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Aruba’s Tourism has increased with 0.7% during the first quarter of 2018.

Revenue per hotel room (REVPAR) increased with 12.4% compared to 2017.

ships. Compared to April & Tourism Association for
last year, cruise ship tourism the month of April 2018,
has decreased with 12% the ‘Average Daily Rate’
(-7.603 cruise ship tourists) in (ADR) decreased with 2.4%
April 2017 Aruba received compared to April 2017.
63.221 visitors from 28 dif- This in numbers is US$ 251.21
ferent cruise ships. For the in 2017 compared to US$
first quarter of 2018, a total 245.13 for 2018. For the
Continued from Page 15 month of April. For the first of 364.456 cruise ship pas- first quarter of 2018, ADR
Consequently this caused quarter, Europe brought sengers visited Aruba (an increased with 8% this in
Holland had a decrease of that there where less seats in 25.385 tourists to Aruba, increase of 5.9% +20.312 numbers is US$ 311.21.
0.1% (-3 tourists/total 3.514 available flying directly to- which is 0.7% less (-190 tour- more passengers) on a to- The income per available
tourists), and United King- wards our destination from ists) than this same period tal of 160 different cruise room, the so called RevPAR
dom had a decrease of the countries inside of the last year. ships (an increase of 6% +9 increased with 0.8% from
76.7% (-1.112 tourists/total United Kingdom. Germany cruise ships). US$ 217.57 in April 2017 to
338 tourists). This primordi- decreased with 28.4% (-166 Cruise Ship Tourism US$ 219.40 in April 2018.
ally because of a charter tourists/total 419 tourists). During April 2018, 55.618 Tourism Receipts / Central For the first quarter of 2018
flight from Manchester- The European continent cruise ship passengers vis- Bank of Aruba RevPAR increased with
England to Aruba which fell represented 6.7% of the ited our destination on a According to Central Bank 12.4% - US$ 280.18. The oc-
out for 2018. tourism for Aruba in the total of 26 different cruise of Aruba, so called ‘Tour- cupied nights (ORN) per
ism Receipts’, for the first room increased with 3.2%
9 months of 2017 (January in April 2018.
to September) contributed For the first quarter of 2018
with AWG 2.292.6 million to the ORN increased with
our economy, which is an 3.8%. AHATA’s numbers are
increase of 4% compared based upon 14 properties
to the same period in 2016. including majority of Hotels
with exception of the Hilton
Hotels/ AHATA Aruba Caribbean Resort &
According to Aruba Hotel Casino.q