WILLEMSTAD - CASHA, the association of appartment owners in the tourism sector, presents the occupancy figures for May 2021. Occupancy was only 16.5% in May, noting that many members of the organization owe this occupancy in May to long-term rentals, staycations and rebookers who had actually planned to come in 2020.
By comparison, the occupancy in April 2021 was 10.5%, the lowest ever.
No fewer than 7 accommodations indicated that they did not receive any guests in May, 11 accommodations had an occupancy of 2% to 25%. 4 accommodations have indicated to have had a percentage of more than 25%, ranging from 29.7 to 50%.
Only 2 properties had an occupancy of more than 50%. An accommodation with an occupancy of 51% indicates that this is due to the employees of the Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) who stayed with them and they only received 2 tourists in May. The highest occupancy this time is 52%, a resort located in Banda Abou.
In conclusion, CASHA can say that the number of new bookings is disappointing!
Despite the fact that Curaçao has received a code yellow, the curfew has been lifted, the number of new bookings is lagging behind. According t0o CASHA requests do come in, but in many cases they do not lead to short-term bookings.
“The current testing policy and the paper mill around it means that tourists choose another destination where the testing policy is more customer-friendly. The stress that the testing evokes in tourists can be read on the faces on arrival and half a word is enough for an extensive account of all worries,” says CASHA in a press release.