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1 QUARTERLY REVIEW OF TOURIST ARRIVALS IN PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES QUARTER March, 218

2 Report prepared by : Research & Statistics Division Contacts : Jennifer Butukoro (cbutukoro@spto.org) : Elizabeth Ragimana (eragimana@spto.org) Published by the: South Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO) GPO Box Suva, FIJI Telephone : (679) Facsimile : (679) Telex : 236 FJ research@spto.org Copyright 218 South Pacific Tourism Organization March 218 II

3 Table of Contents Contents Preface Definition and Concepts Sources of Information Pages V VI VI 1. World Overview 1 Tourist Arrivals in the Pacific ACP & SPTO Member Countries 2 3. Market Performances 5 Australian Market 5 New Zealand Market 6 United States of America Market 8 United Kingdom Market 9 Europe Market 11 Japan Market 12 China Market 14 India Market 15 Other Asia Market 16 Pacific Market 18 Other Countries Market Destination Analysis 21 (Only countries with complete Quarter data) Cook 21 Fiji 22 French Polynesia 23 Palau 24 PNG 25 Samoa 26 Solomon 27 Timor Leste 29 Tuvalu 29 Vanuatu 31 III

4 Tables & Figures Figure W1: World Tourist Arrivals by % Growth, Quarter 1, Table R1: Tourist Arrivals to Pacific ACP and SPTO Member Countries, Quarter 1, Figure R1: Tourist Arrivals in Pacific ACP and SPTO Member Countries, Quarter 1, Table R2:Tourist Arrivals in Pacific ACP and SPTO Member Countries by Source Market, Quarter 1, Figure R2: Tourist Arrivals in Pacific ACP and SPTO Member Countries by Source Market, Quarter 1, Table R3: Australian Market by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Figure R3: Destination Share (%) of the Australian Market, Quarter 1, Table R4: New Zealand Market by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Figure R4: Destination Share (%) of the New Zealand Market, Quarter 1, Table R5: USA Market by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Figure R5: Destination Share (%) of the USA Market, Quarter 1, Table R6: UK Market by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Figure R6: Destination Share (%) of the UK Market, Quarter 1, Table R7: Europe Market by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Figure R7: Destination Share (%) of the Europe Market, Quarter 1, Table R8: Japanese Market by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Figure R8: Destination Share (%) of the Japanese Market, Quarter 1, Table R9: Chinese Tourists by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Figure R9: Destination Share (%) of the Chinese Market, Quarter 1, Table R1: India Market by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Figure R1: Destination Share (%) of India Market, Quarter 1, Table R11: Other Asia Market by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Figure R11: Destination Share (%) of Other Asia Market, Quarter 1, Table R12; Pacific by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Figure R12; Destination Share (%) of the Pacific Market, Quarter 1, Table R13; Other Countries by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Figure R13; Destination Share (%) of Other Countries Market, Quarter 1, Figure C1: Tourist Arrivals in Cook by Source Market, Quarter 1, Figure C2: Tourist Arrivals in Cook by Purpose of Visit, Quarter 1, Figure C3: Tourist Arrivals in Fiji by Source Market, Quarter 1, Figure C4: Tourist Arrivals in Fiji by Purpose of Visit, Quarter 1, Figure C5: Tourist Arrivals in French Polynesia by Source Market, Quarter 1, Figure C6: Tourist Arrivals in Palau by Source Market, Quarter 1, Figure C7: Tourist Arrivals in Papua New Guinea by Source Market, Quarter 1, Figure C8: Tourist Arrivals in Papua New Guinea by Purpose of Visit, Quarter 1, Figure C9: Tourist Arrivals in Samoa by Source Market, Quarter 1, Figure C1: Tourist Arrivals in Samoa by Purpose of Visit, Quarter 1, Figure C11: Tourist Arrivals in Solomon by Source Market, Quarter 1, Figure C12: Tourist Arrivals in Solomon by Purpose of Visit, Quarter 1, Figure C13: Tourist Arrivals in Timor Leste by Source Market, Quarter 1, Figure C14: Tourist Arrivals in Tuvalu by Source Market, Quarter 1, Figure C15: Tourist Arrivals in Tuvalu by Purpose of Visit, Quarter 1, Figure C16: Tourist Arrivals in Vanuatu by Source Market, Quarter 1, Figure C17: Tourist Arrivals in Vanuatu by Purpose of Visit, Quarter 1, IV

5 PREFACE The Quarterly Review of Tourist Arrivals in Pacific Island Countries for the First Quarter of 218 is published by the South Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO). This report presents a review of tourist arrivals in Pacific Island countries in the First Quarter of 218 with comparative analysis over the preceding quarter and the corresponding period of the prior year. Of the eighteen Pacific Island countries, ten responded with the required data. The remaining countries either submitted partial or no data at all. SPTO will continue its efforts to collect timely data from all member countries for inclusion in the next Quarter Review. In addition to this regular publication, SPTO also produces: the pocket-sized SPTO Facts & Figures Air and Cruise Visitor Survey reports that have been implemented in some selected Pacific Island countries Monthly Market Intelligence Newsletter Annual Visitor Arrivals Review Report Key highlights of Tourist Arrivals in Q1 218 Global tourist arrivals recorded 6.9% growth in the First Quarter of 218, outstripping the 4.9% gain in the December Quarter of 217. International visitor arrivals (IVA) to the Asia and the Pacific region registered a strong growth of 8.2%, up from 7.3% in the December Quarter. Tourist arrivals to the Pacific ACP and SPTO member countries decelerated by 16.5% in the March Quarter of 218, but outperformed the corresponding quarter in 217 by 6.2%. Fiji and French Polynesia, the two leading Pacific destinations in the First Quarter of 218 accounted for arrival shares of 36.9% and 9.7%, respectively. The Pacific region major source markets weakened by 16.5% in the First Quarter of 218, but surpassed the March Quarter of 217 by 6.1%. Australia and New Zealand remained the region s two leading markets with shares of 26.7% and 16%, respectively. This edition has expanded market analysis to India market. V

6 DEFINITION AND CONCEPTS The Regional Conference on Measuring Tourism held in Nadi in March 214 under the auspices of the South Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO) agreed to adopt the following definitions and terms recommended by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and United Nations Statistical Office in the compilation of tourism statistics: The term tourist describes a person visiting a country other than that in which he/she has his/her usual place of residence for any reason other than following an occupation remunerated from within the country visited. The definition covers two categories of tourists, namely, Tourist: Tourist staying in the country visited for at least one night and not more than one year. However, the term tourist is also used in the text of this report interchangeably for better reading but with the same meaning. Excursionist: Tourist who does not stay overnight in the country visited this report does not include this. SOURCES OF INFORMATION All sources of statistical information contained in this publication are acknowledged at the foot of each table mainly the national statistical offices and national tourism offices. The source of information for tourist arrival statistics in all member countries is the E/D(Embarkation/Disembarkation) immigration arrival card. All 18 Pacific Island Countries have different E/D arrival card containing the required categories of information, which help distinguish tourists from other passengers and compile statistics according to the internationally accepted definitions and concepts to facilitate inter-country comparisons. The Regional Conference on Measuring Tourism held in Nadi in 214 proposed the introduction of standard E/D Cards for African Caribbean Pacific (ACP)s and SPTO Member Countries, however, these introductions have yet to be made. VI

