Hotel occupancy per recess week is above 55%

Alexander Bayona, manager of Hotel El Pradoassured that The occupancy is at 80% less than 24 hours before Colombia’s match against Uruguay on date three of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.. “Major events in the city always help us to increase the average rate and all hotels in the city benefit from it. There is a high occupancy and we may even think that we can reach 100% occupancy today on match day. The big game we also hope to play is Brazil.”

Nicholas Martinezmanager of the Continental Plaza Hotel, said The occupancy rate is 50% and could rise to more than 70% on Thursday morning. “This match has to be better than the last one. I think we can get 70%, otherwise we will be full. We expect more people to come for the match on Thursday. We do have requests for Colombia’s match against Brazil in November, where it is guaranteed full occupancy.”

Auri Estera Quintana Mendozamanager of the Paseo Colón hotel in the center of Barranquilla, reported 80% occupancy in rooms and he expects visitors to arrive for the knockout match. “The matches of the Colombian national team are good because they give it a dynamism that reactivates the city’s tourism. Although there are no customers for the match, we have national security personnel who come to support the logistics at the Metropolitan Stadium.”

Mario Muvdichairman of the board of directors of Cotelco in the Atlantic OceanHe indicated that member hotels have 85% of reported reservations, especially those in the north of the city and where the team is staying.

Cotelco indicated that they have a cumulative occupancy rate of 56% for the year and are aiming to reach 58% with reports from this week’s break and the Colombian national team match. “This year we have been hit by VAT on airline tickets and inflation which has hit homes and prevented us from taking fun trips.”

Muvdi emphasized that Barranquilla is experiencing an increase in the presence of foreign tourists. “What the mayor of Barranquilla, the government of Atlántico and the institutions in the different municipalities have done to offer them as tourist options has helped us during the occupation.”

Source: El heraldo

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