TOURIST (Stopover Arrivals) Europe. United States. Canada. Latin America. Monthly Statistical Report

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1 J 2017 V XXV, I 1 Monthly Statistical Report IN 2017 Stopover arrivals up 3.5% US Market up 1.9% Canada up 6.3% Europe up 7.8% Cruise Passenger up by 10.2% TOURIST (Stopover Arrivals) Stopover arrivals in January 2017 were 185,873, an increase of 3.5% over the 179,559 recorded in January United States Stopover arrivals from the United States market recorded a 1.9% increase in January 2017, with a total of 103,026 arrivals compared to the 101,143 arrivals who visited in January All marke ng regions recorded increased arrivals. The Northeast with 42,896 increased by 0.8%, the Mid west with 29,056 increased by 1.7%, the South with 20,973 increased by 2.9%, and the West with 10,101 increased by 4.9%. Canada USA 55.4% In January 2017, the Canadian market recorded an increase in arrivals of 6.3%, with 45,905 stopovers compared to 43,176 in January Stopover arrivals from Atlan c Canada grew by 19.2%, the main provinces of Nova Sco a increased by 19.9%, over January 2016 and those from New Brunswick increased by 16.9%. Stopover arrivals from Central Canada increased by 7.5%, the leading province of Ontario up by 10.0%, and the second most important Canadian province of Quebec down by 3.7%. MARKET SHARE January 2017 All Other 2.2% Europe The European market region recorded an increase of 7.8% in January 2017, with 28,729 stopover arrivals compared to the 26,638 recorded in January In the Northern European region, the main visitor producing countries, United Kingdom, with 17,552 arrivals, grew by 14.3% and Sweden with 1,933 arrivals fell by 25.0%. Canada 24.7% UK 9.4% Europe 6.0% Caribbean 2.2% grew by 406.3%. Latin America In the South Western European region, Germany with 2,283 visitor arrivals increased by 17.9%, Italy with 1,791 arrivals grew by 23.2%, the Netherlands with 677 arrivals grew by 2.3%, France with 655 visitors increased by 15.5%, and Belgium with 542 arrivals rose by 21.0%. Stopover arrivals from Central East Europe with 1,467 arrivals grew by 84.8%. The main producing country, Poland, with 810 arrivals Arrivals from La n America increased by 16.9% in January 2017, with a total of 2,805 stopovers compared to 2,400 in January From the Central American region, stopover arrivals declined by 20.4% with 618 arrivals. Mexico with 293 arrivals declined by 28.5%, while Panama with 127 grew by 1.6%. Stopover arrivals from Western Canada was at the same level as in The main province of Alberta recorded an increase of 6.2%, and arrivals from Manitoba increased by 0.6%. From the South American region, stopover arrivals grew by 34.7% with 2,147 arrivals. Argen na with 806 arrivals increased by 80.7% and Chile with 453 arrivals grew by 20.5%.