7 International Travels 1. World Overview International tourism remained strong in the First Quarter of 218. According to the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer report, growth in international tourist arrivals strengthened further by 6.9% in the March Quarter. This inched a little from the 6.7% gain in the prior quarter and outperformed the 4.% growth seen in March Quarter last year 1. The positive trend reflected a continuation of the solid trend witnessed in 217 triggered by strong confidence in global tourism. By UNWTO regions, all enjoyed an increase in international arrivals led by the Asia and the Pacific at 8.2% in the March Quarter. The positive performance was triggered by robust growth in arrivals from the South Asia and South-East Asia by 1.6% each. Europe, the world s largest tourism region rallied behind with a strong growth of 7.9%, led by destinations in Southern, Mediterranean Europe and Western Europe. Africa the third fastest growing region recorded 5.2% whilst the Middle East registered growth of 4.6%. The Americas grew by 3.7%, outstripping the 2.4% rise in the December Quarter and 2.% fall in the March Quarter of 217. See Figure W1 for details. Figure W1: World Tourist Arrivals by Percent (%) Growth, March Quarter Global Africa Europe Asia & Pacific Middle East Americas -4 Q1 217 Q4 217 Q1 218 Source: UNWTO World Tourism Barometer The UNWTO panel of experts projected that the current strong momentum will continue with growth to April at 6.2%, exceeding UNWTO s earlier forecast of 4% to 5% for the year 218. Growth is expected to be supported by both the advanced and the emerging economies with year to date, growth in international arrivals by 5.3% and 7.1%, respectively. 1 Source, UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, June 218 1

8 2. Tourist Arrivals in the Pacific ACP & SPTO Member Countries 2 Tourist arrivals to the Pacific ACP and SPTO member countries² reached a provisional 464,593 in the March Quarter of 218. This marked a 16.5% fall against the quarter before, but outstripped the March Quarter of 217 by 6.2%. The dip against the December Quarter reflected the low travel seasonality demand coupled with the unfavourable weather conditions that disrupted flight schedules and travel bookings to the region over the period. The double digit slump in tourist arrivals to Cook, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon, Tuvalu and Vanuatu with similar estimated drop from New Caledonia and Tonga also attributed to the decline. This outweighed the gain in arrivals to Palau and Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 19.5% and 7.8%, respectively. Meanwhile, the positive performance against March Quarter last year was boosted by rising arrivals in all the destinations except Timor Leste, Kiribati and PNG. A remarkeable increase in arrivals were recorded for Tuvalu, Solomon, Palau and Vanuatu whilst Fiji, French Polynesia and Samoa each with less than 1% growth. All other remaining destinations showed estimated gains over the period. Table R1: Tourist Arrivals to Pacific ACP and SPTO Member Countries, Quarter 1, Absolute Change % change % share Q1 Q4(r) Q1(p) Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218 Q4 217 Q1 217 Q4 217 Q1 217 America Samoa Cook FSM Fiji French Polynesia Kiribati Marshall Nauru New Caledonia Niue Palau PNG Samoa Solomon Timor Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Total Source: NTOs, NSOs & SPTO Notes: Data in red are SPTO estimates based on average of the past four months. [p] Provisional, [r] revised 2 American Samoa, Peoples Republic of China, Cook, Fiji, FSM, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon, Timor Leste, Tuvalu and Vanuatu 2

9 Tourist Arrivals % On market shares, Fiji continued to dominate the number of arrivals in the region with 36.9% share in March Quarter of 218. However, this was below the 4% share witnessed in December Quarter of 217. The second highest, French Polynesia with shares of 9.7% followed by Palau at 7.3%, PNG edged closely at 7.2%, Samoa 6.8%, Cook 6.5%, Timor Leste 6.%, New Caledonia at an estimated 5.9% and Vanuatu with 5.1%. The remaining 8.7% was shared among all the other destinations in the region. The summary is presented in Table R1 and Figure R1. Figure R1: Tourist Arrivals to Pacific ACP and SPTO Member Countries, Quarter 1, America Samoa Cook FSM Fiji French Polynesi a Kiribati Marshall New Caledoni a Niue Palau PNG Samoa Solomon Timo Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu 217 Q Q Q % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Source: NTOs, NSOs & SPTO The First Quarter of 218 witnessed tourist arrivals from the region s major source markets dropped by 16.5%, but outshined the corresponding quarter last year by 6.1%. The deceleration against the December Quarter was underlined by the decline in tourist arrivals from the top three leading markets Australia, New Zealand, and USA. Arrivals from United Kingdom, Europe, Other Asia and Pacific also fell during the quarter. Meanwhile, the increase over March quarter of 217 was fuelled by rising arrivals from all the major source markets except for Japan and Other Asia which fell by 3.3% and.1%, respectively. Australia and New Zealand the traditional leading markets for the region in the first quarter, recorded shares of 26.7% and 16.%, respectively. USA the third highest source market registered 11.2%, followed by Europe and Other Asia at 9.2% each, China at 8.6% and Pacific with shares of 8.1%. The other source markets made up the remaining 11% at the end of the quarter. Details are clearly shown in Table R2 and Figure R2. 3

10 Tourist Arrivals % Table R2: Tourist Arrivals to Pacific ACP and SPTO member countries by Source Market, Q Absolute Change % change % share Q1 Q4 (r) Q1 (p) Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218 Q4 217 Q1 217 Q4 217 Q1 217 Australia NZ USA UK Europe China Japan India Other Asia Pacific Other Countries Total Source: NTOs, NSOs and SPTO Notes:[r] revised, [p] provisional Figure R2: Tourist Arrivals to Pacific ACP and SPTO Member countries by Source Market, Q1, Australia NZ USA UK Europe China Japan India Other Asia Pacific Other Countries 217 Q Q Q % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q

11 3. Market Performance Australia Market Australian tourists visited the region slumped by 27.4% to in the First Quarter of 218, but exceeded the March Quarter of 217 by 1.1%. The deceleration over the previous quarter was driven by the reduction in arrivals to Australia s top five Pacific destinations, Fiji by 3.1%, Papua New Guinea 6.1%, Vanuatu 28.1%, Samoa 4.6% and Cook by 38.6%. Arrivals from this market to all other destinations also dropped except American Samoa, FSM, Kiribati and Marshall with estimated positive gain during the quarter. Meanwhile, the favourable performance against March Quarter last year was boosted by increasing arrivals to Solomon by 17.4%, Tuvalu 15.7%, Cook 13.4%, Vanuatu 12.2%, Samoa 2.2% and Fiji rising by 1.9%. This more than offset the fall in Australia arrivals to French Polynesia, Palau, PNG and Timor Leste. All other remaining countries showed estimated positive and negative movements over the twelve months. Table R3: Australian Tourists by Destination and Destination Share, Quarter 1, Absolute Change % change % share Q1 Q4(r) Q1(p) Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218 Q4 217 Q1 217 Q4 217 Q1 217 American Samoa Cook FSM Fiji French Polynesia Kiribati Marshall Nauru New Caledonia Niue Palau PNG Samoa Solomon Timo Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Total Source: NTOs, NSOs and SPTO Note: Data in red are SPTO estimates based on averages of the past four months [p]provisional, [r] revised On market shares, Fiji continued to dominate and fared the highest number of Australian arrivals with more than half of the total arrivals at 56.9% share. However, this was below the 6.1% recorded in the December quarter. Papua New Guinea maintained the second highest share at 11.7%, up from 9.2% in the prior quarter and Vanuatu the third highest at 9.4% share. Samoa 5

