Data Update – 2011-03
March 2010 Data Update
Monthly Competitive Pricing Tracker – A compilation and comparative of air and hotel pricing as posted on Expedia for same travel dates to selected countries and properties. To view go to:
Issue No. 5 March 2010 Monthly Competitive Pricing Tracker
2009 Air, Sea and By Island Visitor Arrivals, December 2009 and YTD – This is the latest available Immigration Department sourced data providing a year-on-year comparison. To view, go to:
Bahamas Visitor Arrivals Dec and Total 2009
BHA 2009 Hotel Performance and 2010 Outlook Survey Results – The annual survey gauges industry performance and projections for sales, occupancy, employment levels, profit, capital spending and pricing levels. It also seeks BHA member input on priority areas of activity which the association should be focusing on during the coming year. To view go to:
Report-BHA 2009 Industry Performance and 2010 Outlook
Summary Report of Nassau-Paradise Island Large Hotel Performance, February, 2010 – A compilation of data in summary provided to BHA and the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation by large NPI hotels. To view, go to:
Summary Report for February 2010 Nassau-PI Hotel Performance
Total Marina Boat Arrivals for 2009 Up Slightly Over 2008 – Below is a full year report of boat arrivals according to Bahamas Immigration data for 2009 which shows a 10.8 percent increase over 2008 led primarily by Bimini. All major islands reported some measure of increase in arrivals except Abaco and Exuma which were down slightly and Harbour Islands which showed a 10.4 percent decline. To view go to:
2009 Cruise Arrivals – Shows year-on-year comparisons of first port of call arrival numbers for Nassau, Grand Bahama, and the combined arrivals for Family Island calls. To view, go to:
Cruise Visitor Arrivals 2009 2008 By Month Qtr
Smith Travel Research Caribbean Lodging Performance Overview, January 2010 – Provides a regional comparison of performance and includes aggregate results provided by 15 participating BHA member hotels. To view, go to:
STR Caribbean Lodging Performance Jan2010
Caribbean Regional Arrivals Data – The reports contains visitor arrivals data by country, by air, by cruise, by country of origin as compiled by the Caribbean Tourism Organization and reported on February, 2010. There is a variance of data reporting periods based on country input. To view go to:
Caribbean Tourist Arrivals-CTO Feb2010 Report
Caribbean Tourism Organization Tourism Executive Report, February, 2010 – Provides a backdrop of global and regional information which impacts current and future tourism business to the region while giving reported arrivals data for most Caribbean destinations. To view, go to:
CTO Tourism Executive Brief – Issue One 2010 – Part 2.0
World Tourism Organization Tourism Barometer, January, 2010 – A detailed overview of world travel trends and projections broken down by regions. BHA and the Ministry of Tourism provide quarterly reports to the UNWTO in support of the regional overview. To view, go to:
Airports Information Bahamas 2010 – A listing compiled by the Bahamas Out Islands Promotion Board of all sanctioned airports in The Bahamas showing those which are international ports of entry, runway length, fueling capacity and contact information. To view, go to:
Airports Information Bahamas 2010
Produce Availability Chart – This should be shared with your lead F&B person, as it indicates what Bahamian-grown produce is available during specific times of the year. We are working towards a more definitive arrangement with the growers to put in place a communications system whereby hotels and restaurants will know on a weekly basis what crops are anticipated to be available and wholesalers or locations where they might be procured. To view, go to:
