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Thursday 19 July 2018

A.T.A. first half of 2018:

2.6% more visitors and 12.4% higher RevPar

of KLM which A.T.A. man- first half of 2018, a total of
aged to confirm Novem- 437.245 cruise ship passen-
ber of last year. Besides, TUI gers visited Aruba (an in-
Netherlands increased their crease of 0.5% +2.108 more
amount of seats to Aruba passengers) aboard a total
so that A.T.A. Europe can of 182 different cruise ships
continue its contribution to (a decrease of 0.5% - one
increase the high quality ship less)
tourism to our destination. Tourism Receipts / Central
Other countries in Europe: Bank of Aruba
Netherlands increased with According to Central Bank
18.2% (+424 visitors/total of Aruba the so called
2.755 visitors) and Germany ‘Tourism Receipts’ for
increased with 7.7% (+31 2017 contributed to Flo-
visitors/total 436 visitors). rins 3.078.5 Million to our
The European Continent economy, which is a 6.5%
represented 6.9% of tour- increase compared to the
ism for Aruba for the month same season in 2016.
of June 2018. The first half
ORANJESTAD – Aruba wel- Aruba is being repre- which is 19.6% (-17.234 visi- of 2018, Europe brought Hotels / AHATA
comed a total of 540.377 sented in 3 different con- tors) less compared with 38.731 visitors to Aruba, According to Aruba Hotel
‘stay-over’ visitors for the tinents. Compared to last same season last year. which is 2.7% (-1.068 visitors) and Tourism Association for
first half of 2018. This is 2.6% year June, for 2018 tourism less compared to same the month of June 2018,
(+13.634 tourists) more coming from the continent With reference to Europe season last year. the ‘Average daily Rate’
compared to same season of North America has in- we can notice a decrease (ADR) has increased to
of 2017. If we exclude the creased with 12% (+7.130 in tourism of 6.8% (-469 Cruise Tourism 16.8% compared to June
visitors from Venezuela we tourist/total 66.757 visitors) visitors/total 6.381 visitors) During the month of June 2017 – US$ 200.80 in 2017
will see an increase of 6.9% and brought a total of compared to same month 2018, 32.565 passengers vis- compared to US$ 234.47
(+33.734 tourists) which 72.7% of the total of tour- of last year. United King- ited our destination aboard in 2018. The revenue per
equals a total of 522.853 ism to our destination. In dom also dropped with a total of 9 different cruise available room, the so
visitors to our island. These June, USA increased with 47.9% (-1.183 visitors/total ships. Compared to the called RevPar increased
numbers indicate increase 11.8% (+6.823 tourists/total 1.289 visitors). As already month of June last year, to 17%- US$ 165.91 in June
in the main markets for of 64.726 tourists) and Can- informed earlier due to the cruise tourism dropped 2017 to US$ 194.06 in June
Aruba such as USA, Can- ada increased with 17.8% the so called ‘BREXIT’ in with 17% (-6.672 cruise visi- 2018. The occupancy room
ada, Brazil and the Neth- (+307 tourists/total of 2.031 England, TUI was forced to tors): in June 2017 Aruba per night (ORN) increased
erlands among other. For tourists) compared to same cancel one of the charter welcomed 39.237 visitors to 0.6% for the month of
the month of June Aruba month in 2017. The first half flights from this destination from thirteen cruise ships. June 2018.
received a total of 91.877 of 2018, North America to Aruba. Noticeable is Thus four cruise ships less These results for June cover
‘stay over’ visitors, which is brought 413.633 visitors to that the decrease of 7.500 than last year, in which thirteen mayor hotels and
7.7% (+6.589) more com- Aruba, which is an increase seats and the fall of the three of them had to go is excluding Hilton & Holi-
pared to the same month of 8.1% (+30.773 visitors). United Kingdom market this the so called ‘dry-dock’ day Inn. The results for the
last year. Excluding visitors has been compensated unexpectedly, which led first half of 2018 are exclud-
from Venezuela this will be The Latin American Con- with the increase from the to unexpected cancella- ing Hilton and including
11.1% (8.709 tourists) more tinent decreased to 4.6% other countries. The ma- tion which caused for us to Holiday Inn for the first 4
which equals to 87.362 (-683 visitors/total of 15.302 jority comes from the 7th have less cruise visitors dur- months. q
visitors to our island for the visitors) in which Venezuela additional flight per week ing the month of June. The
month of June 2018. dropped with 32% (-2.120
visitors/total of 4.515 visitors)
‘Stay-over’ Tourism compared to the month
The revenue per hotel room of June last year. Colom-
according to AHATA results bia increased with 16.2%
show for the first half of (+653 visitors /total of 4.683
2018 an increase of 12.4% - visitors) and Brazil dropped
US$ 252.08- in the revenue with 4.5% (-49 visitors/total
per hotel room (RevPar). 1.031 visitors). The continent
The occupancy rate per of Latin America brought
night (ORN) per hotel room a total of 16.7% of visitors
has increased to 2.5%. From to Aruba, which is 19.6%
January till June 2018 the of the total for tourism for
average price per room the month of June for our
(ADR) has increased with island. The first half of 2018
9.6% which is equivalent to Latin America brought
US$ 287.23 70.751 visitors to Aruba,