ST. EUSTATIUS. Visitor Arrival Summary

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1 ST. EUSTATIUS Visitor Arrival Summary Tourist Arrivals (excluding Antilleans) to St. Eustatius increased by 2.5 percent to reach a total of 12.0 thousand in A strong summer season (up 6.7 percent) compensated for the slackening in arrivals during the Winter period (down 5.3 percent) which accounted 32.5 percent of arrivals to the destination. Holland continued to be the single most important market for St. Eustatius (accounting for 43.8 percent all tourist arrivals). There was a 6.5 percent increase from this market. Of the other major markets, the other European countries excluding Holland grew by 10.5 percent while the United States decreased by 4.7 percent. Fewer Canadians made the trip to this destination and the miscellaneous unspecified countries showed no appreciable movement. Sea Arrivals for 2008 and 2009 are unavailable. TOURISM HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2009 VISITOR ARRIVALS Tourist Arrivals Summer* Winter* 12, % 32.5% Sea Arrivals II Summer Winter Yacht Arrivals III 5, % 51.5% 707 ACCOMMODATION STATISTICS SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS Rooms X 62 Land Area (square Kilometres) Population (thousand mid year 2010) * Based on Total Air Arrivals 98

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3 ST EUSTATIUS VISITOR AIR ARRIVALS BY NATIONALITY* % Share Nationality United States Canada Holland Other Europe Rest of the W orld TOTAL TOURISTS Antillean ** TOTAL AIR VISITORS *Includes same-day visitors and returning residents **Includes residents of St Eustatius MONTHLY VISITOR AIR ARRIVALS % Change Month /08 January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL

4 ST EUSTATIUS MONTHLY VISITOR SEA ARRIVALS % Change Month /06 January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL Yacht Arrivals TOURIST ACCOMMODATION (Rooms) Rooms Total n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a Source: St. Eustatius Development Foundation 101

5 ST KITTS AND NEVIS Visitor Arrival Summary Stay over arrivals to St. Kitts and Nevis for 2010, are unavailable. TOURISM HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2008 VISITOR ARRIVALS Tourist Arrivals Summer Winter 106, % 39.6% Cruise Passengers I Summer Winter Cruise Ship Calls I 247, % 53.0% 242 VISITOR PROFILE Average Length of Stay (nights) VII Tourist Arrivals by Purpose of Visit VII Holiday Business Other % 9.6% 0.6% Tourist Arrivals by Place of Stay VII Hotels Apartment/Villas Private Other 49.9% 4.3% 40.9% 4.9% TOURISM AND OTHER RELATED ECONOMIC STATISTICS Total Expenditure (US$ millions) Tourism Budget (US$ 000) IX b Hotel and Restaurant contribution to GDP I $110.1 $3, % GDP at Factor Cost (US$millions) Consumer Price Index (%ch. 2008/ 07) $ % ACCOMMODATION STATISTICS SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS Rooms VIII 1,754 Land Area (square Kilometres) Population (thousand mid year 2008)

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7 ST KITTS AND NEVIS TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE % Share Country of Residence United States n.a n.a Canada n.a n.a United Kingdom n.a n.a Other Europe n.a n.a OECS Other CARICOM U.S. Virgin Islands n.a n.a Netherlands Antilles Rest of World n.a n.a TOTAL ,408 n.a MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS %Change Month /07 January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL

8 ST KITTS AND NEVIS CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVALS* %Change Month /06 January February March April May June July August September October November December Total Number of calls * Includes arrivals by yacht TOURIST ACCOMMODATION (Rooms) Type of Accommodation Hotels n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a Apts/Cottages n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a Guest Houses/Other n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a TOTAL 1754 n.a n.a n.a n.a Source: Statistics Division and Department of Tourism, St Kitts and Nevis 105