2 The Caribbean Stopover arrivals to Jamaica from the Caribbean region fell by 13.3% in January 2017 with a total of 4,147 visitors, compared to 4,785 in January The Cayman Islands and Trinidad & Tobago con nued to be the major visitor producing Caribbean countries in January 2017 with 1,054 and 810 stopover arrivals, respec vely. Asia The Asian market fell by 0.1% in January 2017 with a total of 728 stopovers compared to 729 in January China, Japan, and India, are the major visitor producing countries with 263, 188 and 107 stopovers arriving from each country, respec vely. Other Countries Overall, stopover arrivals from other countries declined by 22.5% in January Of the Other Countries, Australia provided the most stop over arrivals to Jamaica, with 271 visitors in 2017 compared to 340 in This represents an decrease of 20.3%. Market Share The market share of stopover visitors for January 2017 was as follows: USA 55.4%; Canada 24.7%; UK 9.4%; Con nental Europe 6.0%, the Caribbean 2.2%; and the others, including La n America and Asia 2.2%. Page 2 A total of 205,812 cruise passengers visited Jamaica in January, This represented a 10.2% increase over the 186,741 for January Thousands Cruise Passengers CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVALS BY PORT For January 2017, Cruise passengers visi ng the Falmouth port increased by 12.4%. Cruise passengers visi ng the port of Montego Bay increased by 35.1% and those visi ng Ocho Rios declined by 9.5%. Length of Stay MoBay Ocho Rios Falmouth Total The average length of stay of Foreign Na onal arrivals in January 2017 was 9 nights compared to 8.9 nights in January The average length of stay in hotels was 7.2 nights in January 2017, which was the same level as in January The average length of stay of Non Resident Jamaican arrivals in January 2017 was 17.0 nights compared to 16.8 in January The average length of stay in hotels in January 2017 was 8.2 nights, which was the same level as in January Purpose of Visit During January 2017, 89.6% or 157,059 of the 175,259 Foreign Na onals visited Jamaica for Leisure, 4.9% were on Business, 5.0% were on Other purposes of travel and 0.5% did not state their purpose of travel. A total of 8,085 or 76.2% of the 10,614 Non Resident Jamaicans were visi ng for Leisure, 4.5% were on Business, 16.5% were on Other purposes of travel and 2.8% failed to provide a reason for travel. Intended Resort Area of Stay Of the 185,873 stopover arrivals visi ng Jamaica in January 2017, the resort area of Montego Bay welcomed 70,533 arrivals or 37.9%; Ocho Rios received 41,664 or 22.4%, Negril welcomed 35,162 or 18.9%; and 16,762 or 9.0% visited Kingston. The remaining 11.7% stayed in the Mandeville/South Coast, Port Antonio resort regions and Other areas in Jamaica. Type of Airlines used Of the 185,873 stopover visitors to Jamaica in January 2017, 169,059 or 90.9% used scheduled airlines, while 16,814 or 9.1% used chartered flights. During the corresponding period in 2016 the percentage distribu on was: 91.6% used scheduled airlines and 8.4% used chartered flights. Monthly Statistical Report

3 TABLE 1 TOURIST ARRIVALS January 2017 < Stopovers > Total Foreign +/- +/- Non-Resident +/- +/- Stopover +/- +/- Month Nationals 2017/ /15 Jamaicans 2017/ /15 Arrivals 2017/ /15 January 175, % 5.2% 10, % 6.5% 185, % 5.2% Research & Marketing Intelligence Unit Marketing Dept. Jamaica Tourist Board March 13, 2017.

STOPOVER ARRIVALS FOREIGN NATIONALS 230 210 190 (Thousands) 170 150 130 110

FIG. 1 STOPOVER ARRIVALS NON-RESIDENT JAMAICANS 29 24 (Thousands) 19 14 9 4

4 STOPOVER ARRIVALS FOREIGN NATIONALS (Thousands) JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC FIG. 1 STOPOVER ARRIVALS NON-RESIDENT JAMAICANS (Thousands) JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC FIG. 1a P. 2

STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY PURPOSE OF VISIT 2017 Visiting Friends & Relatives 13.3% Vacation 69.7% Business 4.8% Convention/Meeting 1.0% Honeymoon/Wedding 5.8% Not Stated 0.

6% 2,364 22.3% 129,566 69.7% Visiting Friends & Relatives 19,264 11.0% 5,548 52.3% 24,812 13.3% Business 8,438 4.8% 479 4.5% 8,917 4.8% Convention/Meeting 89 0.1% 5 0.

5 STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY PURPOSE OF VISIT 2017 Visiting Friends & Relatives 13.3% Vacation 69.7% Business 4.8% Convention/Meeting 1.0% Honeymoon/Wedding 5.8% Not Stated 0.6% Other 5.7% Fig. 1b STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY PURPOSE OF VISIT January 2017 Foreign Nationals % Share Non Resident Jamaicans % Share Total % Share Vacation 127, % 2, % 129, % Visiting Friends & Relatives 19, % 5, % 24, % Business 8, % % 8, % Convention/Meeting % 5 0.0% % Honeymoon/Wedding 10, % % 10, % Other 8, % 1, % 10, % Not Stated % % 1, % TOTAL 175, % 10, % 185, % P. 3

6 p. 4 TABLE 1.2 STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY MARKET REGION AND MONTH OF ARRIVAL 2017 U.S.A. U.K. Latin Other Northeast Mid-West South West Total Canada Europe America Caribbean Asia Countries Total January 42,896 29,056 20,973 10, ,026 45,905 28,729 2,805 4, ,873 +/- % 0.8% 1.7% 2.9% 4.9% 1.9% 6.3% 7.8% 16.9% -13.3% -0.1% -22.5% 3.5%

