Curaçao Should Include More All-inclusive Rooms

Tour operator, TUI, that also owns Arkefly, recently held a presentation on Curaçao where they expressed a desire to tap into and deepen some European markets, including Britian, Scandinavia, Germany and Belgium. The Curaçao Hospitality and Tourism Association (CHATA) champions the idea that was also expressed by Arke/TUI officials to have at least one or two all inclusive resorts with a well-known chain in Curaçao. The intention is not to modify Curaçao into an all-inclusive destination, emphasized CHATA’s CEO Liza Dindial, but to create options for new segments in the traditional markets for all-inclusive accommodations at a certain level. She believes that Curaçao, with its total of just over 6,000 rooms, is already a bit on the tight side and needs to expand its capacity. This number must be increased for Curaçao to be able to meet the demands of a further increase in the tourism industry.