Testimonials From Our Advertising Clients.

     The Roatan Bruce Show, broadcasting since October 2003, is now heard on 106.5 FM from 10 am to 1 pm, Monday to Friday. 106.5 FM is the only timely source for English speaking local news, weather, sports and important interviews in the Western Caribbean and Honduras.

     106.5 FM and The Roatan Bruce Show audience has the desirable English speaking 30 to 65 age group. Many of these people are foreigners who have come to the Bay Islands to spend their retirement in peace and luxury. These listeners are buying land, building homes or developing condominium complexes. They are going out to eat at the finest restaurants and make large purchases from building suppliers and hardware stores. This expanding and affluent English speaking market is growing tremendously. The show and station is quickly being relied upon and respected as the only English speaking source of live, local news programming and information in Honduras.



     Five years ago, Roatan was a sleepy, quiet island with possibly 40,000 people living there. There was no construction or expanding of businesses. On the entire Bay Islands, there were possibly 65,000 people. In the last five years, Roatan and The Bay Islands have experienced a real estate boom like no other in Honduras history. There are now 100,000 people on The Bay Islands with 65,000 people living on Roatan alone.

     Here are some of the reasons why Roatan is having one of the most dramatic real estate boom markets in the world. Roatan is still relatively undeveloped and unknown to the world up to this day. Three years ago, cruise ships started arriving bringing two hundred thousand people per year to our island. The first steps of the boom have occurred as a result from the people returning to see more of one of the few undeveloped paradise islands left in the world.

     When I say undeveloped, we do not have tall high rise hotels. There are no neon lights or signs. No McDonalds or Burger Kings. Our island is plush, quiet and green. It is safe and will soon become one of the safest in the world. There are no traffic or stop lights. Our one main road island going from east to west is now having vehicle traffic for the first time.

     We have one of the best, cleanest and finest uncrowded white sandy beaches in the world. The water is warm and crystal clear all year round. Why did we remain a secret? The divers who come here year after year will not tell others about it to protect what they know is the most alive reef with incredible numbers of exotic fish to be found anywhere in the world. Now that the cruiseshippers have come, our island is no longer a secret.

     The following are more concrete and tangible reasons why Roatan is the fastest growing island in the Caribbean!

1. Starting December 14th ,2006, The Bay Islands will become a "Free Zone."
The Bay Islands is becoming one of the top destinations in the entire Caribbean. It will become the place where buyers around the world will come to spend their money and experience huge savings, all tax and duty free. They will stay in our hotels, eat in our restaurants, dive and snorkel, fish and create a gold mine for the islands. What will result in an even great real estate boom then there is now!

2. The most successful cruise line, Royal Caribbean, has just signed a 30 year deal with Roatan to take over the leasing of the dock. That means that beginning in the Winter of 2008, we will go from having 10 cruise ships a month to 30 or more. That also means that we will experience a never before seen growth in tourism that will increase the number passengers visiting the island from 250,000 per year to over one million per year. In our terms, this means that many more people will return months later take a much closer look at what they had just a few hours to admire before. Norwegian Cruise Lines has just requested that they be a part of the partnership agreement with Royal Caribbean for the Roatan Port of Call docking area!

3. Carnival Cruise Lines and their sister companies Costa and Princess will be building a second dock with two berths in two years. Ground breaking ceremonies with President Mel Zelaya was on November 15th, 2007. Being on the Board of Directors for "Canaturh - Bay Islands," the tourism Chamber of Commerce, I can report to you that we will have another 500,000 people visiting the island starting in October of 2009. If you do the math, we will grow from 250,000 people per year to a possible 1.5 million people per year discovering our island.

4. More and more international airlines are now making non-stop trips to Roatan. This means that not only is Roatan much more accessible than ever before, but it is only a few hours or less with Delta from Atlanta, Continental from Houston and Taca from Miami. Starting in December, Continental will start flying non stop from Newark/New York Metropolitan area right to Roatan. United, American and Delta Airlines are all planning to add more non-stop flights to Roatan.

5. Until one year ago, financing was never available to people wanting to invest here. That meant that only people with cash could be buyers. Now that has all changed. Financing is now available privately and with banks. Now all you need in some instances is just ten percent to control a property.

6. Just one of these reasons would be enough to assure a bull real estate market. Here is yet another. In the last year or so, Richard Gere, Michael Douglas and other Hollywood celebrities came for visits. In other words, Hollywood has found out about us and we can expect many more celebrities to spend their time in our paradise without being bothered by the world press.

     What does this all mean to you, the advertising agency? It means that for the first time, The Bay Islands, with a mix of Spanish speaking and island people is now an international tourist destination that is attracting attention from around the world. It means that there are more English speaking people from Europe, Canada, and the United States who are bringing their investment and disposable income to The Bay Islands to spend.

They are and will be buying more….
1. Cars, trucks and other all business and recreational vehicles.
2. Boats and other sea recreational vehicles.
3. Lumber, cement and other building supplies in greater and greater quantities.
4. Ceramic tile, stone, furniture and electronics for the home or condo.
5. Hotel rooms and resort vacations, both local and traveling internationally.
6. At clothing, hardware, food and department stores.

     They will need banks, credit cards, cell phones, rental cars, restaurants, shipping and mail services, computers. They will want to attend sporting, concert and cultural events! All this to complete their Central American experience!

We need you!
Hard to believe, but the following are just some of the business products or services that are highly desired by listeners, but not presently being marketed to this affluent English speaking consumer group.

1. Electronics such as televisions and stereos, computers and computer accessories.

2. Cell phone service and cell phones

3. Car dealerships

4. Motorcycle dealerships

5. Banks

6. Furniture

7. Hotels in cities like:

San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba and Tegucigalpa

8. Resorts around Central America

9. Credit Card Companies

10. International and Local Airlines

11. Internet Services

12. Hospitals in :

La Ceiba and San Pedro Sula

13. Department Stores in San Pedro Sula

14. Loan and Finance Companies

15. Building and Home Furnishings



     The Roatan Bruce Show can now be heard over the Internet at anytime from anywhere in the world. Dozens of interesting and important interviews can be heard by clicking on the "microphone" on the home page. Discussions with the regions most important community, business and political leaders can be heard.



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