12 registered share of 4.9% while Cook recorded 4.1%. All the other destinations accounted for the remaining 9.7% share. Details are shown in Table R3 and Figure R3. Figure R3: Destination Share (%) of the Australian Market, Quarter 1, 218 Solomon 1.8% Samoa 4.9% Niue.1% Palau.1% Tonga 2.1% Timor Leste 1.7% New Caledonia 3.3% Marshall.1% Kiribati.2% French Polynesia 1.5% American Samoa Tuvalu.2%.1% Vanuatu 9.4% PNG 11.7% Cook 4.1% FSM.2% Fiji 56.9% New Zealand Market In the First Quarter of 218, tourist arrivals from New Zealand slumped by 35.2% to following the deceleration in the previous quarter. The backdrop was triggered by the double digit reduction in arrivals from New Zealand top three Pacific destinations, Fiji by 4.2%, Cook 35.1% and Samoa by 32.4%. Double digit fall were also recorded for French Polynesia, Palau, Solomon, Tuvalu and Vanuatu whilst PNG and Timor Leste registered positive growth over the quarter. The fall in arrivals from this market partly reflected the significant 42% deceleration in outbound New Zealand residents to PICs during the first quarter of the year. Compared to March Quarter of 217, arrivals from the New Zealand market was well above by 13.2%. This was triggered by increasing New Zealand tourists to Cook, Fiji, Palau, Samoa, Solomon, Tuvalu and Vanuatu over the period. Estimated gain were also seen in New Zealand arrivals to FMS, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Nauru, Niue and Tonga. On market shares, Fiji received the highest from this market at 36.5%. However, this was below the 39.5% share in the preceding quarter. The second highest Cook maintained shares of 23..3%, followed by Samoa at 19.9%, and Tonga at an estimated 8.1%. The remaining 12.2% was shared among all the other countries. Table R4 and Figure R4 illustrates more details. 6

13 Table R4: New Zealand Tourists by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Absolute Change % change % share Q1 Q4(r) Q1(p) Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218 Q4 217 Q1 217 Q4 217 Q1 217 American Samoa Cook FMS Fiji French Polynesia Kiribati Marshall Nauru New Caledonia Niue Palau PNG Samoa Solomon Timor Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Total Source: NTOs, NSOs and SPTO Note: Data in red are SPTO estimates based on averages of the past four months [p] provisional, [r] revised Figure R4: Destination Share (%) of the New Zealand Market, Quarter 1, 218 Timo Leste.3% Solomon.5% Tuvalu.7% Vanuatu 2.3% Tonga 8.1% American Samoa 1.% Samoa 19.9% Cook 23.3% FSM.9% Niue 2.% New Caledonia 1.6% Marshall.6% PNG Palau 2.2%.5% Kiribati.1% French Polynesia 1.6% Fiji 36.5% 7

14 USA Market Tourist arrivals from the USA market dipped by 2.9% to 52,44 in the March Quarter from arrivals in the preceding quarter. The deceleration was triggered by the decline in arrivals from USA to Cook by 18.1%, Vanuatu 13.9%, Solomon 12.3%, Fiji 8.1%, Tuvalu 2.9%, Samoa 1.4% and PNG by.6%. Declining arrivals from this source market were also estimated for American Samoa, New Caledonia, and Tonga. Compared to March Quarter of 217, arrivals from the USA market however rose by 1.1%. The positive performance was driven by increasing arrivals from the USA four leading Pacific destinations, Fiji by 9.9%, French Polynesia 1.4%, Palau 7.6% and Samoa at 6%. Double digit growth were also recorded for Solomon, Tuvalu and Vanuatu whilst estimated gains for American Samoa, FSM, Marshall, Niue, Tonga and Tuvalu. Details are clearly shown in Table R5. Table R5: USA Tourists by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Absolute Change % change % share Q1 Q4 Q1 Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218 Q4 217 Q1 217 Q4 217 Q1 217 American Samoa Cook FSM Fiji French Polynesia Kiribati Marshall New Caledonia Niue Palau PNG Samoa Solomon Timor Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Total Source: NTOs, NSOs and SPTO. Note: Data in red are SPTO estimates based on averages of the past four months [p] provisional, [r] revised In terms of destination share, Fiji and French Polynesia, the two leading USA markets accounted for the majority of the total tourist arrivals at 7.5%. Fiji represented 36.2%, whilst French Polynesia scooped 34.4%. Samoa the third highest recorded share of 6.%, Palau 4.1% and Cook at 3.6% share. All the other countries accounted for the remaining 15.8% share over the quarter. Details are clearly shown in Table R5 and Figure R5. 8

15 Figure R5: Destination Share (%) of the USA Market Solomon.6% Niue.6% New Caledonia.2% Marshall.7% Timor Leste.9% Palau 4.1% Kiribati.7% Samoa PNG 6.% 2.4% Tonga 3.3% Tuvalu.1% French Polynesia 34.3% Vanuatu 1.3% Cook 3.6% Fiji 36.2% American Samoa 2.1% FSM 3.3% United Kingdom Market Tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom (UK) fell mildly by.9% to 8,148 in March Quarter, following the decline in the quarter before. The reduction was driven by falling arrivals to Fiji, the top leading destination for this market by 2.6%, PNG 17.1%, Solomon 13.1% and Tuvalu by 21.1%. Estimated decline were also noted for UK arrivals to Kiribati, New Caledonia, Tonga. Meanwhile, Timor Leste, Palau and Cook recorded double digit growth by 67.8%, 13.2% and 13.5% respectively. Compared to March Quarter of 217, arrivals from the UK however, rose by 4%. Growth was underlined by increasing arrivals to Timor Leste by 43.8%, French Polynesia, 32.1%, Solomon 29.3%, Palau 14.7%, Samoa 11.6% and Cook rising by 6.9%. Estimated growth were also seen for American Samoa, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Niue and Tonga. Disaggregating by shares, almost half of the total UK visitors at 49.7% visited Fiji. Cook followed at 12.2%, French Polynesia edged closely at 12.%, whilst PNG and Timor Leste recorded shares of 7.5% and 4.8%, respectively. The remaining 13.9% was shared among all other destinations in the region. Details are illustrated in Table R6 and Figure R6. 9

