CEO 1ST QUARTERLY GENERAL MEETING REPORT 2019
• Room Levy/Product Levy
ADVOCACY AND MEMBERSHIP ISSUES
• Increase in the VAT to 15% effective January 1, 2020 • TDA/TDAA Operations and Inclusion of Stand-Alone Restaurants • Crime/Beach Harassment • Cleanliness/Beautification • Visitor Feedback at the Grantley Adams International Airport
DESTINATION PERFORMANCE JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2018
BHTA OCCUPANCY REPORT Overall % Occupancy 90 85 80
% Occupancy
75 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Months 2017/18
2018/19
May
Jun
Jul y
Aug
LUXURY CLASS % Occupancy Luxury Hotels 90 80 70
% Occupancy
60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Months 2017/18
2018/19
May
June
Jul y
Aug
“A” CLASS % Occupancy "A" Class Hotels 90 85 80
% Occupancy
75 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Months 2017/18
2018/19
May
June
Jul y
Aug
“B” CLASS AND APARTMENTS % Occupancy "B" Class Hotels 90 80 70
% Occupancy
60 50 40 30 20 10 Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Months 2017/18
2018/19
May
Jun
Jul y
Aug
CATEGORY/COMMITTEE/PRODUCT CLUB ACTIVITIES • Romance Product Club • Health and Wellness • Dive Fest 2019 • BHTA New Website • Staycation Barbados
CATEGORY/COMMITTEE/PRODUCT CLUB ACTIVITIES CON’T • Reggae Festival • Watersports • Safety and Security • Taste of the Caribbean/Culinary Team
BHTA HOTEL RENOVATIONS/REFURBISHMENT 2019 • Sugar Bay Barbados - $1,000,000.00 • Bougainvillea Beach Resort - $1,400,000.00 • Yellow Bird Hotel - $85,000.00 • Time Out - $800,000.00 • Worthing Court - $300,000.00 • Cobblers Cove - $2,000,000.00 • The Club Barbados Resort and Spa - $2,400,000.00 • Beach View - $322,500.00 • Sugar Cane Club - $2,000,000.00
• Ross University
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
• Intimate Hotels of Barbados (IHB)
ENHANCED COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION
THANK YOU