Happy New Year

Happy New Year from CaymanIsBest!!

2008 was a tough year for most of us and at CaymanIsBest, we are looking forward to seeing lots of Cayman sunsets in 2009.

We have released our January 2009 Newsletter -- our subscribers received it yesterday evening. To get a copy, click on the Title of this Blog and it should take you directly to the newsletter. We will have it up on the web site in a day or two.

The newsletter has our take on "What Makes Cayman Grand", gives an update on real estate activities, profiles an amazing dessert at one of Grand Cayman's historic restaurants, and highlights our new Special Reports.

Come Monday we are all back to work, so have a great long weekend and check out the newsletter.

Jeff

Season Starting on Grand Cayman

December 15th is typically the start of "the season" on Grand Cayman.

I've checked with several friends on the island -- and with our booking agent for Treasure Island #330 -- and bookings are relatively good. I'm hearing that advanced bookings are down -- apparently because of the worldwide economic issues, yet as dates approach, places are being booked.

Their best guess is that travelers are waiting until the last minute to book hotels and condos. I expect it is the same with the airlines.

The good news for travelers is that it isn't too late to book -- and planning ahead might get you a great deal this season.

Latest Visitor Stats for Grand Cayman Island

The government just released the arrival stats for July and .... GOOD NEWS. Air arrivals were up 11.6% from a year ago as 30,008 visitors arrived in July. For the first 7 months, 208,329 visitors have arrived by air, up 9.7%. Last year at this time only 189,891 visitors had arrived.

This continues to be great news for real estate values. The island goes into its 3 slowest months of the year from August-October. As an example, last September only 11,457 people visited Grand Cayman Island.

September and October are great times of the year to visit and enjoy Cayman Island.