Hotel occupancy around 25%

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Hotel occupancy around 25% #243711 12/30/2020 11:47 AM 12/30/2020 11:47 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 82,673 Central Florida! Carol_Hill OP Traveler
Carol_Hill OP Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 82,673 Central Florida!	Daily Herald story Not good numbers. Carol Hill

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Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% [Re: Carol_Hill] #243713 12/30/2020 12:07 PM 12/30/2020 12:07 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 17,512 Ohio ruralcarrier Traveler
ruralcarrier Traveler Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 17,512 Ohio	Not at all and I bet the French side is even lower. J.D.

Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% [Re: Carol_Hill] #243735 12/30/2020 06:03 PM 12/30/2020 06:03 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 539 Sugar Land, Tx I IslandBoi Traveler
IslandBoi Traveler I Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 539 Sugar Land, Tx	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

Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% [Re: Carol_Hill] #243785 12/31/2020 11:58 AM 12/31/2020 11:58 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,300 Vancouver, WA Todd Traveler
Todd Traveler Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,300 Vancouver, WA	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 I prefer the Isle seat

Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% [Re: Carol_Hill] #244414 01/07/2021 08:39 PM 01/07/2021 08:39 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 5,917 New England (home), St. Maarte... jmbcomms Traveler
jmbcomms Traveler Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 5,917 New England (home), St. Maarte...	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. Jeff Berger Visiting SXM Since 1978

Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% [Re: jmbcomms] #244415 01/07/2021 08:59 PM 01/07/2021 08:59 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 82,673 Central Florida! Carol_Hill OP Traveler
Carol_Hill OP Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 82,673 Central Florida!	...actually, the stat had to do with HOTEL occupancy, not timeshares.. Carol Hill

Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% [Re: Carol_Hill] #244422 01/07/2021 10:29 PM 01/07/2021 10:29 PM
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WLE Traveler W Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 183	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.

Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% [Re: Carol_Hill] #244430 01/08/2021 08:44 AM 01/08/2021 08:44 AM
Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 161 Arlen, TX BillDauterive Traveler
BillDauterive Traveler Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 161 Arlen, TX	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...

Re: Hotel occupancy around 25% [Re: Carol_Hill] #244436 01/08/2021 09:04 AM 01/08/2021 09:04 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,085 Massachusetts boucharda Traveler
boucharda Traveler Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,085 Massachusetts	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....

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