TOURISM CONCERNS OVER RADAR

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Concerns in Tobago that the radar installation at the ANR Robinson International Airport can now make Crown Point a target, in case of any eventuality. This from head of the Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association Reginald Mac Lean. More from Elizabeth Williams.

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00:00You put a radar in place, nothing we can do about that.

00:03But at the same time, my only concern about the radar really is,

00:09have we now opened a $5 box in a sense where from Point Tobago becomes the target.

00:16Mr. McLean said with the Venezuela U.S. crisis,

00:20tourism numbers in Tobago have suffered a major blow.

00:23The problem, if I go back three months,

00:26when we had 76% occupancy at the hotel for the Christmas into the New Year period,

00:34three weeks ago, we were down to 42%.

00:38So since this Venezuela U.S.A. crisis has started,

00:43occupancy in Tobago has been a drastic drop.

00:46He said there have been cancellations throughout hotels and guest houses across Tobago.

00:53There's been quite a number of cancellations.

00:55We have gone from 76% over the Christmas into the New Year period three months ago,

01:03the 42% three weeks ago.

01:07So right away, that's a 24%, 34% decrease.

01:12We have gotten a small uptick since three weeks ago, and we're up to 58%, I believe.

01:22But bookings have definitely slowed down again.

01:25Where they had started to increase, they've slowed right back down.

01:28And we are getting reports of the same from various operators in Tobago.

01:33Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.

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