16 Table R6: United Kingdom Tourists by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Absolute Change % change % share Q1 Q4(r) Q1(p) Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218 Q4 217 Q1 217 Q4 217 Q1 217 American Samoa Cook Fiji French Polynesia Kiribati Marshall New Caledonia Niue Palau PNG Samoa Solomon Timor Leste Tonga Tuvalu Total Source: NTOs, NSOs and SPTO, Note: Data in red are SPTO estimates based on averages of the past four months [p] provisional, [r] revised Figure R6: Destination Share (%) of the UK Market Samoa 3.8% Niue.3% Timo Leste 4.8% Solomon 1.5% Palau 2.1% PNG 7.5% Tonga 2.8% Tuvalu.2% Cook 12.2% American Samoa.4% New Caledonia 2.1% Marshall.3% Kiribati.5% French Polynesia 12.% Fiji 49.7% 1

17 Europe Market Tourist arrivals from Europe to the region deteriorated considerably by 21% to in the First Quarter of 218, following the 5.5% decline in the prior quarter. The downward trend was triggered the reduction in arrivals from Europe to French Polynesia the top destination for this market by 35.7%, Vanuatu 19%, Fiji 14%, Samoa 13.2%, PNG 11.2% and Solomon by 5.9%. Estimated fall were also recorded for American Samoa, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Tonga and Tuvalu. Against the corresponding quarter in 217, arrivals from the European market however, rose by 1.7%. This was boosted by the remarkable maximum 69.8% and 67.9% gains in arrivals to Samoa and Timor Leste respectively. Positive growth in European arrivals to Solomon by 31.5%, Tuvalu 19.5%, French Polynesia 5.1% and Fiji by 4.9% also attributed to favourable performance. Estimated positive movements were also noted for European arrivals to American Samoa, Kiribati, Niue, New Caledonia, Nauru and Tonga. In terms of shares, New Caledonia received majority of the European tourists at an estimated 24.1%%. French Polynesia the second highest edged closely at 23.8%, whilst Fiji and Timor Leste represented 19.5% and 1.8%, respectively. Cook followed at 5.8% and Vanuatu at 3.6% share. The remaining share of 12.5% was shared among all the other destinations. See Table R7 and Figure R7 for details. Table R7: European Tourists by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Absolute Change % % share change Q1 Q4(r) Q1(p) Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218 Q4 217 Q1 217 Q4 217 Q1 217 American Samoa Cook FSM Fiji French Polynesia Kiribati Marshall Nauru New Caledonia Niue Palau PNG Samoa Solomon Timor Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Total Source: NTOs, NSOs & SPTO Note: Data in red are SPTO estimates based on averages of the past four months [p] provisional, [r] revised 11

18 Figure R7; Destination Share (%) of the European Market Tuvalu.1% Tonga 1.5% Vanuatu 3.6% American Samoa.2% Cook 5.8% FSM 1.2% Solomon.6% Samoa PNG 2.6% 2.7% Timo Leste 1.8% Fiji 19.5% Palau 3.2% Niue.1% New Caledonia 24.1% French Polynesia 23.8% Marshall.5% Kiribati.1% Japan Market Japanese tourists to the region rebounded by 15.4% to 22,597 in the First Quarter of 218 against the December Quarter. The upturn was underscored by increasing arrivals to the Japanese two leading destinations Palau by 22.2% and French Polynesia by 6.2%. Growth was also boosted by rising Japanese arrivals to Timor Leste, Solomon, Fiji, Samoa and PNG with estimated growth from Kiribati, Marshall, New Caledonia and Niue. Compared to the December Quarter in 217, arrivals from the Japanese market however dropped by 3.3% with Fiji, French Polynesia, PNG and Vanuatu driving the deceleration. Meanwhile, Japanese arrivals to Cook, Palau, Samoa, Solomon, Timor Leste and Tuvalu increased over the period. On market shares, majority of the Japanese tourists visited Palau at 36.8% in the First Quarter. This outstripped the 34.9% share in the December Quarter, reflecting the increase in both the scheduled and charter flights to Palau from Japan during the quarter. New Caledonia followed at an estimated 27.6%, French Polynesia at 13.6%, Fiji 6.4%, Timor Leste 3.9% and PNG with 3.7% share. All the other countries accounted for the remaining 8.1% share. See details in Table R8 and Figure R8. 12

19 Table R8: Japanese Tourists by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Absolute Change % change % share Q1 Q4(r) Q1(p) Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218 Q4 217 Q1 217 Q4 217 Q1 217 American Samoa Cook FSM Fiji French Polynesia Kiribati Marshall New Caledonia Niue Palau PNG Samoa Solomon Timor Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Total Source: NTOs, NSOs and SPTO Note: Data in red are SPTO estimates based on averages of the past four months [p] provisional, [r] revised Figure R8: Destination Share (%) of the Japanese Market Solomon 1.% Samoa.9% PNG 3.7% Timo Leste 3.9% Tonga 1.% Tuvalu Vanuatu.2%.8% Fiji 6.4% American Samoa.1% Cook.5% FSM 2.9% French Polynesia 13.4% Kiribati.2% Marshall.4% Palau 36.8% New Caledonia 27.6% Niue.13% 13

20 China Market The First Quarter of 218 saw Chinese arrivals to the region bounced back by 21.8% to 427 following the 17.6% slump in the previous quarter. The solid outcome was triggered by a remarkable maximum surge in Chinese arrivals to French Polynesia by more than three fold. Double digit growth in Chinese arrivals to Fiji by 29.4%, Cook 29.3%, and PNG at 26.8% with moderate rise from Timor Leste, Vanuatu, Palau and Samoa also attributed to this favourable performance. Estimated positive gains were also seen in Chinese arrivals to American Samoa, FSM, Marshall and New Caledonia. The upturn partly reflected the high Chinese international outbound travel demand boosted by China s strong and solid economic growth of 6.8% in the First Quarter. Year-on-year comparision, Chinese arrivals to the region outperformed by 7.5% over March Quarter last year. The acceleration arises from the solid maximum gain in Chinese arrivals to Solomon by 52.7%, French Polynesia 36.4%, Palau 11%, Vanuatu 7% and Fiji rising by 5.7%. Estimated growth were also seen for Chinese arrivals to FSM, Kiribati, Marshall, New Caledonia and Tonga during the quarter. On market shares, the two top Chinese destinations, Palau and Fiji accounted for 71% of the total arrivals from this market, each with 35.5% share. French Polynesia, the runner up accounted for 7.8% whilst PNG represented 7.2%. The remaining 14% share was distributed among all the other destinations. Details are shown in Table R9 and Figure R9. Table R9: Chinese Tourists by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Absolute Change % change % share Q1 Q4(r) Q1(p) Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218 Q4 217 Q1 217 Q4 217 Q1 217 American Samoa Cook FSM Fiji French Polynesia Kiribati Marshall New Caledonia Palau PNG Samoa Solomon Timor Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Total Source: NTOs, NSOs and SPTO Note: Data in red are SPTO estimates based on averages of the past four months. [p] Provisional, [r] revised 14

