El Caribe newspaper points out that hotel occupancy has continued to maintain
\nitself way above last year’s levels, even in the slow month of September.
\nAverage occupancy at the larger hotels this year from January-September has been
\n74.1%, up from 63.9% last year.
\nPunta Cana\/Bavaro continues to lead the way with an 85% occupancy rate, followed
\nby La Romana-Bayahibe, 80.7%. Occupancy in other areas was: Puerto Plata 62%,
\nBoca Chica-Juan Dolio 62%, Sosúa-Cabarete 61.8%, Santo Domingo 61.8%,
\nSamaná 57.5%.
\nAccording to National Hotel & Restaurant Association statistics with the
\nexception of Santo Domingo, all areas have seen significant occupancy increases.
\nSamaná led the way with a 46% increase over September of 2002, Sosua was
\nsecond with a 19% increase, followed by Punta Cana-Bávaro, Puerto Plata
\nand La Romana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
El Caribe newspaper points out that hotel occupancy has continued to maintain itself way above last year’s levels, even in the slow month of September. Average occupancy at the larger hotels this year from January-September has been 74.1%, up from 63.9% last year. Punta Cana\/Bavaro continues to lead the way with an 85% occupancy rate, … <\/p>\n