in-aruba wrote:
Officials revealed alarming figures about bookings to Aruba for the coming months. According to the local tourism association booking fell with at least 25%, in comparison to the same period in 2007.
Especially tourism from North America is expected to reduce significantly.
This is the result of the crisis that tourist can't afford to have a vacation. Another thing is the H1N1 that hits worldwide. There are some countries that discourage their citizens to travel to avoid being hit by the virus.