colombia
STR: Colombia’s Daily Hotel Occupancy Sinks to 3.9%
STR | April 14, 2020
BOGOTÁ—As the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia has worsened, the country’s daily hotel occupancy decreased to as low as 3.9% on 29 March, according to preliminary data from STR. “Daily occupancy in the country was as high as 77.8% on 19 February, but a sharp downward trend began as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases grew and the government declared a state of emergency on 17 March,” said Patricia Boo, STR’s area director for Latin America. “The numbers are truly astonishing as STR’s most recent data for the country showed that just four of 100 rooms on average were occupied.” At the market-level, significant downwa...
Colombian Tourism up by 10 Per Cent in 2018
January 11, 2019
Jan. 12--BOGOTA -- The number of foreign tourists visiting Colombia increased by 10.4 per cent to 4.4 million in 2018, according to official figures quoted by local media Friday. Most of the tourists came from the United States (574,559), Argentina (186,482), Brazil (181,033), Mexico (167,209) and Ecuador (149,027). The number of foreign tourists visiting Colombia has gone up by an average 8.4 per cent since 2011, broadcaster RCN said. Colombia was formerly shunned as a dangerous destination, but the government's peace process with the rebel group FARC and the peace deal signed in 2016 have improved its reputatation. The growth of t...
