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Tourism recovery is slower than expected

Tourism recovery is slower than expected 

The Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association has published the latest hotel performance data showing slower recovery than originally projected when the borders reopened.    

AUGUST 2020

Occupancy: The occupancy rate is 14.2% compared to 86.9% a year ago.  This constitutes a recovery rate of 16%.

ADR: The average daily rate (for occupied rooms) is about the same as last year, at $240.52.  

RevPAR: The revenue per available room dropped by 83% to $34.27.


2020 AVERAGE

Occupancy: The year-to-date average occupancy is 57% lower than last year, at a 29.1% rate.  

RevPAR: The year-to-date revenue per available room, tourism’s primary indicator, dropped by 59% to $100.89

FORECAST

Hotels have lowered their projections for the rest of 2020, after the current COVID outbreak in the local community. Current occupancy forecast for September is only 12.6%. Historically, September has lower occupancies than August.  For the 4th quarter of 2020, hotels expect an average occupancy of 26%. Occupancies are expected to continue at a level of operational losses for many months ahead.

The AHATA data is based on 19 of its hotel members:  Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort, Barceló Aruba, Boardwalk Boutique Hotel, Brickell Bay Beach Club, Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, Courtyard by Marriott, Divi & Tamarijn All-Inclusive, Eagle Aruba Resort, Holiday Inn Resort Aruba, Hyatt Regency Aruba, Hyatt Place Aruba Airport, Manchebo Beach Resort, Marriott Aruba & Stellaris Casino, Paradera Park, Renaissance Aruba Resort, The Ritz-Carlton Aruba, RIU Palace Aruba, RIU Palace Antillas y Talk of the Town Hotel.


Papiamento

Recuperacion di turismo ta menos cu a proyecta 

Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association (AHATA) ta acumula e cifranan di ocupacion y prijs di hotelnan tur luna, y di cifranan por nota cu recuperacion ta poco poco.

AUGUSTUS 2020

Ocupacion: E ocupacion na hotelnan tabata 14.2%, compara cu 86.9% aña pasa. Esey ta un recuperacion di 16% solamente. 

ADR: E balor averahe di cada camber den Augustus a keda casi mescos na $240.52.

RevPAR: E entrada averahe pa tur camber disponibel tabata $34.27 na Augustus, representando un reduccion di 83% compara cu un aña pasa.

AVERAHE 2020

Ocupacion: E ocupacion averaha pa prome 8 luna di 2020 ta 29.1%, cu ta un reduccion di 57% di nos nivel di aña pasa pa e mesun temporada di 8 luna.

RevPAR: E medida principal pa industria di turismo, esta e entrada averahe pa tur camber disponibel ta $100.89 pa e prome 8 luna di 2020. Un reduccion di 59% compara cu aña pasa.

PROYECCION

Hotel mester a baha nan proyeccion pa resto di aña despues di e brote grandi di COVID cu Aruba ta experienciando den comunidad local. Expectativa ta pa September su ocupacion ta solamente 12.6%. Historicamente September ta un luna di menos ocupacion cu Augustus. Pa ultimo kwartaal di 2020, ta proyecta ocupacion di 26%.  

 E cifranan di AHATA ta basa riba 19 hotel miembro: Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort, Barceló Aruba, Boardwalk Boutique Hotel, Brickell Bay Beach Club, Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, Courtyard by Marriott, Divi & Tamarijn All-Inclusive, Eagle Aruba Resort, Holiday Inn Resort Aruba, Hyatt Regency Aruba, Hyatt Place Aruba Airport, Manchebo Beach Resort, Marriott Aruba & Stellaris Casino, Paradera Park, Renaissance Aruba Resort, The Ritz-Carlton Aruba, RIU Palace Aruba, RIU Palace Antillas y Talk of the Town Hotel.






Posted on Sep 08, 2020

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