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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Carribbean hotel numbers

from today's PR Newswire (8/21):

Caribbean Hotels Face Several Threats in 2008


"ATLANTA, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR), an
affiliate of PKF Consulting, today announced that it has released its 2008
edition of Caribbean Trends in the Hotel Industry. The report finds that
the Caribbean hotel industry faces some strong challenges going forward.
After a soft 2006, most Caribbean destinations saw their visitation rates
grow in 2007. In 2008, however, the combination of a slow U.S. economy,
increased competition, rising energy costs, and threats of reduced air
service could result in lower levels of occupancy and profits for the
region's hotel owners and operators." ...

for the complete release

The PKF report came in today and will be up in its full photo glory tomorrow.

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