TABLE 26a72R O O M SVISITOR ACCOMMODATION BY YEARS AND AREA2008 - 2011B E D S%Change %Share %Change %Share2008 2009 2010 2011 2011/10 2011 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011/10 2011APARTMENTSKingston 137 137 88 80 -9.1 11.1 274 274 176 160 -9.1 10.7Montego Bay 223 215 215 215 0.0 29.7 446 430 430 430 0.0 28.9Ocho Rios 471 413 367 363 -1.1 50.2 1,020 904 772 764 -1.0 51.3Negril 37 37 35 35 0.0 4.8 76 76 76 76 0.0 5.1Port Antonio 10 10 10 10 0.0 1.4 20 20 20 20 0.0 1.3Southcoast 20 20 20 20 0.0 2.8 40 40 40 40 0.0 2.7Total 898 832 735 723 -1.6 100.0 1,876 1,744 1,514 1,490 -1.6 100.0ALL TYPESOF ACCOMMODATIONKingston 2,332 2,448 2,397 2,348 -2.0 8.3 4,673 4,910 4,808 4,722 -1.8 8.1Montego Bay 8,284 8,512 9,330 9,241 -1.0 32.6 16,363 17,420 18,966 18,706 -1.4 32.0Ocho Rios 7,457 7,624 7,592 7,455 -1.8 26.3 16,144 16,519 16,025 16,364 2.1 28.0Negril 7,202 7,260 6,886 7,024 2.0 24.8 14,489 14,573 13,848 14,170 2.3 24.2Port Antonio 813 824 844 846 0.2 3.0 1,637 1,664 1,699 1,703 0.2 2.9Southcoast 1,355 1,406 1,442 1,390 -3.6 4.9 2,683 2,786 2,884 2,782 -3.5 4.8Total 27,443 28,074 28,491 28,304 -0.7 100.0 55,989 57,872 58,230 58,447 0.4 100.0Note: 1) Visitor Accommodation excludes closed properties.The <strong>Jamaica</strong> <strong>Tourist</strong> <strong>Board</strong> in consultation with the Tourism Product Development Co. continues to update the listing of accommodations offered.Some accommodations have been removed from the listing because they are no longer being used for tourist accommodation.2) The Guesthouse accommodation category since 2001 includes properties that offer Bed & Breakfast facilities.R&MI/JTB 2011
73TABLE 27EMPLOYMENT IN ACCOMMODATION SECTOR2007 2008 2009 2010 2011MONTEGO BAY 11,008 11,650 11,780 12,818 12,198OCHO RIOS 9,979 9,357 9,627 9,924 8,964NEGRIL 9,137 9,503 10,040 9,905 9,407KINGSTON 2,099 2,253 2,348 2,107 2,182PORT ANTONIO 1,162 1,032 1,101 1,104 1,118SOUTHCOAST 1,449 1,462 1,458 1,160 1,052TOTAL 34,834 35,257 36,354 37,018 34,921EMPLOYMENT IN THE ACCOMMODATIONSECTOR BY AREA 2011KINGSTON (6.2%)PORT ANTONIO(3.2%)SOUTHCOAST(3.0%)NEGRIL (26.9%)OCHO RIOS (26.9%)MONTEGO BAY(34.9%)Fig. 20R&MI/JTB 2011