Caribbean tourism arrival growth continues
Friday, April 9, 2004
TORONTO, Canada: Recovery continues in 2003
for the Caribbean region at a time when world tourism has recorded a 1.2
percent decline in arrival, year-end estimates showed Caribbean arrivals up by
7 percent in 2003 compared to 2002, according to Travelvideo.
This places tourist arrivals marginally
above those achieved in 2000, which was the last "normal" year (prior to 9/11)
for global travel. And, although winter tourist arrivals in 2003 remained
below those for 2001, summer arrivals exceeded those for both 2001 and 2002.
This performance was despite the impacts of the war in Iraq and SARS.
March 2003 was the only month in which arrivals were below those for the same
month in 2002. Most regional destinations have reported growth in their
tourist arrivals in 2003 with increases of more than 10 percent recorded.
Despite some reports of a soft September, this recovery process is expected to
continue into the coming winter season which is expected to turn in a good
performance. Cruise passenger arrivals to the
Caribbean destinations up to August 2003 record show an increase by an
estimated 7 percent over 2002. Emerging cruise destinations such as Turks &
Caicos Islands and Belize registered sharp increases in passenger arrivals.
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