Damn, I say it's slow. I've been reading over in the Asia section, so much that sometimes I think I'm actually going to Asia. I'm not though, I'm going to Utila and since I know where I'm going, I don't have to do any research.
I'm not seeing any industry posting here anymore and If I weren't looking over the same websites over and over, I'd be questioning whether the islands are open for business
So, how was the season in the Bay Islands ? Was 20011 the year of recovery like it was expected to be ? I was hearing that 2009, 2010 were both slow due to the economic downturn and the coup ?
Let me tell you one thing about Utila that I like. After a couple of decades of tourism I found that the locals were not jaded towards tourists like they are in Thailand. Walking to the dive shop in the morning it was a steady stream of "good mornings" and never once did I feel like I was a walking ATM machine.
Roatan is "on the list" but it seems to be all about AI resorts and I'm not an AI kinda guy, especially as a single traveller where I get hit with that single supplement. Well I would if I booked in advance did you know that if I wanted to go to Fantasy Island in January 2012, I'd be shelling out over $300/night.
Utila, $500/month for a nice apartment, $25/dive another $20 a day for food and beers, I've been hard pressed to match/beat that anywhere else in the world. Oh yea, and the Mango Inn had Guinness ( canned ) for less than I can buy it for here in Canada.