21 Figure R9: Destination Share (%) of the Chinese Market Solomon.8% Timor Leste 4.3% Samoa 1.4% Tonga 1.1% PNG 7.2% Tuvalu Vanuatu.4% 2.6% American Samoa.2% Fiji 35.5% Cook.5% FSM 1.9% Palau 35.5% New Caledonia 1.% Niue.% French Polynesia 7.8% Kiribati.1% Marshall.1% India Market Tourist arrivals from India posted a 22.5% surge to 2,936 in the First Quarter of 218. The solid growth was boosted by India s two leading destinations, Fiji and PNG by 2.1% and 46.4% respectively. Double digit growth in India s arrivals to Cook and Palau, and two-fold increase to Tuvalu albeit from a low base with solid arrivals to Timor Leste also attributed to the positive performance. Table R1: India Tourists by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Absolute Change % change % share Q1 Q4 Q1(p) Q1 218/ Q4 217 Q1 218/ Q1 217 Q1 218/ Q4 217 Q1 218/ Q1 217 Q1 218 American Samoa Cook Fiji French Polynesia Kiribati New Caledonia Palau PNG Timor Leste Tonga Tuvalu Total Source: NTOs, NSOs and SPTO Note: Data in red are SPTO estimates based on averages of the past four months. Data unavailable for countries not listed. 15

22 Compared to the same quarter last year, tourist arrivals from India exceeded by 7.7% with arrivals from Fiji, Cook, Palau and Tuvalu driving the outcome. Estimated positive growth were also noted for India arrivals to New Caledonia and Tonga whilst French Polynesia, PNG and Timor Leste plummented over the period. Disaggregating by shares, Fiji and Papua New Guinea accounted for 82.8% of the total India arrivals to the region. Fiji alone accounted for more than half of the total Indian arrivals to the region at 51.7% whilst PNG at 31.1%. Timor Leste followed at 6.9% and French Polynesia at 6.7%. All the other countries, accounted for the remaining 16.6% share. See details in Table R1 and Figure R1. Figure R1: Destination Share (%) of the India Market Tonga.6% Tuvalu.6% Timor Leste 6.9% American Samoa.2% Cook.5% PNG 31.1% Fiji 51.7% Palau.6% New Caledonia 1.% Kiribati.1% French Polynesia 6.7% Other Asia Market Tourist Arrivals from Other Asia Market to the region weakned by 2.1% to 42,881 compared to the preceding quarter. The fall stemmed by the reduction in arrivals from Other Asia to Cook by 3.7%, Timor Leste 26.1%, Tuvalu 16.3%, Fiji 11.6%, French Polynesia 11.3%, and Samoa by.4%. Estimated drop in arrivals from this market were also recorded for Kiribati, Marshall, New Caledonia and Tonga. Year-on-year comparisons, arrivals from Other Asia to the region fell mildly at.1% with Timor Leste the leading destination driving the fall at 17.1%. Estimated decline to Marshall, Nauru and New Caledonia also attributed to the slowed growth for this market. On market shares, Timor Leste received the highest arrivals from Other Asia by 33% with Indonesia accounting for 8.2% of this market due to its proximity. PNG, the runner up received share of 17.9%, followed by Palau at 16.4%, and Fiji with shares of 15.9%. The remaining 16.8% was shared among all the other destinations in the region. Details are shown in Table R11 and Figure R11. 16

23 Table R11: Other Asia Market Tourists by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Absolute Change % change % share Q1 Q4(r) Q1(p) Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218 Q4 217 Q1 217 Q4 217 Q1 217 American Samoa Cook FSM Fiji French Polynesia Kiribati Marshall Nauru New Caledonia Palau PNG Samoa Solomon Timor Leste Tonga Tuvalu Total Source: NTOs, NSOs and SPTO Note: Data in red are SPTO estimates based on averages of the past four months Data unavailable for countries not listed [p] provisional, [r] revised Figure R11: Destination Share (%) of Other Asia Market Tonga.5% Tuvalu.2% American Samoa.3% FSM 6.9% Cook.3% Timor Leste 33.% Fiji 15.9% French Polynesia 1.9% Kiribati.2% Solomon 2.3% Samoa 2.% PNG 17.9% Palau 16.4% Marshall.6% New Caledonia 1.2% 17

24 Pacific Tourist arrivals within the Pacific region slumped by 11.7% in the First Quarter of 218 to 37,126 reversing the 1% gain in the preceding quarter. This was dragged down by falling arrivals within the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to Timor Leste by 75%, Samoa 32.5%, French Polynesia 31.3%, Cook 26.6%, Vanuatu 12.5%, Solomon 1.1%, and Fiji falling by 2.7%. Year-on year comparison, tourist arrivals within the PICs went up slighty by 1.7%. Growth was largely driven by the double digit increase in PIC arrivals to Solomon, Tuvalu and Vanuatu by 43%, 18.3% and 14%, respectively. Estimated positive growth were also recorded for American Samoa, Marshall, Niue, New Caledonia and Tonga. See details in Table R12 and Figure R12. On shares, Fiji remained dominant for this market at 37.5%. Vanuatu the second highest recorded share of 15.8%, overtaking Samoa which reduced to 1.9%. New Caledonia and American Samoa at an estimated 1.3% and 6.4% each, Solomon 3.8%, and PNG edged closely at 3.7%. The remaining 11.6% was shared among all the other destinations, of which French Polynesia represented 3.1%. Table R12: Pacific Tourists by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Absolute Change % change % share Q1 Q4(r) Q1(p) Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218 Q4 217 Q1 217 Q4 217 Q1 217 American Samoa Cook FSM Fiji French Polynesia Kiribati Marshall Nauru New Caledonia Niue Palau PNG Samoa Solomon Timor Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Total Source: NSOs, NTOs & SPTO Note Data in red are SPTO estimates based on averages of the past four months [p] provisional, [r] revised 18

25 Figure R11: Destination Share (%) of Pacific Island Countries Market Tonga 2.% Timor Leste.% Solomon 3.8% Tuvalu.6% Samoa 1.9% American Samoa 6.4% Vanuatu 15.8% Cook.7% FSM 1.8% Fiji 37.5% PNG 3.7% Palau.4% Niue.2% New Caledonia 1.3% Nauru.7% Marshall 1.1% French Polynesia 3.1% Kiribati.9% Other Countries Visitor arrivals from Other Countries strengthened further by 26.4% in the First Quarter to 17,594. The solid growth over the December Quarter was boosted by a remarkable surge in arrivals to Timor Leste by more than six-fold, Palau by 35.9%, Cook 34.1%, French Polynesia 22.4%, Samoa 22.3%, Solomon 9.8% and Fiji by 3.4%. Estimated positive growth were also witnessed in Other Countries arrivals to FSM, Kiribati and Niue. Meanwhile, arrivals elsewhere to Palau, PNG, Tuvalu and Vanuatu dropped over the quarter. Compared to March Quarter of 217, arrivals from Other Countries outshined by 35.1%. This was triggered by the rising arrivals to Cook, Fiji, French Polynesia, Palau, Samoa, Tuvalu and Timor Leste with maximum rise of more than five-fold over the period. By shares, French Polynesia registered 27% of the total arrivals elsewhere surpassed Fiji which reduced slightly to 26.5%. Timor Leste followed at 16.5%, Cook with shares of 8.5% Vanuatu 4.6%, PNG 4.1% and Samoa edged closely at 4% share. All other countries accounted for the remaining 12.8% share of which New Caledonia represented an estimated share of 3.4% during the quarter. See Table R13 and Figure R13 for details. 19

