CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANIZATION

LATEST STATISTICS 2011

September 30, 2011

Table 1: Tourist (Stop-over) Arrivals in 2011

Destination

Period

% Change

Tourist
Arrivals

Overall

Winter#

Summer#

Anguilla

Jan-May

32,829

11.8

11.2

14.9

Antigua & Barbuda *

Jan-May

114,479

5.1

6.5

-2.1

Aruba

Jan-Aug

595,155

6.5

5.3

7.7

Bahamas

Jan-Apr

467,603

-3.5

-3.5

Barbados P

Jan-Aug

397,073

8.7

9.9

7.4

Belize

Jan-Jun

140,616

3.2

4.4

0.4

Bermuda *

Jan-Jun

111,286

4.6

9.3

0.9

British Virgin Islands

Jan-May

175,131

3.5

3.9

1.1

Cayman Islands

Jan-Jul

206,453

7.9

8.2

7.5

Cuba

Jan-Jul

1,747,508

9.5

11.9

4.7

Curacao

Jan-Jul

219,010

9.5

16.3

13.5

Dominica P

Jan-Jun

34,877

-6.3

-1.4

-16.6

Dominican Republic *

Jan-Jul

2,712,307

3.7

5.2

1.4

Grenada *

Jan-Jun

56,208

Guyana

Jan-Jul

89,899

0.7

-4.8

6.7

Jamaica

Jan-May

879,331

3.9

5.1

-2.1

Martinique

Jan-May

223,947

3.8

4.1

2.6

Puerto Rico **

Jan-Jun

781,362

4.9

4.6

5.9

Saint Lucia

Jan-Aug

212,486

-6.2

2.1

-14.1

St. Maarten *

Jan-Mar

134,025

-2.9

-2.9

St. Vincent & the Grenadines

Jan-Jun

38,378

4.5

3.7

6.3

Suriname

Jan-Aug

143,872

6.5

5.1

7.8

U S Virgin Islands

Jan-Aug

487,588

-5.1

-3.9

-6.4

* Non-Resident Air Arrivals

** Non-Resident Hotel registrations only

Preliminary figures

# Winter - Jan to Apr; Summer - May to Dec

N.B: Figures are subject to revision by reporting countries
SOURCE - Data supplied by member countries and available as at September 30, 2011

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Table 2a: Tourist Arrivals by Month 2011

January

Destination
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda *
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados P
Belize
Bermuda *
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Curacao
Dominica P
Dominican Republic *
Grenada *

March

April

May

June

Tourist % ch Tourist % ch Tourist % ch Tourist % ch Tourist % ch Tourist % ch

5,707

9.6

6,463

9.7

7,357

5.6

7,230

20.5

6,072

14.9

23,813

7.1

23,826

6.5

24,734

-4.5

24,760

19.7

17,346

-2.1

74,965

5.0

68,905

1.8

77,184

-0.1

79,717

15.2

65,380

1.5

83,960

-8.0

106,196

1.2

151,744

-3.9

125,703

-3.5

52,194

8.0

51,793

6.6

53,257

3.3

51,442

24.4

41,699

-10.9

38,490 9.4

23,592

5.4

23,854

0.4

28,643

-3.5

23,585

19.8

19,248

-1.2

21,694 1.7

6,677

5.5

8,907

2.7

15,240

9.9

20,481

13.4

26,913

-4.0

33,068 5.3

32,887

4.7

35,015

7.3

42,233

0.6

37,133

4.0

27,863

1.1

26,445

5.8

29,911

10.0

37,466

5.1

30,824

12.7

23,440

7.4

26,960 7.6

296,060 15.8 293,047 13.8 315,454

5.7

275,410 13.4 183,818

7.2

174,076 6.1

30,092

7.2

31,342

16.5

33,115

11.2

34,242

31.8

28,044

5.6

28,909 25.3

5,967

-5.3

5,112

-30.3

7,494

24.8

6,361

13.0

5,142

-36.8

4,801 26.7

409,539

1.3

407,615

3.0

439,613

4.2

11,774

9,373

10,093

9,524

7,393

3.0

9,365

-1.4

10,087

-25.3

15,516

7.1

10,939

13.2

8.1

175,114

4.6

204,046

1.3

179,444

7.5

146,583

-2.1

4.3

45,068

-2.8

53,198

1.2

46,707

15.4

35,169

2.6

1.8

138,144

4.9

150,584

2.2

139,567

9.7

112,094

6.8

112,993 5.0

3.6

26,221

-5.9

29,421

-0.5

29,198

12.4

24,033

-20.4

21,518 -6.4

0.8

42,892

-4.8

44,204

-4.8

4.5

6,368

-0.5

6,391

-16.2

7,474

35.1

4,985

5.3

6,960

7.0

-1.5

14,979

-8.2

18,066

10.8

19,344

18.7

14,981

3.4

16,403 30.3

1.5

63,802

-3.9

74,716

-7.7

63,449

-4.6

49,153

-14.2

56,699 -5.0

Guyana
9,559
Jamaica
174,144
Martinique
43,805
Puerto Rico **
127,980
Saint Lucia
27,010
St. Maarten *
46,929
St. Vincent & the Gdines 6,200
Suriname
14,554
U S Virgin Islands
67,196
* Non-Resident Air Arrivals

February

** Non-Resident Hotel registrations only

378,009 14.0 297,788

Preliminary figures

N.B: Figures are subject to revision by reporting countries

SOURCE Data supplied by member countries and available as at September 30, 2011

0.3

68,136 13.1
-

346,727 -0.5
8,051

12,525 7.5

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Table 2b: Tourist Arrivals by Month 2011

