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Compared to December 2007, Charleston's hotels were more vacant in December 2008.

Read more stories on this subject in our hotel topic page.The average occupancy rate fell some 5.8% for the year period, but downtown's hotels were generally fuller.

Still, the decline is almost good news compared to November's precipitous drop of 8.6%.

Head over to The Charleston Regional Business Journal to read all about it.