9 SAINT LUCIA Visitor Arrival Summary Saint Lucia registered just under a 10.0 percent increase in Tourist Arrivals in 2010, when thousand tourists visited. Almost all months saw double digit growth over the 2009 arrival levels, with only April, November and December performing worse in Consequently, Stay-over arrivals in the Winter season grew by 8.9 percent, and those in the Summer were up by 10.4 percent. The overall annual increase put Saint Lucia s tourism performance back on par with the 2006 levels. Among the key markets, the United States provided 42.2 percent (129.1 thousand) of all arrivals. This was a substantial 30.8 percent increase in arrivals and almost 7 percentage points rise in share when compared to 2009 results. Arrivals from the U.K., (the second largest market for this destination) and the Caribbean fell by 6.2 percent and 10.3 percent respectively to reach 67.4 thousand and 54.0 thousand at the end of year. Consequently, both markets lost market share of around 4.0 points Arrivals from Canada expanded by 12.6 percent, Germany soared by 71.4 percent and those from Other European countries climbed by 30.8 percent. All other sources when aggregated grew by 18.0 percent. Cruise Passenger arrivals totalled thousand in This represented a decrease of 4.2 percent, with passenger arrivals in most months receding below the corresponding total in The most significant losses came in May (-26.8%), July (-18.9%), September (-29.5%) and November (-32.9%). TOURISM HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2010 VISITOR ARRIVALS Tourist Arrivals Summer Winter Same-day Visitors 305, % 36.1% 7,613 Cruise Passengers Summer Winter Cruise Ship Calls 670, % 56.3% 380 VISITOR PROFILE Average Length of Stay (nights) Tourist Arrivals by Purpose of Visit II Holiday Business Other % 4.4% 17.5% Tourist Arrivals by Place of Stay IV Hotels Guest Houses/Apartments Other 75.9% 1.0% 23.1% TOURISM AND OTHER RELATED ECONOMIC STATISTICS Total Expenditure (US$ millions) $328.9 Tourism Budget (US$ thousands) I b $18,679 ACCOMMODATION STATISTICS GDP at Factor Cost (US$millions) Hotel and Restaurant contribution to GDP III Consumer Price Index (% ch. 2010/ 09) SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS $ % 1.8% Rooms Room Occupancy Rates 4, % Land Area (square Kilometres) Population (thousand mid year 2009)

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11 SAINT LUCIA TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE % Share Country of Residence United States Canada United Kingdom Germany Other Europe Caribbean Rest of World TOTAL MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS %Change Month /09 January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL

12 SAINT LUCIA CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVALS % Change Month /09 January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL Number of Calls VISITOR ARRIVALS BY CATEGORY % Share Category Tourists Cruise Passenger Other Same-day Visitors TOTAL TOURIST ACCOMMODATION (Rooms) Type of Accommodation Hotels Apartments Guest Houses Villas\Cottages TOTAL Sources: Saint Lucia Tourist Board and Government Statistical Department 109

13 ST. MAARTEN Visitor Arrival Summary St. Maarten experienced no real growth in Tourist Arrivals in 2010, as the total arrivals of thousand were only 0.7 percent above the previous year s total. Even though Stay-over arrivals during the Winter months (40.3% share)were up by 4.8 percent, the 1.9 percent decline in the Summer (59.7% share) overpowered this, thus resulting in the overall flat performance. The United States, which accounted for 53.3 percent (236.4 thousand) of the total arrivals, fell by 1.7 percent. Overall, arrivals from Europe were 22.8 percent of total Stay-over arrivals, while recording an increase of 2.8 percent. Of this total, France (including French West Indies) grew by 2.5 percent to hold 15.3 percent of total Stay-over arrivals. Arrivals from Other Europe contracted by 0.9 percent. Canada outstripped the 2009 performance by 3.8 percent, ending with 33.5 thousand tourists. Overall, 1,512.1 thousand Cruise Passengers arrived in St. Maarten aboard 551 cruise ship calls in This was an increase of 24.5 percent in passenger arrivals. Passenger arrivals during the Winter months moved downward slightly by -0.1 percent, whereas there was robust growth in the Summer, calculated at 56.5 percent. TOURISM HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2010 VISITOR ARRIVALS Tourist Arrivals Summer Winter Average Length of Stay (nights) 443, % 40.3% n.a. Cruise Passengers Summer Winter Cruise Ship Calls 1,512, % 45.4% 551 TOURISM AND OTHER RELATED ECONOMIC STATISTICS Total Expenditure (US$ millions) * $674.4 Tourism Budget (US$ thousands) VI b $5,004 ACCOMMODATION STATISTICS Consumer Price Index (%ch 2010/ 09) 3.2% SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS Rooms VIII Room Occupancy Rates 3, % Land Area (square Kilometres) Population (thousand mid year 2010) * Includes Visitor Expenditure for Saba and St. Eustatius 110

