GUYANA TOURISM STATISTICAL DIGEST 2015

GUYANA TOURISM STATISTICAL DIGEST 2015

GUYANA TOURISM STATISTICAL DIGEST 2015 EDITION National Exhibition Centre Sophia, Greater Georgetown 413741 Guyana, South America. Tel: (592) 219-0094-6 E-mail: info@guyana-tourism.com Website: www.guyana-tourism.com PAGE II

FOREWORD This Statistical Digest is a compilation of Visitor Arrivals to Guyana for the period 2010 to 2015 based on analysis of data from the Embarkation/Disembarkation (E/D) Cards from the four main ports of entry. The digest was prepared by the staff of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA). The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) is sincerely acknowledged for their assistance towards making this publication possible. Any recommendations, comments and inquiries regarding the contents of this publication can be forwarded to: GUYANA TOURISM AUTHORITY National Exhibition Centre Sophia, Greater Georgetown 413741 Guyana, South America. Tel: (592) 219 0094-6 Fax: (592) 219 0093 Email: info@guyana-tourism.com Website: www.guyana-tourism.com Published: December 2016 PAGE III

CONTENTS DESCRIPTION INTRODUCTION ANALYSIS Visitor Arrivals by Months 2010-2015 Visitor Arrivals by Main Markets 2010-2015 Visitor Arrivals by Main Markets and Months - 2015 Visitor Arrivals by Markets and Birth Place 2015 Visitor Arrivals from USA 2010-2015 Visitor Arrivals from Canada 2010-2015 Visitor Arrivals from Europe 2010-2015 Visitor Arrivals from Caribbean 2010-2015 Visitor Arrivals from South and Central America 2010-2015 Visitor Arrivals by Ports of Entry 2010-2015 Visitor Arrivals by Carrier, Land Border and Sea- 2015 Visitor Arrivals by Purpose of Visit 2010-2015 Visitor Arrivals by Type of Accommodation 2015 Visitor Arrivals by Length of Stay -2015 Visitor Arrivals by Gender - 2015 Visitor Arrivals by Age Range 2015 TABLES Table 1: Monthly Visitor Arrivals 2010-2015 Table 2: Visitor Arrivals by Main Markets 2010-2015 Table 3: Visitor Arrivals by Main Markets and Month 2015 Table 4: Visitor Arrivals by Market and Birth Place 2015 Table 5: Visitor Arrivals from USA by Top 10 States 2010-2015 Table 6: Visitor Arrivals from USA by All States 2010-2015 Table 7: Visitor Arrivals from Canada by Top 9 Province, 2010-2015 Table 8: Visitor Arrivals from Canada by All Province, 2010-2015 Table 9: Visitor Arrivals from Europe by Top 9 Countries 2010-2015 Table 10: Visitor Arrivals from Europe by All Countries 2010-2015 Table 11: Visitor Arrivals from the Caribbean by Top 9 Countries 2010-2015 Table 12: Visitor Arrivals from the Caribbean by All Countries 2010-2015 Table 13: Visitor Arrivals from South and Central America by Top 9 Countries 2010-2015 Table 14: Visitor Arrivals from South and Central America by All Countries 2010-2015 Table 15: Visitor Arrivals by Port of Entry (Comparison 2014 vs 2015) Table 16: Visitor Arrivals via CJIA 2010-2015 PAGE 1-2 3-5 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 9 9 10 11-12 13 13 14 14-15 16 17-18 18 19 20 20 PAGE IV

Table 17: Visitor Arrivals via Lethem 2013-2015 Table 18: Visitor Arrivals via Moleson Creek 2013-2015 Table 19: Visitor Arrivals via EFCIA 2013-2015 Table 20: Visitor Arrivals by Carrier, Land Border and Sea 2015 Table 21: Visitor Arrivals by Purpose of Visit 2010-2015 Table 22: Visitor Arrivals and Type of Accommodation-2015 Table 23: Visitor Arrivals by Length of Stay 2015 Table 24: Visitor Arrivals by Gender 2015 Table 25: Visitor Arrivals by Age Group 2015 CHARTS Chart 1: Visitor Arrivals by Month 2010-2015 Chart 2: Visitor Arrivals by Main Markets 2010-2015 Chart 3: Visitor Arrivals by Main Markets (Percentage Share) 2015 Chart 4: Visitor Arrivals by Purpose of Visit 2015 Chart 5: Visitor Arrivals by Gender and Main Markets 2015 21 21 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 7 8 8 23 25 PAGE V

