VISITOR PROFILE 83.8% 9.4% 6.8% TOURISM AND OTHER RELATED ECONOMIC STATISTICS

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1 SURINAME Visitor Arrival Summary Tourist Air Arrivals to Suriname slipped marginally by 0.2 percent to end at thousand. Winter arrivals suffered a significant 31.6 percent decline, whereas the Summer grew by 14.4 percent. Arrivals from Holland continued to dominate the market with a 53.9 percent share, even though diminishing by 8.2 percent. The Caribbean market, 19.4 percent of all Tourist Air arrivals, register a health growth with a 30.7 percent increase. Likewise, the South American market, holding a 15.4 percent market share, grew by 3.4 percent. TOURISM HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2009 VISITOR ARRIVALS Air Arrivals I 150,396 Sea Arrivals n.a. VISITOR PROFILE Tourist Arrivals by Purpose of Visit IV ( Holiday ( Business ( Other 83.8% 9.4% 6.8% Tourist Arrivals by Place of Stay * ( Hotels ( Private/Unregistered ( Friend/not specified 11% 40% 49% TOURISM AND OTHER RELATED ECONOMIC STATISTICS Total Expenditure (US$ millions) I $77.4 GDP at Factor Cost (US$ millions) IV $1,128.1 ACCOMMODATION STATISTICS SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS Number of rooms IV 1,994 Land Area (thousand square Kilometres) Population (thousand mid year 2007) * Based on 2000 visitor survey 118

2 SURINAME TOURIST ARRIVALS BY MAIN MARKETS Other Europe 4% U.S.A 3% Carib bean 19% - Holland 55% South America 15% Re st of the Wo rld 4% MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS 25 T H O U S A N D S Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Se p Oct Nov Dec MONTH 119

3 SURINAME VISITOR ARRIVALS BY CATEGORY Category 2003 n % Share 2007 Air Arrivals n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a Sea Arrivals * n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a Total n.a ** n.a n.a n.a n New series * Arrivals at Nieuw Nickerie Harbour ** June - Dec only TOURIST AIR ARRIVALS BY NATIONALITY % Share Country of Residence United States Canada n.a n.a Holland Other Europe South America Caribbean Rest of World TOTAL

4 MONTHLY AIR ARRIVALS* Month SURINAME % Change /08 January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL TOURIST ACCOMMODATION (Rooms) Type of Accommodation Hotels n.a n.a n.a 678 Guest Houses n.a n.a n.a n.a Other n.a n.a n.a 1316 TOTAL n.a n.a n.a 1994 Source: Suriname Tourism Foundation 121

5 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Visitor Arrival Summary Full year Tourist arrivals to Trinidad and Tobago were unavailable for Reported numbers up to November show a 5.5 percent decline, with the Winter down by 7.7 percent and the Summer down by 17.6 percent. The total for January to November was reported at thousand as compared with thousand for the similar period in Arrivals from the USA market continued to dominate the market with a 45.8 percent share, even though results showed a 9.2 percent decline. The Canadian market, 11.4 percent of all Stay Over arrivals, continued to register growth with a 4.3 percent increase. The Caribbean, while remaining an important source market (20.0 percent of the whole), fell away sharply by 22.8 percent, ending at 74.5 thousand tourists (Jan-Nov). Arrivals from the European market (14.5 percent market share) continued to shrink to be down by 14.6 percent, ending with an aggregate of 53.9 thousand arrivals. The Cruise industry recorded exponential growth in 2009 as it recovered from the slump in An estimated thousand Cruise Passengers arrived, a growth of percent, with 82.7 thousand arriving in the Winter and 36.9 thousand arriving in the Summer. TOURISM HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2009 VISITOR ARRIVALS Tourist Arrivals Jan-Nov I ( Summer ( Winter 371, % 38.5% Cruise Passengers ( Summer ( Winter 119, % 69.2% VISITOR PROFILE Tourist Arrivals by Purpose of Visit I ( Holiday ( Business ( Other 62.7% 19.1% 18.2% Tourist Arrivals by Place of Stay I ( Hotels ( Apartment/Guest Houses ( Private ( Other 17.5% 4.6% 57.4% 20.5% TOURISM AND OTHER RELATED ECONOMIC STATISTICS Total Expenditure (US$ millions) I $397.0 Tourism Budget (US$ thousands) IX $4,117 ACCOMMODATION STATISTICS Rooms I * 5,796 Room Occupancy Rates II 52.0% GDP at Factor Cost (US$ millions) V Consumer Price Index (% ch. 2009/ 08) SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS Land Area (square Kilometres) Population (thousand mid year 2008) $11, % 5,128 1,308.6 * estimate 122

6 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO TOURIST ARRIVALS BY MAIN MARKETS 2009 Jan-Nov Canada 11% U.K 10% Other Europe 5% South Amerca 5% U.S.A 46% Caribbean 20% Rest of the World 3% 60 M ON THLY TOUR IST ARR IVALS T H O U S A N 20 D S Jan Feb Mar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct N ov Dec MONTH 123

