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polaris said:
This is a very interesting view of business in BVI. It is certainly telling that the charter boat rentals are about 5X greater than cruise ship revenue. So where is the government investing???

If anyone understands how this information was gathered, some questions:
- What is the difference between the categories of "cruise ships" and "day trippers"? Is the former just the fees paid by the ships?
- In what category would you find the $$$ spent ashore by charterers?

Thanks


Those numbers are the "estimated" total for each group. "Daytrippers" are those riding the ferry or rented boat over from St. Thomas or St. John for the day. Keep in mind those are estimated gross revenues. A drink at some beach bars may be very profitable with cash staying in BVI. A charter boat rental may see much of the money going to bank for the loan or the international marketing operator like TUI/Moorings. My point not all dollars spent not are all tourist equal. When it comes to investing in the charter business? Where would you put more boats at the docks or in the tourist anchorages? That is why the long range plan is the same or fewer tourist spending more money per day.