WILLEMSTAD – Curaçao’s hotel sector continues to outperform expectations, with new tourism figures showing another strong month for hotels and resorts in March 2026, driven by higher occupancy and rising room revenue.
According to the Curaçao Hospitality and Tourism Association (CHATA), the island’s hotel industry recorded an average occupancy rate of 88.9 percent in March, up significantly from 82.2 percent during the same month last year.
The increase of 6.7 percentage points highlights sustained demand for Curaçao as a tourism destination, even as the winter high season comes to an end.
CHATA says the latest figures confirm that Curaçao remains one of the strongest-performing tourism markets in the southern Caribbean.
The data also shows that hotels are not only filling more rooms, but earning more per room.
The Average Daily Rate (ADR), a key hospitality benchmark measuring average room price, rose from US$275.44 in March 2025 to US$305.87 in March 2026 — an increase of 11 percent.
That means visitors are paying more for accommodations, and according to CHATA, it reflects Curaçao’s ability to continue attracting travelers with higher spending power.
But the strongest indicator of sector performance was Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR), considered one of the most important measures of hotel profitability.
RevPAR climbed from US$226.33 last year to US$271.88 this year, a jump of 20.2 percent.
That increase outpaced ADR growth, showing that hotels are benefiting not only from higher prices, but from stronger actual demand.
CHATA says this demonstrates effective revenue management strategies across the hotel sector.
Tourism remains Curaçao’s largest economic engine, and the latest hotel figures suggest the sector continues to play a critical role in driving economic activity, employment and tax revenues.
The strong March results come amid record visitor arrivals and continued growth in key tourism source markets, particularly the Netherlands, the United States and regional Caribbean travel.
Despite the seasonal transition, Curaçao’s hotel market remains robust, positioning the island as one of the Caribbean’s most resilient tourism destinations.