7 TABLE 2 TOTAL STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY PERMANENT RESIDENCE U.S.A. NORTHEAST % C h a n g e / / /14 Connecticut 2,198 2,228 2,455 2, Delaware Maine Maryland 3,275 3,668 3,424 3, Massachusetts 2,946 3,221 3,271 3, New Hamshire New Jersey 4,357 4,604 5,023 5, New York 15,711 16,610 16,711 17, Pennsylvania 5,174 5,339 6,390 5, Rhode Island Vermont Virginia 2,445 2,176 2,359 2, Washington D.C West Virginia Total 38,748 40,680 42,546 42, MIDWEST Illinois 4,339 5,040 5,408 5, Indiana 1,720 1,935 1,635 1, Iowa 1,809 2,315 2,614 2, Kansas Kentucky Michigan 1,919 2,422 2,690 2, Minnesota 2,795 3,661 4,032 3, Missouri 1,357 1,679 2,069 1, Nebraska 934 1,096 1,150 1, North Dakota Ohio 1,768 2,286 2,209 2, South Dakota Wisconsin 3,780 3,715 4,081 4, Total 23,141 26,632 28,580 29, p.5

8 TABLE 2 TOTAL STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY PERMANENT RESIDENCE % C h a n g e / / /14 SOUTH Alabama Arkansas Florida 10,906 11,458 12,160 12, Georgia 2,469 3,220 3,231 3, Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina 1,551 1,625 1,877 1, South Carolina Tennessee , Total 17,520 19,071 20,389 20, WEST Alaska Arizona California 2,328 2,590 2,853 3, Colorado Hawaii Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oklahoma Oregon Texas 2,138 2,386 3,163 3, Utah Washington Wyoming Total 7,489 8,594 9,628 10, TOTAL U.S.A. 86,898 94, , , p.6

9 TABLE 2 TOTAL STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY PERMANENT RESIDENCE % C h a n g e / / /14 CANADA Atlantic Canada New Brunswick Newfoundland Nova Scotia P.E. Island Total 1,488 1,230 1,067 1, Central Canada Ontario 29,992 30,217 27,619 30, Quebec 8,018 7,250 6,129 5, Total 38,010 37,467 33,748 36, Western Canada Alberta 5,144 4,121 2,927 3, British Columbia 1,218 1,162 1,125 1, Manitoba 2,316 2,237 2,104 2, Saskatchewan 2,600 2,542 2,145 1, Other Canada Total 11,358 10,107 8,361 8, Total Canada 50,856 48,804 43,176 45, EUROPE Northern Europe U.K. 11,870 13,877 15,353 17, Denmark Finland Ireland Norway Sweden 1,566 1,834 2,576 1, Total 14,010 17,211 19,673 20, Southern Europe Greece Italy 1,111 1,274 1,454 1, Portugal Spain Western Europe Austria Belgium France 2, Germany 2,131 2,136 1,936 2, Luxemburg Netherlands Switzerland Total 7,211 6,090 6,171 7, Central/East Europe Czech Republic Hungary Poland Russia 1, Ukraine Other Europe Total 2,322 1, , Total Europe 23,543 24,544 26,638 28, p.7

10 TABLE 2 TOTAL STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY PERMANENT RESIDENCE % C h a n g e / / /14 LATIN AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICA Mexico Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Total SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Other South America Total 2,024 1,711 1,624 2, Total Latin America 2,529 2,611 2,400 2, p.8

11 TABLE 2 TOTAL STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY PERMANENT RESIDENCE CARIBBEAN % C h a n g e / / /14 Antigua Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Virgin Is Cayman Is ,035 1,093 1, Dominica Grenada Guyana Monsterrat St. Kitts/Nevis/Anguilla St. Lucia St. Vincent Turks & Caicos Is Trinidad & Tobago Comm. Caribbean 3,584 3,668 3,990 3, Aruba Cuba Curacao Dominican Republic Guadelope Haiti Puerto Rico St. Maarten Surinam All other Caribbean Other Caribbean TOTAL CARIBBEAN 4,251 4,315 4,785 4, ASIA India Pakistan Japan China Taiwan Korea Philippines Singapore Other Asia Total Asia OTHER COUNTRIES African Countries Israel Saudi Arabia Turkey Other Middle East Australia New Zealand All Other Ctries Total GRAND TOTAL 169, , , , p.9

