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Monday 19 March 2018

RevPar increased with 13.3 % compared to 2017:

85,017 Stay-Over Visitors Came to Aruba Last Month

ORANJESTAD – Aruba wel- and they make up for 79.3
comed a total of 176,488 % of the total tourism on the Tourism Receipts / Central
stay-over visitors in the island. Bank of Aruba
first 2 months of 2018. This February the United States The Central Bank of Aruba
is 1.8 % (+ 3.056) tourists market showed a plus of informs the public that the
more than the same pe- 7.5 % (+ 4.271 tourists/61,120 ‘Tourism Receipts’ for the
riod last year. If we exclude total) and Canada 8.2 % (+ first 9 months of 2017 were
the Venezuelan tourists, 480 tourists/total 6,311 tour- AWG 2.292.6 million, an in-
we can see an increase ists). For the first two months crease of 4 % compared to
of 7.2 % (+ 11.487) tourists of the year North America the same period in 2016.
which makes 170,630 visi- brought 134,158 tourists to
tors staying at our island. Aruba, an increase of 7.9 % Hotels / AHATA
The numbers indicate a (+ 9,849 tourists). According to the Aruba Ho-
growth in the main markets The continent Latin-Amer- of 5 % (+ 296 tourists/total different cruise ships. Com- tel and Tourism Association
for Aruba: United States, ica decreased with 29.5 % 6,248 tourists) compared to pared to February last year, for the month of February
Canada, The Netherlands (- 3,877 tourists/total 9,255 the same month last year. cruise tourism grew with 8.6 2018, the ‘Average Daily
and Argentina. In only the tourists) and Venezuela The Netherlands show a % (+ 7,883 tourists). Rate’ (ADR) increased with
month of February Aruba lowered with 75.6 % (- 4,098 plus of 6.3 % (+ 185 tourists/ February 2017 brought in 8.5% compared to Febru-
welcomed a total of 85,017 tourists/total 1,322 tourists) total 3,104 tourists) while 91,420 cruise passengers ary 2017.
visitors that stayed over, a compared to February last the United Kingdom low- with 83 cruise ships. The In dollars: US$ 312.96 in 2017
growth of 1 % compared year. Brazil increased with ered with 14.8 % (- 25 tour- first two months of 2018, compared to US$ 339.71 in
to last year. If we exclude 29 % (+ 239 tourists/total ists/total 202 tourists). Ger- 207.601 cruise tourists vis- 2018.
the Venezuelan market, we 1,062 tourists) and Argen- many increased with 6 % (+ ited Aruba, an increase of The Revenue per Available
can even mark a growth of tina with 9.2 % (+ 236 tour- 20 tourists/total 353 tourists). 14.6 %, 26,447 tourists in to- Room (RevPAR) plusses
6.3 %, equal to 83,695 visi- ists, total 2,808 tourists). In Europe represents 7.3 % tal with 94 different cruise with 13.3%, from US$ 279.56
tors in February 2018. total the continent of Latin of tourism in Aruba for the ships (14.6 % growth and 12 February 2017 to US$ 316.77
America made up for 10.9 month of February. ships more). February 2018.
Tourism ‘stay-over’ % of all tourists in the month The first two months Europe It is relevant to mention The Occupied Room Num-
Aruba is represented by of February 2018. brought 13,532 tourists to that January and February ber (ORN) grew with 3.4%
three different continents. In the first two months Lat- Aruba, an increase of 5.6 % are months more occupied in February 2018 Numbers
Compared to last year in in America has brought (+ 723 tourists). than normal, due to the ‘af- of AHATA are based on
February, in 2018 tourists 24,172 tourists to Aruba, this termath’ of the hurricanes 14 properties including the
coming from the Northern means 22.9 % (- 7,167 tour- Cruise Tourism in the last three months of majority of the hotels with
American continent in- ists) less than last year in the During February 99.303 2017 that affected highly the exception of Hilton
creased with 7.6 % (+ 4.751 same months. cruise passengers visited on other Caribbean desti- Aruba Caribbean Resort &
tourists/total 67,431 tourists) Europe shows an increase our island with a total of 41 nations. Casino.q
Loyal Visitors Honored at the Aruba Marriott Resort

PALM BEACH - Recently the Aruba Tourism Authority
honored a lovely couple as Goodwill Ambassadors
of Aruba as a token of appreciation for visiting the
island for 20-to-34 consecutive years.

The honorees were Mr. Michael and Mrs. Felicia Ru-
manoff from Connecticut. Ms. Marouska Heyliger
representing the Aruba Tourism Authority together
friends and family bestowed the certificate on the
guests and handed some presents to the honorees
and thanked them for choosing Aruba as their vaca-
tion destination and as their home away from home
for so many years on behalf of the Government of
Aruba.
These loyal guests say they love Aruba because the
people are very welcoming, the beauty of the island,
the beaches, the excellent cuisine, and because it’s
truly their home away from home. q