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15 ST MAARTEN TOURIST ARRIVALS BY NATIONALITY* % Share Nationality United States Canada Holland France** Other Europe Neth. Antilles Other Caribbean Rest of World TOTAL *By air, including persons destined for St Martin (the French side of the island); Excludes inter-antillean arrivals **Includes citizens of the French West Indies. MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS* % Change Month /09 January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL *Arrivals at Juliana Airport (includes visitors destined for St Martin) 112

16 ST MAARTEN CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVALS % Change Month /09 January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL Number of Calls TOURIST ACCOMMODATION (Rooms) Type of Accommodation Hotels n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a Guest Houses n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a Villas/Condos/Apartm ents n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a Other n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a Total 3532 n.a n.a n.a n.a Source: St. Maarten Tourist Bureau 113

17 ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Visitor Arrival Summary In 2010, St. Vincent and the Grenadines registered its fourth successive decline in Tourist Arrivals after five years of robust growth between Arrivals contracted by 3.9 percent, totalling 72.5 thousand. Winter arrivals,which accounted for 35.2 percent of all arrivals fell off by 2.9 percent, and those in the Summer (64.8 percent of the total) shrank by 4.5 percent. Arrivals from the Caribbean, representing 33.1 percent of total Stay Over arrivals, diminished by 10.7 percent. European arrivals, likewise, dwindled by -7.5 percent, down to 17.7 thousand. This was the net effect of fewer tourists originating from United Kingdom (down 9.1 percent) as well as Continental Europe (down 3.8 percent) The North American markets of the United States and Canada each recorded improvements in tourist numbers, respectively increasing by 6.9 percent and 5.7 percent. There was further significant reduction in the number of cruise ships berthing in this territory ships in 2010 versus 164 in Correspondingly, the Cruise Passenger arrivals level in 2010 abated by 25.8 percent, ending with an aggregate of just under thousand passengers. There was significant decreases in the arrival numbers during the Winter (-29.1%) and Summer (-19.0%) months, which gave rise to the overall shrinkage in Cruise Passenger numbers. TOURISM HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2010 VISITOR ARRIVALS Tourist Arrivals Summer Winter 72, % 35.2% Cruise Passengers Summer Winter Yacht Passengers 110, % 63.6% 42,603 VISITOR PROFILE Average Length of Stay (nights) Tourist Arrivals by Purpose of Visit II Holiday Business Other % 16.6% 12.7% Tourist Arrivals by Place of Stay III Hotels Guest House/Apartment Private Other 32.8% 3.9% 51.8% 11.5% TOURISM AND OTHER RELATED ECONOMIC STATISTICS Total Expenditure (US$ millions) $85.8 Tourism Budget (US$ thousand) X b $1,557 ACCOMMODATION STATISTICS GDP at Factor Cost (US$ millions) Consumer Price Index (%ch. 2010/ 09) Hotel and Restaurant contribution to GDP III SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS $ % 1.9% Rooms II 2,475 Land Area (square Kilometres) Population (thousand mid year 2010)

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19 ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE % share Country of Residence United States Canada United Kingdom Other Europe Trinidad & Tobago Other Caribbean Rest of World TOTAL MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS % Change Month /09 January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL

20 ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVALS* % Change Month /08 January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL VISITOR ARRIVALS BY FIRST PORT OF ENTRY IN 2010 Port St. Vincent Bequia Mustique Canouan Union Island Total Air* Sea** * Includes same-day visitors ** Includes Cruiseship and Yacht Passengers Type of Accommodation Hotels n.a 1133 Apartments n.a 453 Cottages, Villas, n.a 608 Guest Houses n.a 589 TOTAL n.a 2783 Source: Department of Tourism, St Vincent and the Grenadines 117