Caribbean news: Hotel performance flat | Cuba travel advisory updated   If you would like to View this message as a WebPage, please Click Here [/http://view.northstartravelmail.com/?qs=281defa597cc6a2152b1d0ffb3496d5747abca61cd327753ad15695f4da086e8e839b84dcbb9feea8df16f67a03d306611e5342e9fe039f59c1559257b11f49ceea21d013ec349fc8763aaee9f9431fd] [Travel Weekly] CARIBBEAN August 28, 2018 Advertisement http://click.northstartravelmail.com/?qs=4b7e33911e8c214d758fcf98346cbda4c02b0305914c71881bc565f5faed41ea1001edb0b5d931eed8eb14a16a4bc510c031a9c70a8ec8cd INSIGHT BY GAY NAGLE MYERS [https://www.travelweekly.com/Caribbean-Travel/Insights/Caribbean-hotel-numbers-flat-first-six-months/?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrcarib&cid=eltrcarib&ct=carib] Hotel numbers flat for 2018's first six months [https://www.travelweekly.com/Caribbean-Travel/Insights/Caribbean-hotel-numbers-flat-first-six-months/?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrcarib&cid=eltrcarib&ct=carib] The report cited data from STR through June, indicating that occupancy in the region was down 1.4%, to 69.9% and that the average daily rate had declined 0.4%, to $218.34. 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READ MORE [https://www.travelweekly.com/Caribbean-Travel/Discover-Puerto-Rico-launches-CoverTheProgress-campaign?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrcarib&cid=eltrcarib&ct=carib] Airlines adjust winter Caribbean service [https://www.travelweekly.com/Caribbean-Travel/Airlines-adjust-winter-Caribbean-service?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrcarib&cid=eltrcarib&ct=carib] Several carriers serving the Caribbean have tweaked their winter schedules to the region. 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