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AHATA: COVID-19 had a drastic effect on March tourism

Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association (AHATA)  confirmed that the COVID-19 crisis affected tourism drastically in the month of March already.  

Occupancy: Hotel occupancy dropped by 48.4 points compared to March 2019, to an occupancy rate of 41.7%. This low level of occupancy causes operational financial losses.  

ADR: The Average Daily Rate for March 2020 was 3.5% lower than the year prior, at $333.25.

RevPAR: Revenue Per Available Room in March 2020 was $138.93, which is a 55.4% drop compared to a year ago.  

The crisis cut our tourism in half in the month of March, and it is widely known that in April we are down to 0 tourists and 0 income for hotels and other AHATA member companies. AHATA projects that the lack of tourism arrivals shall continue for a few months, and that recovery trajectory will be long after the borders reopen. Reality is that there are many businesses that are not able to survive a few months with no revenue.

This unprecedented crisis requires immediate action by the government, to offer a relief package to all of private sector and secure the opportunity for as many companies as possible to be able to open back up and keep offering employment in the future.  No commerce means no employment and no revenue for the government’s budget. Aruba’s government needs to display responsibility during this immense crisis and lower its expenses drastically. More than ever is it time for our leaders to show vision, wisdom, responsibility and decisive action to safeguard our future wellbeing.


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AHATA: COVID-19 a afecta turismo drasticamente na Maart caba 

Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association (AHATA) ta acumula e cifranan di ocupacion y prijs di hotelnan tur luna, y pa luna di Maart 2020 e CEO di AHATA Tisa LaSorte ta confirma cu e crisis di COVID-19 a afecta turismo den e luna di Maart drasticamente.


MAART 2020

Ocupacion: E ocupacion na hotelnan a baha cu 48.4 punto compara cu Maart 2019, yegando grado di ocupacion di 41.7%. Esaki ta un nivel di ocupacion cu ta trese perdida financiero.

ADR: E balor averahe di cada camber (ADR) den Maart a baha cu 3.5% compara cu un aña pasa, yegando $333.25.

RevPAR: E entrada averahe pa tur camber disponibel, na Maart tabata $138.93; un reduccion di 55.4% compara cu un aña pasa.

E crisis a corta nos turismo na mitar den luna di Maart y na April ta conoci cu tin 0 turista y 0 entrada na hotelnan di Aruba y otro companianan miembro di AHATA.  AHATA ta proyecta cu e situacion di 0 turismo lo dura varios luna y cu lo experiencia un trayectoria di recuperacion hopi largo. E realidad ta cu tin hopi compania cu no por sobrevivi varios luna sin entrada.

E situacion sin precedente ta pidi pa accion di gobierno pa ofrece pakete di alivio na sector priva, pa por mantene mas hopi compania posibel den un posicion pa por habri nan porta bek y keda ofrece empleo den futuro. Sin commercio no tin empleo y no tin entrada pa presupuesto di gobierno. Ademas, nos gobierno mester demostra responsabilidad durante e crisis desastroso y baha gastonan drasticamente den su presupuesto. Awor mas cu nunca ta tempo pa vision, sabiduria,responsablidad y accion decisivo pa salbaguardia nos pais su futuro.

Posted on Apr 07, 2020

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