In spite of the pandemic, Vanessa Ledesma, acting CEO & director general, CHTA pointed out its destinations have recovered quickly in terms of connectivity.
“We’re seeing that the Caribbean is more accessible than it was before,” she said.
In addition, Marketplace chair Karen Whitt, the vice-president marketing and brand development for the Hartling Group, reports The Sands, The Palms and The Shore Club resorts in Turks and Caicos, are seeing remarkably high occupancy rates for this time of year.
“Looking forward, forecasts and projections are looking very strong, particularly for the summer. The immediate coming months are really filling up nicely with very high occupancies and even into the winter we’re seeing the confidence is back,” she said. “We’re seeing a combination of very last minute bookings like we’ve never seen in the past but also there is that forward planning. For example, best of season is really booking up already into Q1. As confidence grows, the traditional booking patterns, which tend to be 30-60 days out, are starting to trickle in, but right now the biggest booking pattern is the last minute bookings.”