Overall room revenue for the Caribbean is projected to increase 8.9% in 2014. Several resort destination markets in the Caribbean have seen even larger increases in occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR from 2013 to 2014. The total development pipeline for Caribbean hotels includes 40 projects representing approximately 8,800 new rooms.