Posted By: ruralcarrier
Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% - 12/30/2020 04:07 PM
Not at all and I bet the French side is even lower.
Posted By: IslandBoi
Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% - 12/30/2020 10:03 PM
i can say the island seemed really dead the first few days we were here, but starting a couple days after christmas, it seems like there are more people here now...still obviously quieter than usual
Posted By: Todd
Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% - 12/31/2020 03:58 PM
That is higher than it seemed when we were there in late Nov early Dec, and while I feel for the tourist industry it sure is a good time to be a tourist!
Cheers, T
Posted By: jmbcomms
Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% - 01/08/2021 12:39 AM
Was true in November but NOT NOW. Occupancy now is up to 59% in some larger timeshare resorts, and improving. Many people seem to be eager to get out of the US for a while.
Posted By: Carol_Hill
Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% - 01/08/2021 12:59 AM
...actually, the stat had to do with HOTEL occupancy, not timeshares..
Posted By: WLE
Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% - 01/08/2021 02:29 AM
A good indication is the number of seats available on the flights going into SXM.
The several that I have checked are only one third full.
Posted By: BillDauterive
Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% - 01/08/2021 12:44 PM
Agree that "load factor" is a good barometer. I'm headed to the island in five weeks, and my flight shows 39% coach seats are reserved.
And it appears that my return flight has been cancelled. It doesn't show up on my online itinerary, and I'm unable to see the flight when making a new search. Not sure how that's gonna play out...
Posted By: boucharda
Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% - 01/08/2021 01:04 PM
Some (most) timeshares are also "hotels" that have many rooms/condos available to the public to rent. They are most likely included in the stats....