President of the Dominica Hotel & Tourism Association (DHTA), Arienne Perryman, has reported that hotel occupancy for the first half of 2017 increased to 61.2 percent
“We recognize that the government is paying attention to the role that tourism plays in our economy and we have seen a progressive incremental budget allocation towards marketing, 2014-2015, $4 million, 2015-2016 $6 million, 2016-2017, $8.5 million and 2017-2018 $12 million,” Perryman announced at the DHTA 48th Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Corporate Cocktail on Thursday.
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“Can you believe a budget has almost tripled in the span of less than 5 years? Tied to marketing increases, the sector is experiencing growth as well…over 14 percent increase in visitor arrivals, increase in hotel occupancy at 61.2 percent,” Perryman exclaimed.
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“Can you believe a budget has almost tripled in the span of less than 5 years? Tied to marketing increases, the sector is experiencing growth as well…over 14 percent increase in visitor arrivals, increase in hotel occupancy at 61.2 percent,” Perryman exclaimed.
She described those figures as “record breaking” for Dominica for the first half of 2017, and said the DHTA expects that this positive trend will continue.
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