7 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE % Share Country of Residence Jan-Nov 2009 United States Canada United Kingdom Other Europe South America Guyana Barbados Other Caribbean Rest of World TOTAL MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS % Change Month /08 January February March April May June July August September October November December n.a - TOTAL

8 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVALS % Change Month /08 January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL Number of Calls n.a TOURIST ACCOMMODATION BY AREA (Rooms) Area Trinidad 2528 n.a n.a n.a n.a Tobago 3415 n.a n.a n.a n.a TOTAL 5943 n.a n.a n.a n.a By Type of Accommodation (Trinidad & Tobago) Type of Accommodation Hotels n.a n.a Condos n.a n.a Guest Houses n.a n.a Other n.a n.a TOTAL n.a n.a Sources: Tourism Development Authority; Central Statistical Office 125

9 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Data for the Turks and Caicos Islands for 2009 was unavailable. TOURISM HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2009 VISITOR ARRIVALS Tourist Arrivals II I ( Summer * V ( Winter * V 264, % 38.8% Cruise Passenger Arrivals No Cruise VISITOR PROFILE Average Length of Stay (nights) III Tourist Arrivals by Purpose of Visit VI ( Holiday ( Business ( Other % 36.0% 8.6% Tourist Arrivals by Place of Stay VI ( Hotels ( Guest Houses/Apartments ( Private ( Other 62.2% 0.6% 8.7% 28.5% TOURISM AND OTHER RELATED ECONOMIC STATISTICS Total Expenditure (US$ millions) V $304.0 Tourism Budget (US$ thousands) V b $2,316 ACCOMMODATION STATISTICS Rooms II 2,632 Room Occupancy Rate II 64.0% * Based on visitor arrivals SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS Land Area (square kilometers) Population (thousand mid year 2007)

10 TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS TOURIST ARRIVALS BY MAIN MARKETS 2006 U.S.A 68% Can ada 12% Europe 10% Rest of the World 10% MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS T H O 15 U S A N 10 D S Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec MONTH 127

11 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TOURIST ARRIVALS % Share Country United States n.a - Canada n.a - United Kingdom 7266 n.a - A Other Europe 3801 A A n.a - Rest of World n.a - TOTAL MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS % Change Month 2003 * /06 January n.a n.a n.a - February n.a n.a n.a - March n.a n.a n.a - April n.a n.a n.a - May n.a n.a n.a - June n.a n.a n.a - July n.a n.a n.a - August n.a n.a n.a - September n.a n.a n.a - October n.a n.a n.a - November n.a n.a n.a - December n.a n.a n.a - TOTAL * Visitor Arrivals TOURIST ACCOMMODATION (Rooms) Rooms Hotels n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a Apartments n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a Villas/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 Source: Tourist Board, Turks and Caicos Islands 128

12 US VIRGIN ISLANDS Visitor Arrival Summary Visitor Arrivals (Stay Over and Same-day) to the USVI slid from the 2007 level to total thousand, a minor loss of 1.5 percent. Stopovers accounted for 84.7 percent of total visitors and decreased minimally by 0.5 percent. Same-day arrivals accounted for the remaining 15.3 percent of the total, and were reduced by 6.5 percent. Of note is that fact that the latter half of the year, July through December suffered a fall off of 8.8 percent when compared with the same period of More that 92.0 percent of all Non-resident Hotel Registrations originated from the United States, growing by 6.5 percent. The total from this market was reported at thousand. Registrations from the Caribbean accounted for a distant 4.2 percent or 30.1 thousand. The 621 ships which sailed into port in 2009 only delivered an aggregate of 1,582.3 thousand passengers, the lowest it has been in six years, representing a loss of 9.9 percent. The Winter months were mainly responsible for this fall off, when 15.7 percent fewer passengers arrived during this period. Arrivals in the Summer also declined by 4.8 percent. TOURISM HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2009 VISITOR ARRIVALS Tourist Arrivals I ( Summer ( Winter Same Day Visitors 562, % 37.7% 102,000 Cruise Passengers ( Summer ( Winter Cruise Calls 1,582, % 44.6% 621 TOURISM AND OTHER RELATED ECONOMIC STATISTICS Total Expenditure (US$ millions) I Cruise Expenditure (US$ millions) I $1,519.7 $526.7 Consumer Price Index (% ch. 2008/ 07) 7.1% ACCOMMODATION STATISTICS Total Hotel Rooms Room Occupancy Rate 4, % St. Thomas/St. John - Hotel Rooms Occupancy Rate 3, % ACCOMMODATION STATISTICS (continued) SOCIO - ECONOMIC STATISTICS St. Croix - Hotel Rooms Occupancy Rate 1, % Land Area (square kilometers) Population (thousand mid year 2007)

13 US VIRGIN ISLANDS HOTEL REGISTRATIONS BY MAIN MARKET 2009 U.S.A 92% Rest of the World 2% Canada 1% Europe 2% Puerto Rico 3% MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS T H O U S A N D S Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec MONTH 130