26 Table R13: Other Countries Tourists by Destination and Share, Quarter 1, Absolute Change % change % share Q1 Q4(r) Q1(p) Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218/ Q1 218 Q4 217 Q1 217 Q4 217 Q1 217 American Samoa Cook FSM Fiji French Polynesia Kiribati Marshall Nauru New Caledonia Niue Palau PNG Samoa Solomon Timor Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Total Source: NSOs, NTOs & SPC Note: Data in red are SPTO estimates based on averages of the past four months [p] provisional, [r] revised Figure R13: Destination Share (%) of Other Countries Market Niue.% Samoa 4.% Palau 1.7% Tonga.9% Solomon.6% PNG 4.1% New Caledonia 3.4% Nauru.3% Marshall.3% Kiribati.3% Tuvalu.1% Timor Leste 16.5% Vanuatu 4.6% American Samoa.3% FSM.8% Cook 8.5% French Polynesia 27.% Fiji 26.5% 2

27 Tourist arrivals % 4. Destination Analysis Cook In the First Quarter of 218, tourists visited Cook reached 29,949, a marked fall of 29.3% against the previous quarter, but outperformed by 4.5% over the corresponding quarter in 217. The backdrop against the quarter before was dragged down by the decline in arrivals from Australia by 38.6%, Other Asia 3.7%, Pacific 26.6%, Japan 23.9%, USA 18.1% and New Zealand by 35.1%. The dip in the latter was driven mainly by the reduction in outbound New Zealand residents to Cook by 35.4% over the quarter. Meanwhile, arrivals from India, Canada, China, Other countries, UK and Europe recorded positive movement over the quarter. Compared to the same period in 217, arrivals from majority of the markets increased except for Pacific, China, USA and Europe which slumped by 25.6%, 17.6%, 5.8% and 1.9% respectively. Figure C1: Tourist Arrivals in Cook by Source Market, Quarter 1, , 4, 35, 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, Source: Cook Statistics Office - Australia NZ USA Canada UK Europe China Japan India Other Asia Pacific Other Countries 217 Q1 4,473 16,657 1,973 1, , , Q4 8,266 26,673 2, , , Q1 5,74 17,313 1,858 1, , ,949 % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Total -6 In terms of shares, New Zealand continued to be the dominant source market for Cook with a share of 57.8% to 17,313 while Australia recorded 16.9%. All other destinations shared the remaining 25.3% of which Europe and USA accounted for 8.2% and 6.2%, respectively during the quarter. Details are illustrated in Figure C1. When analyzing tourist arrivals to Cook by purpose of visit, all segments slumped by more than 2% compared to the preceding quarter. Against the same period in 217, all segments registered positive growth. Business recorded 5.8%, purposes 5.3%, leisure 4.6% and VFR 2.9%. On shares, majority of tourists to this destination in the March Quarter of 218 were visiting for leisure recording a share of 86.6% which was higher than the 81.6% registered in the December Quarter of 217.VFR, the second highest represented share of 8.1%, followed by Business segment with 3.2% whilst the remaining 2.2% was for other purposes. See Figure C2 for more details. 21

28 Tourist Arrivals % Tourist Arrivals % Figure C2: Tourist Arrivals in Cook by Purpose of Visit, Quarter 1, , 4, 35, 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, - Leisure VFR Business Others Total 217 Q1 24,789 2, , Q4 34,586 5,281 1,352 1,17 42, Q1 25,923 2, ,949 % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Source: Cook Statistics Office Fiji Tourist arrivals to Fiji weakened further by 22.3% to 171,54 in the March Quarter, following the 11.5% drop in the quarter before. This was pushed down by the reduction in arrivals from Fiji s three leading markets New Zealand by 4.2% Australia 3.1% and USA by 8.1%. The backdrop reflected the low seasonality travel demand with outbound New Zealand and Australian residents to Fiji sliding by 44.2% and 23.3%, respectively. Notable falls were also recorded for France, Other Asia, USA, Europe, Pacific and the UK. Against the March Quarter of 217, tourist arrivals to Fiji however outperformed by 5.1% with India showing the fastest growth by 27.8%. Growth was further boosted by increasing arrivals from Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Europe, China, Pacific, Other Asia and other countries over the twelve months. Figure C3: Tourist Arrivals in Fiji by Source Market, Quarter 1, Source: Fiji Bureau of Statistics Australia NZ USA Canada France UK Europe China Japan India Other Asia Pacific Other Countries 217 Q Q Q % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Total -6 22

29 Tourist Arrivals % In terms of shares, Australia and New Zealand continued to dominate arrivals to Fiji with 41.1% and 15.8% shares respectively. USA rallied behind at 11% with China at 8.3% whilst Pacific edged closely at 8.2%. All the other destinations shared the remaining 15.6% of which Europe accounted for 4.2% and Other Asia 4%. See Figure C3 above for details. Figure C4: Tourist Arrivals in Fiji by Purpose of Visit, Quarter 1, , 2, 15, 1, 5, - Leisure VFR Business Others Total 217 Q1 114,894 15,17 13,66 19, , Q4 165,613 21,362 14,184 19,586 22, Q1 125,842 13,497 12,84 19, ,54 % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Source: Fiji Bureau of Statistics Analysis by purpose of visit shows all segments fell in the March Quarter of 218 with VFR recording 36.8% decline, Leisure 24%, Business 9.7% and Other purposes 1.1%. Compared to the First Quarter of 217, all segments weakened except Leisure which strengthened by 9.5%. In terms of shares, leisure continued to dominate with 73.4% to 125,842 while Other purposes registered 11.3%. VFR accounted for 7.9% and Business at 7.5%. Details provided in Figure C4. French Polynesia In March Quarter, tourists visited French Polynesia reached 45,19, a decline of 7.5% against the preceding quarter but outshined the corresponding quarter in 217 by 8%. The fall against the December Quarter was driven by the reduction in arrivals from France, Australia, Pacific and Other Asia. Against March Quarter last year, growth was attributed to the double digit increase in arrivals from Canada, China, UK, Other Asia, Europe, Other countries and USA. This outweighed the decline in arrivals from Japan by 19%, Pacific 15.1%, New Zealand 12.4%, India 1.9% and Australia 2.1%. On shares, USA dominated arrivals to French Polynesia in the March Quarter with 39.6% followed by France at 14.2%. Europe represented 8.2% share while China and Japan accounted for 7% and 6.7% each. The remaining 24.3% was shared among all the other markets. See details in Figure C5. 23

