Annual Travel Statistics 2009.pdf - Jamaica Tourist Board

oom nights sold in Kingston & St. Andrew decreased by 8.5%, moving from269,754 in 2008 to 246,851 in 2009.Hotel room occupancy for the resort area of Port Antonio was 21.1%, which was8.6 percentage points higher than the level of 12.5% recorded in 2008. The numberof room nights sold in Port Antonio increased from 3,804 in 2008 to 7,630 in 2009.Overall, the all-inclusive hotel roomoccupancy rate was 64.9%, comparedto 67.9% recorded in 2008. Non allinclusiveroom occupancy rate movedfrom 43.1% in 2008 to 39.5% in 2009.%8070605040302010029.5 27.8HOTEL ROOM OCCUPANCYBY CATEGORY 200943.5 41.7< 50 RMS 51 - 100 RMS 101 - 200RMS69.0 66.9 65.9 67.964.960.443.1 39.560.4 59.0> 200 RMS AI NAI ISLHotel room occupancy rate variedwith the size of the hotel. Hotels withAI = All-InclusiveNAI = Non All-Inclusive2008 2009ISL = Islandless than 50 rooms, recorded a rate of 27.8%. Hotels with 50 – 100 rooms,achieved a rate of 41.7%. Hotels in the size range of 101 – 200 rooms recorded a60.4%, and hotels with over 200 rooms achieved a room occupancy rate of 65.9%.Overview 2009xxvi