14 VISITOR AIR ARRIVALS BY CATEGORY US VIRGIN ISLANDS Category Tourists Same-day visitors* TOTAL St Thomas\St John * Excluding Cruise Passengers NON-RESIDENT HOTEL REGISTRATIONS** % Share Country of Residence United States Canada Europe Puerto Rico Other Caribbean Latin America Rest of World TOTAL ** Totals vary according to the number of hotels responding to the survey; the reader should be wary of year-to-year comparisons. VISITOR AIR ARRIVALS BY MONTH*** % Change Month /08 January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL ** *Excluding resident arrivals and inter-island traffic but including excursionists 131

15 CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVALS US VIRGIN ISLANDS % Change Month /08 January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL Number of Calls TOURIST ACCOMMODATION Type of Accommodation Hotel (rooms) Condo/Villa Units TOTAL St Thomas/St. John St Croix Source: Bureau of Economic Research, USVI Department of Commerce 132

16 VENEZUELA Visitor Arrival Summary Tourist Arrivals to Venezuela were reported at thousand in This represents a 17.4 percent drop in arrival levels over the previous year s total. The Winter period only gave rise to thousand stay overs as opposed to thousand in 2008, a 26.3 percent reduction. The Summer period also suffered a 12.4 percent fall off, ending at thousand in The Europe an market contracted by almost 20.0 percent totaling thousand in The South American market shrank similarly by 18.2 percent, down from thousand in 2008 to thousand in Cruise Passenger Arrivals fell to two thirds the 2008 figure, amounting to 77.9 thousand. Both the Winter and Summer seasons fell away sharply by 31.9 percent and 26.5 percent respectively. TOURISM HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2009 VISITOR ARRIVALS Tourist Arrivals I ( Summer ( Winter Cruise Passenger Arrivals 615, % 32.1% 77,941 Tourist Air Arrivals to Maiquetía (Caracas) Tourists Air Arrivals to Porlamar n.a n.a VISITOR PROFILE Tourist Arrivals by Purpose of Visit ( Holiday ( Business ( Other 71.7% 25.2% 3.1% Main Source of Information** ( Television ( Family and Friends ( Newspapers ( Other 5.02% 43.31% 3.01% 48.66% TOURISM AND OTHER RELATED ECONOMIC STATISTICS Total Expenditure (US$ millions) Average visitor expenditure (US$) ACCOMMODATION STATISTICS $780.0 $1,305.0 Average Daily Expenditure (US$) GDP at Factor Cost (US$ millions) VI $72.9 $102,484 SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS Rooms II 33,290 Land Area (square kilometers) Population (thousand mid year 2008) 912,050 27,934.7 **Source: September 1998 Survey of Receptive Tourist at the Simon Bolivar International Airport of Maquetía 133

17 VENEZUELA TOURIST ARRIVALS BY MAIN MARKETS 2009 Caribbean 6% Other Europe 29% South America 30% Spain 10% Canada 3% Rest of the World 10% U.S.A 12% MONTHL Y TOURIST ARRIVALS T H 50 O U S 40 A N 30 D S J an Feb Ma r Apr May J un Jul Aug Se p Oct Nov De c MONTH 134

18 TOURISTS AIR ARRIVALS BY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS VENEZUELA % Share Area Maiquetía (Caracas) Porlamar * Maracaibo Punto Fijo San Antonio Barcelona Barquisimeto Coro TOTAL These cities are major tourism areas in Venezuela. * The International Airport of the Caribbean is located in Porlamar in the state of Nueva Esparta. This state consists of the tourist destinations of Margarita, Coche and Cubagua Islands TOURISTS ARRIVALS BY MAJOR MARKETS % Share Country of Residence United States Canada Argentina Columbia Other South America Central America Holland Italy Spain Other Europe Caribbean Rest of World TOTAL

19 TOURISTS ARRIVALS BY MONTH VENEZUELA % Change Month /08 January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVALS % Change Month /08 January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL

20 VENEZUELA ESTIMATED VISITOR EXPENDITURE (US dollars per tourist) Expenditure Total TOURISTS ACCOMMODATION BY STATES % Share Area Caracas Metropolitan Area n.a n.a n.a - Anzoátegui n.a n.a n.a - Bolívar n.a n.a n.a - Carabobo n.a n.a n.a - Falcón n.a n.a n.a - Nueva Esparta n.a n.a n.a - Mérida n.a n.a n.a - Other States n.a n.a n.a - Total n.a n.a n.a - 1 The State of Anzoátegui consists of the tourist destination of Barcelona - Puerto La Cruz 2 The State of Bolívar consists of the tourist destination of Canaima National Park and La Gran Sabana 3 The State of Carabobo consists of the tourist destination, Valencia and Puerto Cabello 4 The State of Falcón consists of the tourist destinations of Coro, Punto Fijo and the Morrocoy National Park 5 The State of Nueva Esparta consists of the tourist destinations of Margarita, Coche and Cubagua Islands 6 The State of Mérida consists of the tourist destinations of Mérida City and the Sierra Navada National Park 137

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