Caribbean tourism: up, up and up
Monday, 03 Feb, 2005
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Visitors to the Caribbean in 2004 topped 21.8 million, a 7% increase in air arrivals over the previous year, announced the Caribbean Tourism Organization.
Cruise passenger visits were also up for a 13% increase to 20.5 million.
The average room occupancy for last year was also up to 69.7%, compared with 62.7% in 2003, according to a sample of hotels surveyed by
Where are the visitors coming from? US arrivals grew 7% last year, while arrivals from Canada were up 16%. European arrivals grew by only 4%.
Montserrat (18.3%) and Anguilla (16.5%) saw the largest increase in air arrivals from a percentage standpoint. The Cayman Islands and St. Maarten were also up in visitor counts.
Report by David Wilkening
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