12 STOPOVER VISITORS BY MARKET SHARE 2017 CANADA 24.7% U.S.A. 55.4% UK 9.4% EUROPE 6.0% OTHERS 2.2% CARIBBEAN 2.2% Fig. 2 January % January % Janauary % %Change Country 2017 Share 2016 Share 2015 Share 2017/16 U.S.A 103, % 101, % 94, % 1.9% CANADA 45, % 43, % 48, % 6.3% U.K. 17, % 15, % 13, % 14.3% EUROPE 11, % 11, % 10, % -1.0% CARIBBEAN 4, % 4, % 4, % -13.3% OTHERS 4, % 3, % 3, % 6.5% Total 185, % 179, % 176, % 3.5% P. 10

13 TABLE 3 AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY (Nights) FOREIGN NATIONALS NON-RESIDENT JAMAICANS All Types of All Types of Accommodation Hotel Accommodation Hotel January Note: LENGTH OF STAY IS BASED ON "INTENDED" LENGTH OF STAY p. 11

STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY AGE 2017 P E R C E N T A G E 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 7.1 5.3 16.6 27.4 31.0 12.6 5.0 0.0 Under 18 18 and 24 25 and 34 35 and 49 50 and 64 Over 64 Age Range Fig.

14 STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY AGE 2017 P E R C E N T A G E Under and and and and 64 Over 64 Age Range Fig. 3 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF STOPOVER ARRIVALS Age %Change Range 2017 % Share 2016 % Share 2015 % Share 2017/16 Under 18 13, , , % 18 and 24 9, , , % 25 and 34 30, , , % 35 and 49 50, , , % 50 and 64 57, , , % Over 64 23, , , % Total 185, , , % p. 12

15 TABLE 4 CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVALS BY MONTH AND PORT OF CALL 2017 % Change % Change % Change % Change MONTEGO BAY 2017/16 FALMOUTH 2017/16 OCHO RIOS 2017/16 TOTAL TOTAL 2017/16 CALLS PAX CALLS PAX CALLS PAX CALLS PAX CALLS PAX CALLS PAX CALLS PAX CALLS PAX CALLS PAX January 33 67, % 35.1% 18 73, % 12.4% 25 64, % -9.5% , , % 10.2% Source: Port Authority of Jamaica, Cruise Vessels Information Sheet * Note: 1. During the month of January, 2 ships with 186 passengers visited the port in Port Antonio.

16 CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVALS Thousands JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC FIG. 4 Cruise Passengers By Month & Port Thousands JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Mobay Falmouth Ocho Rios Port Antonio FIG. 4a p. 14

17 TABLE 5A LANDED TOURISTS BY SCHEDULED & CHARTERED AIRLINES 2017 U.S.A. NORTHEAST SCHEDULED AIRLINES CHARTERED AIRLINES TOTAL STOPOVERS Connecticut 2, ,341 Delaware Maine Maryland 3, ,747 Massachusetts 3, ,473 New Hamshire New Jersey 5, ,210 New York 17, ,231 Pennsylvania 5, ,170 Rhode Island Vermont Virginia 2, ,463 Washington D.C West Virginia Total 42, ,896 MIDWEST Illinois 4, ,378 Indiana 1, ,573 Iowa 2, ,384 Kansas Kentucky Michigan 2, ,943 Minnesota 2,248 1,401 3,649 Missouri 1, ,978 Nebraska 1, ,421 North Dakota Ohio 2, ,473 South Dakota Wisconsin 2,985 1,451 4,436 Total 24,780 4,276 29,056 p.15

18 TABLE 5A LANDED TOURISTS BY SCHEDULED & CHARTERED AIRLINES 2017 SCHEDULED AIRLINES CHARTERED AIRLINES TOTAL STOPOVERS SOUTH Alabama Arkansas Florida 12, ,596 Georgia 3, ,254 Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina 1, ,984 South Carolina Tennessee Total 20, ,973 WEST Alaska Arizona California 3, ,212 Colorado Hawaii Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oklahoma Oregon Texas 3, ,072 Utah Washington Wyoming Total 10, ,101 TOTAL U.S.A. 98,691 4, ,026 p.16