INTRODUCTION Objective of the Digest The main objective of this digest is to provide critical tourism information and statistics to Government Ministries and Agencies, Tourism Stakeholders, Existing and Potential Investors, Students and the General Public. This digest will most importantly help to guide policy decision making, marketing strategies, product development and investment opportunities in the tourism industry. Information and statistics are included on Visitor arrivals by Month, Main Markets, Ports of Entry, Purpose of Visit, Birthplace, Countries, States, and Provinces, Accommodation, Length of Stay, Gender, Age Group, Carrier, Land Border and Sea. Geographic Scope Data was collected from the four main ports of entry of Guyana, namely Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Eugene F. Correia International Airport (EFCIA), Moleson Creek (Guyana/Suriname Border Crossing) and Lethem (Guyana/Brazil Border Crossing). Data Sources and Methodology The methodology employed for the production of this digest involved the use of the data from the Embarkation/Disembarkation (E/D) Cards collected from four main ports of entry and the Management Information System for Tourism (MIST). N.B. E/D Cards were collected from Lethem and Moleson Creek beginning in 2013 and from Eugene F. Correia International Airport from 2014. The data from the E/D cards were inputted by the Tourism Information Clerks into MIST, after which analysed reports were generated on a monthly basis. Data files and reports were submitted to the Caribbean Tourism Organisation's (CTO's) Statistical Department for analysis to ensure accuracy of reports produced by the GTA. Tables and charts were generated based on information provided on the E/D cards by visitors as well as from samples of digest produced by sister Caribbean countries; all of whom used MIST to generate visitor arrival information. Assistance was sought from the CTO in deriving the statistics for length of stay. It must be noted that MIST has been upgraded to the Tourism Information Management System (TIMS) and Guyana has already signed onto to the new agreement. Based on the new agreement. Guyana's database will be hosted at the CTO's headquarters in Barbados. -TIMS includes technological advancements in hardware and software that will allow for improved function, management and maintenance of the application. Definitions The following are definitions adopted by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO): A visitor is a traveller taking a trip to a main destination outside his/her usual environment, for less than a year, for any main purpose (business, leisure or other personal purpose) other than to be employed by a resident entity in the country or place visited. A visitor (domestic, inbound or outbound) is classified as a tourist (or overnight visitor), if his/her trip includes an overnight stay, or as a same-day visitor (or excursionist) otherwise. PAGE 1

Visitor Arrival figures in this digest represent non-residents. As such, Guyanese living in Guyana and those who travel aboard for the purposes of holiday, business, study or for temporary work are not included in these figures. There were high levels of E/D Cards submitted without pertinent data, such as length of stay, place of residence, purpose of visit and type of accommodation. Abbreviations Used CTO E/D GTA MIST TIMS UNWTO EFCIA CJIA VFR MICE Caribbean Tourism Organisation Embarkation/Disembarkation Guyana Tourism Authority Management Information System for Tourism Tourism Information Management System United Nations World Tourism Organisation Eugene F. Correia International Airport Cheddi Jagan International Airport Visiting Friends/Relatives Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions Overview for the last Five Years 2010-2015 Visitor arrivals for the year 2015 were recorded as 206,819. This showed an increase of 36.1% from the 2010 figure of 151,926 and 0.5% from the 2014 figure of 205,824. From the year 2010 to 2015 there has been an average steady increase between 5% and 6% of Visitor Arrivals to Guyana. PAGE 2

