IHB: Planes full but hotels near empty

Crop Over or over the Kadooment period, I think [the occupancy level] for most of us is really quite low from the summer right through October. I am just wondering if we can put our hands on where the people are staying…. There is a disconnect and I am really interested in knowing where that is,” she said while noting that she did not see a lot of traction in the Airbnb segment either. “It would be nice for us to know so that we can adjust whatever it is, whether it is our pricing or our offering, to attract the business.” In response, Gooding-Edghill noted that visitor information was being compiled by the Barbados Statistical Service and the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. but he was unable to say what the distribution was for accommodation. He suggested that key stakeholders would need to come together and agree on the sharing of information. (MM)]]>