Marketing director Lamin Saho at the Gambian Tourism Authority (GTA) said room occupancy was around 42 percent, down from about 60 percent in the same period last year."There is a decline compared to previous years due to the global financial problems," he said."For British holiday makers things are now more expensive," Saho said, with the financial crisis compounded by exchange rates that have seen the pound drop against the Gambian dalasis.