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Aruba Welcomed 91,471‘Stay-Over’ Visitors First Month Of 2018

-Revenue per available room (revpar) increased with 15.7% compared to January 2017.

ORANJESTAD – Aruba wel- (+ 1.007 tourists/total 7.253 tral Bank the ‘Tourism Re-
comed a total of 91.471 tourists) compared to the ceipts’ for the first 6 months
‘stay-over’ visitors in the same month last year. of 2017 can be set for a
first month of this year, this Latin America shows a contribution of AWG 1585.6
means an increase of 2.5 decline of 18.1 % (- 3.290 million to our economy,
% (+ 2.202 tourists) com- tourists/total 14.917 tour- meaning an increase of 4.8
pared to the same month ists) with Venezuela show- % compared to the same
last year. If the Venezuelan ing a decrease of 48.9 % period in 2016.
tourists are excluded, an (- 4.333 tourists/total 4.536
increase of 8.1 % (+ 6.535) tourists), compared to the Hotels / AHATA
tourists is shown and the same month in 2017. Bra- According toAruba Hotel
total visitors come down to zil has grown with 30.7 % and Tourism Association,
86.935. The numbers show (+ 365 tourists/total 1.553 the ‘Average Daily rate
an increase of the key tourists) and Argentina (ADR) for January 2018 in-
markets for Aruba; United shows a growth of 33.7 % (+21 tourists/total 300 tour- 20.7 % (+ 18.564 cruise tour- creased with 10 % com-
States, Canada, the Neth- (+ 1.153 tourists/total 4.573 ists), although Germany ists). January 2017 brought pared to last year Janu-
erlands and Argentina. tourists). The continent of dropped with 23.5 % (- 133 89.734 cruise tourists with ary: US$ 301.69in2017, US$
Latin America covers 16.3 tourists/total 433 tourists). 44 cruise ships to Aruba. It 331.94in2018. The RevPAR-
Tourism ‘stay-over’ % of the total tourism in the Europe represents 8 % of is important to mention that grew with 15.7% from US$
Compared to last year month of January 2018. the tourism in the month of January and February were 256.42inJanuary2017toUS$
January, the tourism com- For Europe an increase of January 2018. busier than usual, due to 296.77inJanuary2018. The
ing from North America has 6.2 % in tourism (+427 tour- the ‘aftermath’ of the hur- occupation rate (ORN)
grown with 8.3 % (+ 5.098 ists/total 7.284 tourists) is CruiseTourism ricanes in the last quarter per room increased with
tourists/total 66.727 tour- shown compared to the During January 2018, of 2017 that affected other 5.4% forJanuary2018. AHAT-
ists) covering 72.9 % of the same month last year. The 108.298 cruise passengers cruise destinations in the Anumbers are based on
total incoming tourism. In Netherlands brought 13.3 visited our island with a Caribbean. 14 properties inclusive the
January, United States in- % more tourists to Aruba (+ total of 53 different cruise majority of the hotels with
creased with 7.4 % (+ 4.091 428 tourists/total 3.655 tour- ships. Compared to the Tourism Receipts / Central the exception of Hilton
tourists/total 59.474 tourists) ists) and the United King- month of January 2017, the Bank of Aruba Aruba Caribbean Resort &
and Canada with 16.1 % dom increased with 7.5 % cruise tourism grew with In agreement with the Cen- Casino.q