19 TABLE 5A LANDED TOURISTS BY SCHEDULED & CHARTERED AIRLINES 2017 SCHEDULED AIRLINES CHARTERED AIRLINES TOTAL STOPOVERS CANADA Atlantic Canada New Brunswick Newfoundland Nova Scotia P.E. Island Total 1, ,272 Central Canada Ontario 30, ,368 Quebec 5, ,900 Total 36, ,268 Western Canada Alberta 3, ,109 British Columbia 1, ,116 Manitoba 2, ,117 Saskatchewan 1, ,969 Northwest Territories Total 8, ,365 Total 45, ,905 EUROPE Northern Europe U.K. 7,424 10,128 17,552 Denmark Finland Ireland Norway Sweden 259 1,674 1,933 Sub-Total 8,150 12,018 20,168 Southern Europe Greece Italy 1, ,791 Portugal Spain Western Europe Austria Belgium France Germany 2, ,283 Luxemburg Netherlands Switzerland Sub-Total 6, ,094 Central/East Europe Czechoslovakia Hungary Poland Russia Ukraine Other Europe Sub-Total 1, ,467 Total 16,472 12,257 28,729 p.17

20 TABLE 5A LANDED TOURISTS BY SCHEDULED & CHARTERED AIRLINES 2017 SCHEDULED AIRLINES CHARTERED AIRLINES TOTAL STOPOVERS OTHER COUNTRIES CENTRAL AMERICA Mexico Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Sub-Total SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Other South America Sub-Total 2, ,187 Total Latin America 2, ,805 p.18

21 TABLE 5A LANDED TOURISTS BY SCHEDULED & CHARTERED AIRLINES 2017 SCHEDULED AIRLINES CHARTERED AIRLINES TOTAL STOPOVERS CARIBBEAN Antigua Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Virgin Is Cayman Is. 1, ,054 Dominica Grenada Guyana Montserrat St. Kitts/Nevis/Anguilla St. Lucia St. Vincent Turks & Caicos Is Trinidad & Tobago Comm. Caribbean 3, ,503 Aruba Cuba Curacao Dominican Republic Guadelope Haiti Puerto Rico St. Maarten Surinam All other Caribbean Other Caribbean TOTAL CARIBBEAN 3, ,147 OTHER COUNTRIES India Pakistan Japan China Taiwan Korea Philippines Singapore Other Asia Asia African Countries Israel Saudi Arabia Turkey Other Middle East Australia New Zealand All Other Ctries Total GRAND TOTAL 169,059 16, ,873 p.19

STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY INTENDED RESORT AREA OF STAY 2017 Montego Bay 35.6% Ocho Rios Negril 19.6% 23.2% Kingston 9.7% Mdvle/S. Coast 5.5% Port Antonio 0.9% Other 5.5% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.

22 STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY INTENDED RESORT AREA OF STAY 2017 Montego Bay 35.6% Ocho Rios Negril 19.6% 23.2% Kingston 9.7% Mdvle/S. Coast 5.5% Port Antonio 0.9% Other 5.5% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% PERCENTAGE Fig. 5 STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY INTENDED AREA OF STAY %Change Area 2017 %Share LENGTH OF STAY 2016 %Share LENGTH OF STAY 2015 %Share LENGTH OF STAY 2017/16 ARRIVALS Montego Bay 70, % , % , % % Ocho Rios 41, % , % , % % Negril 35, % , % , % % Kingston 16, % , % , % % Mdvle/S. Coast 9, % , % , % % Port Antonio 1, % , % , % % Other 10, % , % , % % Total 185, % , % , % % p. 20

TABLE 1 VISITOR ARRIVALS. Total Visitor Arrivals +/ Month / / /18

TABLE 1 VISITOR ARRIVALS. Total Visitor Arrivals +/ Month / / /18 TABLE 1 VISITOR ARRIVALS Stopover Arrivals +/ Cruise Passengers +/ Total Visitor Arrivals +/ Month 2018 2019 2019/18 2018 2019 2019/18 2018 2019 2019/18 January 194,609 216,509 11.3% 249,635 249,239 0.2%