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One of the most popular places to stay in Grand Bahama has officially returned in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.
The island’s Old Bahama Bay Resort and Yacht Club reopened its doors over the weekend.
“We are officially open,” the resort wrote in a statement. “We can’t wait to have you back into our slice of paradise.”
It’s one of several hotels in Grand Bahama that have already relaunched, a quick comeback just a few months after the storm.
Grand Bahama’s cruise sector has also seen a strong recovery, with cruise lines like Carnival and Bahamas Paradise already having made their returns.
The hotel’s reopening comes after Old Bahama Bay’s marina and yacht club had already returned to full capacity.
The 73-unit resort’s Teasers Beach Side Bar, Banana Hammocks Harbour Side Bar and pool are all open as well.
The property’s return “has truly shown the strength of our staff and stakeholders here at Old Bahama Bay,” said Old Bahama Bay President John MacDonald.
For more, visit Old Bahama Bay.
— CJ
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Puerto Rico says it’s in the midst of a tourism boom, and another carrier is set to launch new daily nonstop flights to the island.
Beginning Nov. 14, Frontier will be operating a new daily flight between Newark Liberty International Airport and the Luis Muñoz Marín in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The new route is the latest in what has been a veritable airlift boom in Puerto Rico, which has been seeing surging air arrival numbers according to the latest data from ASUR, which operates Puerto Rico’s two biggest airports.
Indeed, Luis Muñoz Marín Airport, one of the largest hubs in the wider Caribbean region, is seeing an 11.2 percent jump in passenger traffic for the year.
That’s been accompanied by continued record-breaking growth for Aguadilla’s airport, the primary gateway for Puerto Rico’s western tourism destinations like Rincon.
The new daily nonstop route is part of a broader Caribbean expansion for Frontier in Newark; in the spring 2020, the carrier will be launching new routes from Newark to both Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and Cancun on the Caribbean coast of Mexico.
“Frontier is the most fuel-efficient airline in the U.S., offering passengers both the most affordable and sustainable approach to flying,” said Barry Biffle, President and CEO of Frontier Airlines.
More and more carriers continue to ramp up their flight service to Puerto Rico.
In December, American Airlines will be launching an expansion to San Juan from Dallas.
The same month, Spirit Airlines will begin operating new daily nonstop flights to San Juan out of both Newark and Boston Logan (both will launch on Dec. 19)
“Puerto Rico is on a path towards a record-breaking year for tourism, with growing visitor arrivals and airlift globally,” Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s destination marketing organization , said in a statement. “In addition to world-class beaches, the Island boasts an impressive variety of natural offerings including three of the world’s five bioluminescent bays, the only rainforest in the U.S. forest system, El Yunque, and a standout farm-to-table movement, which has evolved into a variety of agri-tourism experiences for travelers to enjoy.”
That’s borne out in the numbers including a 19 percent increase in average hotel rates compared to the island’s previous high in 2017, and a 11.2 percent jump in total lodging revenue in Puerto Rico from its previous pre-Maria high in 2017.
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It was bound to happen.
After six straight months of occupancy declines in the Caribbean, the region’s hotel room rates were down in year-over-year comparisons for the first time in 2019.
Compared with September 2018, Caribbean hotel occupancy dropped 6.2 percent as supply jumped 3.3 percent and demand fell 3.1 percent, which was likely due to the effects of Hurricane Dorian and the lingering perception following the hurricane.
During previous months this year, Caribbean hoteliers showed their pricing confidence by continuing to raise average daily rate (ADR) even with lower occupancy levels.
That changed, however, in September with a 3.0 percent decrease in ADR.
The declines in both occupancy and ADR caused RevPAR to drop 9.0 percent—the largest decrease in the metric this year, according to our analysis.
Year-to-date numbers are still positive, with ADR up 7.2 percent, offsetting a 3.2 percent decline in occupancy and resulting in a 3.7 percent increase in revenues in the Caribbean region.
In absolute values, September was the Caribbean’s lowest month of the third quarter: occupancy (46.5 percent), ADR (US$145.78) and RevPAR (US$67.76).
STR’s 2019 forecast for the region predicts a slight decrease in occupancy (-0.8 percent) but a 1.1 percent increase in ADR and a 0.3% lift in RevPAR.
With the winter season starting this month, Caribbean hotel performance should likely end the year with overall positive performance.
On the islands where STR maintains a sufficient reporting sample, Turks and Caicos experienced the highest rise in September occupancy, at 30.2 percent, which resulted in the largest jump in RevPAR (+38.0 percent).
The Cayman Islands posted the largest lift in average daily rate (+11.0 percent, significantly bucking the regional trend.
Puerto Rico saw a 16.5 percent decrease in RevPAR, due to declines in occupancy (-12.3 percent) and ADR (-4.8 percent).
On the development side of the industry, there continues to be a steady increase in the pipeline.
There are currently 61 hotels accounting for 15,204 rooms in construction in the Caribbean, according to our most recent data for the region.
Additional questions regarding hotel data reporting in the Caribbean can be directed Rico Louw at rlouw@str.com.
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