30 Tourist Arrivals % Tourist Arrivals % Figure C5: Tourist Arrivals in French Polynesia by Source Market, Quarter 1, 218 6, 5, , 3, 2, 1, Australia New Zealand Source: Institut de la Statistique de la Polynesie Francaise USA Canada UK France Europe China Japan India Other Asia Pacific Other Countries 217 Q1 1,849 1,395 16,185 2, ,41 3,229 2,34 3, ,373 1,586 41, Q4 2,652 1,798 17,115 1, ,49 5, , ,697 1,9 48, Q1 1,81 1,222 17,874 2, ,414 3,714 3,142 3, ,166 1,811 45,19 % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Total -1 Palau In March Quarter of 218, Palau received 33,96 tourists to its shores, a rise of 19.3% against the quarter before and 11.9% up over the March Quarter last year. Growth against the December Quarter was boosted by the remarkable upswing in arrivals from Other Asia and South Korea each rising by more than two fold. Double digit surge from India by 8%, Other Countries 41% and USA by 34.6% with firm gain from UK, Europe, China, Japan and Taiwan further boost arrivals to Palau. Meanwhile, the positive performance over the March Quarter in 217 was attributed to solid rise in arrivals from all markets except for Other Countries, Pacific, Australia and Europe. Figure C6: Tourist Arrivals in Palau by Source Market, Quarter 1, 218 4, 35, 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, - Australia NZ USA UK Europe China Japan Taiwan South Korea India Other Asia Pacific Other Countrie s 217 Q , ,443 12,787 7,49 2,266 3, , Q , ,313 13,712 6,89 2,296 1, , Q , ,37 14,196 8,321 2,645 3, ,96 % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Total Source: Palau Visitors Authority 24

31 Tourist Arrivals % In terms of shares, China continued to dominate arrivals in Palau with 41.9% down from the 47.7% shares recorded in the preceding quarter. Japan rallied behind at 24.5% while South Korea registered 11.6%. The remaining 16.2% was shared amongst all the other markets. Details are illustrated in Figure C6. Papua New Guinea In March Quarter, Papua New Guinea received 33,541 tourists to its shores, a marked 7.8% gain against the preceding quarter. Growth was driven by the double digit increase in arrivals from Philippines at 58.1%, India 46.4%, Pacific 29.9%, Other Asia 27.1%, China 26.8% and Japan rising by 16%. The favourable performance partly reflected the increased air connectivity between PNG and the Asia and the Pacific region. Compared to the corresponding period in 217, there was a decline of 7.8%, due mainly to the deceleration in arrivals from all source markets except for China, Other Asia and Philippines. In terms of shares, Australia continued its dominance as the major source market with 43.4% while Philippines represented 11.4%. Other Asia followed closely at 11.2% and China with 8.6% share. The remaining 25.4% was shared by the remaining source markets. Details in Figure C7. Figure C7: Tourist Arrivals in Papua New Guinea by Source Market, Quarter 1, Australia New Zealand Source: Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority USA Canada UK Europe China Japan Philipine s India Other Asia Pacific Other Countrie s Total (Exclude Cruise) 217 Q Q Q % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Analysis by purpose of visit reveals that Business and Other purposes grew by 18.1% and 43.7%, respectively against the preceding quarter while VFR and Leisure slumped by 39.7% and 2.6% each. In contrast to the March Quarter in 217, all segments registered declines. On shares, Business represented the largest share of 79% followed by Leisure at 12.3%. VFR and Other Purposes accounted for 4.5% and 4.3% shares, respectively. Details in Figure C8. 25

32 Tourist Arrivals % Tourist Arrivals % Figure C8: Tourist Arrivals in Papua New Guinea by Purpose of Visit, Quarter 1, Source: Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority Leisure VFR Business Others Total 217 Q Q Q % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Samoa In March Quarter of 218, Samoa received 31,774 tourists, a marked fall of 29.6% against the preceding quarter. The deceleration was triggered by the decline in arrivals from Australia by 4.6%, New Zealand 32.6%, Pacific 32.5%, Europe 13.2%, USA 1.4% and Other Asia.4%. Compared to March Quarter in 217, arrivals to Samoa however outshined by 9.1%. The positive outcome was boosted by the double digit increase in arrivals from Europe by 69.8%, USA 44.1%, Other Asia 21.2%, Other Countries 19.2%, Canada 16.2% and UK by 11.6%. Moderate growth were also seen in arrivals from Japan and Australia. Meanwhile, arrivals from Pacific and China slumped by 22.7% and 17.4% respectively over the period. Figure C9. Tourist Arrivals in Samoa by Source Market, Quarter 1, Source: Samoa Tourism Authority Australia NZ USA Canada UK Europe China Japan 26 Other Asia Pacific Other Countries 217 Q Q Q % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Total

33 Tourist Arrivals % Disaggregating by shares, New Zealand continued to dominate tourist arrivals in Samoa in March Quarter with a remarkable share of 46.4% to 14,758 while Australia represented 19.2%. Pacific recorded a share of 12.9%, followed by USA at 9.9%. The remaining 11.4% was shared among all the other markets. See details in Figure C9. Figure C1: Tourist Arrivals in Samoa by Purpose of Visit, Quarter 1, 218 5, 45, 4, 35, 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, - Leisure VFR Business Others Total 217 Q1 9,141 1,935 2,51 6,556 29, Q4 19,762 16,21 3,942 5,197 45, Q1 9,29 15,97 2,32 5,166 31,774 % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Source: Samoa Tourism Authority Analysis by purpose of visit shows that compared to the preceding quarter, all segments declined with Leisure recording a dip of 53.4%, Business 41.6%, VFR 6.8% and Other purposes.6%. Against the March Quarter of 217, VFR rose by 38.1%, leisure showed a rather flat growth of.7% while the two remaining segments declined. In terms of shares, VFR dominated arrivals with 47.5%, followed by Leisure at 29%, other purposes 16.3% and business with 7.2%. Details are illustrated in Figure C1. Solomon Tourist arrivals to the Solomon weakened by 11.5% to 6,296 in the March Quarter. This was pushed down by the double digit reduction in arrivals from Canada by 25%, Australia 22.8%, New Zealand 12.7%, USA 12.3% and Pacific by 1%. Compared to the corresponding quarter in 217, arrivals to this destination went up by 29%. The positive outcome was boosted by the remarkable surge in arrivals from China by 52.7%, Pacific 43%, Japan 42.9%, Other Asia 37.7%, USA 35%, Europe 31.5%, UK 29.3%, New Zealand 18.3% and Australia rising by 17.6%. This more than offset the fall in arrivals from Canada and Other countries. Disaggregating by shares, Australia dominated arrivals at 34.9% followed by Pacific at 22.5%. Other Asia recorded a share of 15.9%, New Zealand accounted for 5.7%, USA 5.1%, whilst China represented 5%. The remaining 1.9% was shared among all the other source markets. See details in Figure C11. 27

