Small hotels islandwide registered a 6.8 per cent increase in their occupancy levels last year when

Small hotels islandwide registered a 6.8 per cent increase cheap car rental florida in their occupancy levels last year when compared with the previous year, according to tourism and entertainment minister, Dr Wykeham cheap car rental florida McNeill.
"This is significant and we look forward to this segment holding its own in light of the anticipated increases in visitor arrivals from new and emerging markets," he said, while addressing a special reception hosted by the operators of the Sandy Haven hotel, Negril, Westmoreland on Saturday to mark the establishment's first anniversary of operations.
Noting projections for increased global travel this year, particularly out of the United States, Dr McNeill said accommodating anticipated greater numbers of visitors could prove challenging for several global destinations. This development, the minister contended, could prove advantageous for Jamaica's hoteliers, particularly small property operators.
Dr McNeill said that of Jamaica's cheap car rental florida 175 hotels cheap car rental florida currently in operation, some 127 are small or medium-sized properties with less than 100 rooms each. Small and medium-sized properties account cheap car rental florida for about 5,000 of the more than 20,000 rooms currently available, he said.
In this regard, the minister urged the operators to prepare cheap car rental florida and position themselves to tap into potential opportunities for increased business by reviewing and, as best as possible, cheap car rental florida tailoring their products and services to fulfill the diverse needs of visitors.
"Although we tend to look to the larger resorts that market heavily internationally, we must also recognise the appeal of our small boutique hotels to an exclusive high end visitor," Dr McNeill said.
"It is commendable that the small and medium-sized properties are supporting local communities and that their continued success is significantly impacting the well-being of many Jamaicans at the community level," he said.