FAMILY island resorts are reporting mixed experiences over the first quarter of 2011, with some finding business has declined significantly as others see major boosts of as much as 55 per cent in occupancy.
President of the Out Island Promotion’s Board, Stephen Kappeler, said based on a recent meeting of 10 of the board’s 22 members, it appears that for many family island properties, business was “flat to last year for January and February, March was up quite a bit and April is pacing well too”.
Neither he or the Bahamas Hotel Association could provide hard data about trends in the industry in the family islands at this time. Frank Comito, Executive Vice President of the Bahamas Hotel Association said the BHA is in the process of compiling figures.
