CHATA
Curacao Hospitality and Tourism Association
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- CURAÇAO’S “BOYS OF SUMMER” DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES AT NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
- GEORGE STANFIELD NAMED GENERAL MANAGER OF HILTON CURAÇAO
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- CHATA recognizes Eduardo de Veer
- Hotel Occupancies May 2010
- Billy Jonckheer re-elected 5th Vice President CHTA
- KURA HULANDA EARNS AAA FOUR DIAMOND AWARD
- The Curacao Culinary Team for 2010 is known.
- Kura Hulanda Resorts Expands Executive Staff
- Curaçao Culinary 2010 Finalists
- CHATA Congratulates member: ArkeFly’s Fifth anniversary!
- CHATA Hotel Occupancies April 2010
- CURAÇAO’S BAOASE NAMED TO 2010 CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER HOT LIST
- CARIBBEAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES DISCUSSCHALLENGES RESULTING FROM RECESSION, SLASHED BUDGETS;TO WORK TOGETHER TO AFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE
- Certificate award ceremony of the SEI program ‘HORECA training Jobseekers’ at the Academy Hotel Curaçao.
- CHATA Occupancies Q1- 2010
- Career fair winner award ceremony at the Academy Hotel Curacao
- Environment Breakfast on April 15, 2010- Sign up now!
- Hotel Occupancies January 2010
- Seminar: Food and Beverage Marketing in Recession Times
- CHATA Honors Q4 Stars of the Industry 2009
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January hotel occupancies reflect lower visitor nights and increased room capacity. CTB preliminary stay-over visitor arrival figures for January 2010 showed a 13% decrease compared to January 2009.
South America accounted for a 59% drop in visitor arrivals in January 2010 compared to January 2009.This drop was mostly caused by a 74% decrease in visitor arrivals from Venezuela, in January 2010 compared to January 2009.
January figures showed increases in visitor arrivals from North America (27%), Europe (19%) and the Caribbean (10%).
Because of the longer average stay of North American, European and Caribbean visitors, total visitor nights showed an increase of 8%.
January 2010 hotel occupancies averaged 72.4% as compared to 82.4% in January 2009, a 12.4% decrease.
The decrease in average hotel occupancy was mainly due to the increase in room capacity on the island with an additional 1.000 rooms. Room capacity totaled 5.139 rooms by the end of 2009.
With the opening of the Hyatt Regency Curacao (350 rooms) it is expected that hotel occupancies on the island will continue to be lower on average in 2010 as compared to previous years 2006, 2007 and 2008 of solid hotel occupancies, because of increased room capacity.
South America accounted for a 59% drop in visitor arrivals in January 2010 compared to January 2009.This drop was mostly caused by a 74% decrease in visitor arrivals from Venezuela, in January 2010 compared to January 2009.
January figures showed increases in visitor arrivals from North America (27%), Europe (19%) and the Caribbean (10%).
Because of the longer average stay of North American, European and Caribbean visitors, total visitor nights showed an increase of 8%.
January 2010 hotel occupancies averaged 72.4% as compared to 82.4% in January 2009, a 12.4% decrease.
The decrease in average hotel occupancy was mainly due to the increase in room capacity on the island with an additional 1.000 rooms. Room capacity totaled 5.139 rooms by the end of 2009.
With the opening of the Hyatt Regency Curacao (350 rooms) it is expected that hotel occupancies on the island will continue to be lower on average in 2010 as compared to previous years 2006, 2007 and 2008 of solid hotel occupancies, because of increased room capacity.