July

Destination
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda *
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados P
Belize
Bermuda *
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Curacao
Dominica P
Dominican Republic *

August

September

October

November

December

Tourist % ch Tourist % ch Tourist % ch Tourist % ch Tourist % ch Tourist % ch

-

81,181

7.7

79,687

8.8

58,237

13.1

49,961

19.3

31,407

7.5

209,643

1.6

33,266

11.5

433,016

3.7

Guyana
Jamaica
Martinique
Puerto Rico **
Saint Lucia
St. Maarten *
St. Vincent & the Gdines
Suriname
U S Virgin Islands

21,908

3.3

29,707

-13.1

25,378

-14.2

23,862

-0.4

21,683

6.4

65,113

-0.6

47,460

-6.8

* Non-Resident Air Arrivals

** Non-Resident Hotel registrations only

Grenada *

Preliminary figures

N.B: Figures are subject to revision by reporting countries

SOURCE Data supplied by member countries and available as at September 30, 2011

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Table 3: Tourist Arrivals by Main Market - 2011

Destination

Period

United States
Tourists

Canada

% ch.

Tourists

Europe

% ch.

Tourists

Other

% ch.

Tourists

% ch.

Anguilla

Jan-May

22,679

16.2

1,627

16.6

3,326

-0.9

5,197

2.1

Antigua & Barbuda *

Jan-May

40,459

-1.6

14,113

16.7

43,744

11.0

16,163

-0.9

Aruba

Jan-Aug

377,568

0.0

28,831

6.1

55,175

10.7

133,581

28.3

Jan-Apr

355,056

-6.0

60,880

14.5

27,708

-1.0

23,959

-6.6

Jan-Aug

102,195

7.8

51,275

-2.3

154,550

11.3

89,053

12.7

Belize

Jan-Jun

92,008

8.2

12,511

7.0

15,265

1.3

20,832

-15.0

Bermuda *

Jan-May

54,102

4.1

12,795

14.4

8,873

-3.1

2,448

-7.7

Cayman Islands

Jan-Jul

166,063

7.2

16,345

35.0

12,779

4.1

11,266

-5.5

Cuba1

Jan-Jul

708,939

8.9

517,383

7.1

521,186

12.7

Jan-Jul

37,958

30.9

5,346

15.3

97,458

3.6

78,248

25.2

Jan-Jun

9,671

-10.0

1,582

-0.2

5,966

14.6

17,658

-10.2

Dominican Republic *

Jan-Jul

843,717

2.4

479,848

1.3

691,432

-1.6

697,310

13.2

Grenada *n

Jan-Jun

11,106

3,510

18,283

23,309

Guyana

Jan-Jul

49,765

1.0

14,220

-6.5

4,772

-5.9

21,142

7.1

Jamaica

Jan-May

523,266

-1.5

217,520

22.7

103,225

-3.7

35,320

14.8

Puerto Rico **

Jan-May

607,900

6.0

13,973

17.5

12,730

4.3

33,766

-14.2

Saint Lucia

Jan-Aug

86,848

-10.2

25,511

4.2

60,236

-1.4

39,891

-10.1

St. Maarten *

Jan-Mar

70,438

-7.8

13,524

-2.5

31,628

1.2

18,435

11.8

St. Vincent & the Gdines Jan-Jun

11,128

-5.0

3,898

-0.3

11,220

21.3

12,132

2.3

Bahamas
Barbados

Curacao
Dominica

Suriname

Jan-Aug

5,297

30.3

1,265

12.9

69,950

-3.1

67,360

16.7

U S Virgin Islands **

Jan-Jun

346,086

-15.5

4,589

8.8

9,554

4.4

18,667

23.9

* Non-Resident Air Arrivals

** Non-Resident Hotel registrations only

Preliminary figures

New Series

N.B U.S.V.I reported figures in this tables are Hotel Registrations whereas they reported Stay Over totals are Air Arrivals
1
N.B: Figures are subject to revision by reporting countries
USA total included in Other
SOURCE - Data supplied by member countries and available as at September 30, 2011

Table 4: Cruise Passenger Arrivals - 2011 & 2010

Destination

Period

2011

2010

% ch.

Antigua & Barbuda

Jan-May

373,766

324,274

15.3

Aruba

Jan-May

368,860

329,763

11.9

Bahamas

Jan-May

1,854,811

1,641,391

13.0

Barbados

Jan-Aug

427,795

407,604

5.0

Belize

Jan-Jun

390,932

439,290

-11.0

Bermuda

Jan-Jun

161,711

172,280

-6.1

British Virgin Islands

Jan-May

343,687

351,025

-2.1

Cayman Islands

Jan-Jul

914,330

981,811

-6.9

Cozumel (Mexico)

Jan-Aug

1,959,597

1,913,394

2.4

Curacao

Jan-Jul

245,17

228,859

7.3

Dominica

Jan-Jun

235,636

324,783

-27.4

Dominican Republic

Jan-Mar

185,939

202,698

-8.3

Grenada

Jan-Jun

227,772

203,116

12.1

Jamaica

Jan-Jul

625,334

549,138

13.9

Martinique

Jan-May

18,303

57,952

-68.4

Puerto Rico

Jan-Apr

534,642

539,505

-0.9

Saint Lucia

Jan-Aug

414,660

458,486

9.6

St. Maarten

Jan-Mar

659,288

542,765

21.5

St. Vincent & the Grenadines

Jan-Jun

58,697

70,571

-16.8

U S Virgin Islands

Jan-Aug

1,368,460

1,235,843

10.7

P
N.B: Figures are subject to revision by reporting countries
Preliminary figures
SOURCE - Data supplied by member countries and available as at September 30, 2011