34 Tourist Arrivals % Tourist Arrivals % Figure C11: Tourist Arrivals in Solomon by Source Market, Quarter 1, 218 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, - Australia NZ USA Canada UK Europe China Japan Other Asia Pacific Other Countries 217 Q1 1, , Q4 2, , , Q1 2, ,1 1, ,296 % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Total Source: Solomon Visitors Bureau Analysis by purpose of visit reveals, all segments against the previous quarter declined except for Business which recorded a slight growth of.9%. Compared to March Quarter of 217, Other purposes rose by 64.2%, Leisure up 23.6%, VFR 15.8% and Business outshined by 11.8%. On shares, other purposes dominated arrivals to Solomon at 32.2%, Leisure with 27%, Business edged closely at 26.1% whilst VFR represented the remaining share of 14.7%. See details in Figure C12. Figure C12: Tourist Arrivals in Solomon by Purpose of Visit, Quarter 1, 218 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Source: Solomon Visitors Bureau - Leisure VFR Business Others Total 217 Q1 1, ,472 1,234 4, Q4 2,732 1,27 1,63 1,544 7, Q1 1, ,645 2,26 6,296 % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q

35 % Tourist Arrivals Timor Leste At the end of the First Quarter, 27,637 tourists visited Timor Leste recording a fall of 3.5% over the preceding quarter. The backdrop reflected the deceleration in arrivals from Pacific by 75%, Indonesia 31.6%, Portugal 27.9%, Australia 2% and USA by 5.8%. Compared to March Quarter of 217, arrivals to Timor Leste fell slightly by 2.7%. The dip was mainly attributed to the reduction in arrivals from Pacific by 76.5%, Australia 47.2%, New Zealand 29.4%, Indonesia 19.1% and USA by.6%. This more than offset the significant surge in arrivals from Other Countries, Europe, Japan, UK and Other Asia during the period. Figure C13: Tourist Arrivals in Timor Leste by Source Market, Quarter 1, , 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, Source: Ministry of Tourism, Timor Leste - Australia NZ USA UK Europe China Japan Indonesia Portugal India Other Asia Pacific Other Countries 217 Q1 4, , ,633 2, , , Q4 2, , ,596 2,333-2, , Q1 2, ,93 1, ,357 1, , ,95 27,637 % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Total On shares, this destination s neighbor, Indonesia recorded the highest at 41.1% with Europe and Other countries surpassing Other Asia and taking second place at 1.5% each. Other Asia followed closely behind at 1.1% share while Australia scooped 7.6%. All other markets shared the remaining 2.2%. See Details in Figure C13. Tuvalu In March Quarter, Tuvalu received 76 tourists, a marked decline of 12.5% against the December Quarter, but outperformed the corresponding quarter of 217 by 33.5%. The deceleration over the previous quarter was mainly attributed to the reduction in arrivals from all the key markets except Europe, India and Pacific. Double digit reduction were recorded in arrivals from Australia by 19%, New Zealand 21.4%, Canada 37.5%, UK 21.1%, Japan 14.9%, Other Asia 16% and Other Countries with the highest drop by 73.9%. Meanwhile, the surge against the March Quarter of 217 was boosted by the remarkable gain in arrivals from all the key markets except for China which reduced by 28% and UK which remained flat over the period. 29

36 Tourist Arrivals % Tourist Arrivals % Figure C14: Tourist Arrivals in Tuvalu by Source Market, Quarter 1, Australia NZ USA Canada UK Europe China Japan India Other Asia Pacific Other Countries 217 Q Q Q % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Total On market shares, other Pacific continued to account for the majority of the arrivals to Tuvalu at 31.6% to 223. Other Asia followed at 21.1%, Australia represented 11.5%, New Zeland 7.8% whilst Europe and Japan at 6.9% and 5.7% share, respectively. All other countries accounted for the remaining 15% share during the quarter. Details are shown in Figure C14. Figure C15: Tourist Arrivals in Tuvalu by Purpose of Visit, Quarter 1, Leisure Business Others Total 217 Q Q Q % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Analysis by purpose of visit reveals that Other segment rose by 31.6% whilst Leisure and Business slumped by 1.5% and 22.4% respectively against the quarter prior. Compared to March Quarter of 217, all segments increased with Other segment recording the highest growth. On shares, Business dominated arrivals to Tuvalu at 52.8%, Leisure 28.9% and Other segment represented the remaining share of 18.3%. See details in Figure C

37 Tourist Arrivals % Vanuatu In March Quarter of 218, Vanuatu welcomed 23,512 tourists to its shores marking a fall of 25% against the quarter before. The dip was owed to the reduction in arrivals from all source markets except China recording a solid 19.2% surge over the period. Double digit fall were recorded for New Zealand by 45.2%, Japan 29.8%, Australia 28.2%, Pacific 19.6%, Europe 19.2% and USA by 13.9%. Compared to the corresponding quarter in 217, tourist arrivals to Vanuatu, however, outperformed by 12.4%. This was boosted by increasing arrivals from all source markets except for Japan and Europe which dropped by 9.7% and 2.7% respectively. Arrivals from New Zealand recorded a maximum gain of 26.9%, Other countries rose by 2.2%. USA up 16.3%, Pacific 14%, Australia 12.2% and China rising by 7%. On shares, Australia continued to dominate arrivals to this destination with 49.5% while Pacific represented 25.2%. New Zealand and Europe registered shares of 7.3% and 6.5% respectively whilst the remaining 11.5% was shared by all the other markets. Details in Figure C16. Figure C16: Tourist Arrivals in Vanuatu by Source Market, Quarter 1, , 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, - Australia New Zealand USA Europe China Japan Pacific Other Countries 217 Q1 1,37 1, , , , Q4 16,23 3, , , , Q1 11,631 1, ,525 1, , ,512 % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Total Source: Vanuatu National Statistics Office Analysis by purpose of visit reveals that all segments declined against the preceding quarter. Other purposes fell by 37.8%, Business dipped by 32.7%, VFR down by 28.3% while Leisure declined by 22.3%. Compared to March Quarter of 217, Leisure and VFR rose by 18.8% and 3.2% each while Business and Other purposes dropped by 18.9% and 1.1% respectively. On shares, Leisure dominated arrivals by 77.9% shares while VFR recorded 8.2%. Other purposes followed at 7.5% and Business with 6.5% share. Details in Figure C17. 31

38 Tourist Arrivals % Figure C17: Tourist Arrivals in Vanuatu by Purpose of Visit, Quarter 1, , 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, - Leisure VFR Business Others Total 217 Q1 15,44 1,859 1,875 1,785 2, Q4 23,563 2,677 2,257 2,841 31, Q1 18,37 1,919 1,52 1,766 23,512 % change Q1 18/Q % change Q1 18/Q % share Q Source: Vanuatu National Statistics Office 32

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