ANALYSIS VISITOR ARRIVALS BY MONTHS 2010 to 2015 As seen in Table 1 and Chart 1, the months of March, April, July, August and December consistently recorded the highest visitor arrivals, as such these months are referred to as peak periods. In 2015 April, July, August and December recorded 42.2% of total visitor arrivals for the year followed by March, September, October and November with 31.2% and January, February, May and June with 26.5%. VISITOR ARRIVALS BY MAIN MARKETS 2010 to 2015 Table 2 and Chart 2 show visitor arrivals trend by main markets for the period 2010 to 2015. The USA market has consistently recorded high figures over the said period with the highest figure being recorded in 2012. The Caribbean figures have consistently increased over the period with a slight decline in 2012. Visitor arrivals from Canada have fluctuated over the period, while South and Central America figures sharply increased from 2013. Europe had continued increases with the exception of 2011. Guyana's main markets with percentage share as shown in Chart 3 are the United States of America (USA) with 41.2%, the Caribbean with 28.6%, Canada with 11.7%, South and Central America with 10.7%, Europe with 5.4% and Other/Not Stated with 2.4%. VISITOR ARRIVALS BY MAIN MARKETS AND MONTHS 2015 As shown in Table 3 total visitor arrivals from the USA was recorded as 85,118 followed by the Caribbean with 59,141, Canada with 24,178, South and Central America with 22,171, Europe with 11,245 and Other/ Not Stated with 4,966 visitors. Most Visitors from USA, Canada, the Caribbean and Europe came to Guyana during the months of July, August and December. Most South and Central America visitors came during the January to May and September to October periods. VISITOR ARRIVALS BY MARKETS AND BIRTH PLACE 2015 As can be seen in Tables 4, 50.3% of total visitors were born in Guyana; 49.4% were not born in Guyana and 0.3% did not state their place of birth. The highest number of Guyanese came from USA and Canada, while the highest number of visitors not born in Guyana came from the Caribbean and USA. VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM USA 2010 to 2015 As seen in Tables 5 and 6, the top ten USA states are New York, Florida, New Jersey, Maryland, Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, California and Virginia. For 2015 New York accounted for 60.8% of total visitors from the USA followed by Florida with 10.6%, New Jersey with 7.5%, Maryland with 2.9%, Georgia with 2.5%, Texas with 1.7%, Connecticut with 1.4%, Pennsylvania with 1.3%, California with 1.1%, Virginia with 0.9% and the rest of the states accounted for 9.3%. VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM CANADA 2010 to 2015 For 2015 (see Tables 7 and 8) Ontario recorded the highest figures for Canada with a percentage share of 92. Ontario was followed by Alberta with 2.2%, Quebec with 1.9%, British Columbia with 1.3%, Manitoba with 0.8%, Nova Scotia with 0.3%, New Foundland with 0.2%, Saskatchewan with 0.2%, New Brunswick with 0.1% and the rest of the provinces accounted for 1%. PAGE 3

VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE 2010 to 2015 For 2015 (see Tables 9 and 10) United Kingdom (UK) recorded the highest figures for Europe with a 57.2 percentage share. The UK was followed by Holland with 16.3%, Russian Federation with 4%, Germany with 3.8%, France with 3.8%, Belgium with 1.7%, Switzerland with 1.4%, Denmark with 1.4%, Sweden with 1.2% and the rest of Europe with 9.2%. VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM THE CARIBBEAN 2010 to 2015 For 2015 (see Tables 11 and 12) Suriname recorded the highest figures for the Caribbean with a percentage share of 28.6. Suriname was followed by Trinidad and Tobago with 28.6%, Barbados with 11.5%, Cuba with 9%, Jamaica with 4.1%, Antigua and Barbuda with 3.5%, St. Lucia with 2%, British Virgin Islands with 1.6%, St. Maarten with 1.5% and the rest of the Caribbean with 9.6%. VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA 2010 to 2015 For 2015 (see Table 13 and 14) Brazil recorded the highest figures for South and Central America with a percentage share of 50.2. Brazil was followed by Venezuela with 19.6%, Peru with 10%, French Guiana with 7.2%, Colombia with 1.4%, Panama with 1.2%, Mexico with 1%, Costa Rica with 1%, Chile with 0.9% and the rest of South and Central America with 7.2%. VISITOR ARRIVALS BY PORTS OF ENTRY 2010 to 2015 For 2015 (see Table 15) CJIA accounted for 76.9% of total visitors followed by Moleson Creek with 11.4%, 7% for Ogle and 4.7% for Lethem. Tables 16, 17, 18 and 19 shows visitor arrivals from four main ports of entry along with their percentage change over the 2014-2015 period. The Cheddi Jagan International Airport recorded a 1.6% increase in 2015 over 2014, Lethem recorded a 6.3 decrease over 2014, Moleson Creek recorded a 15.4 decrease over 2014 and Eugene F. Correia International Airport recorded a 31.6% increase over 2014. VISITOR ARRIVALS BY CARRIER, LAND BORDER AND SEA 2015 Table 20 shows visitor arrivals by aircraft, land border and sea. A total of 173,400 or 84% of total arrivals were by aircraft. Caribbean Airlines accounted for 61% of the arrivals by aircraft; followed by Dynamic Air, Fly Jamaica, LIAT and COPA with 30% and Insel Air, Suriname Airways, Gum Air, CONVIASA, Other Carrier and Delta Airlines with 9%. A total of 9,791 or 5% of total arrivals were made through land border crossing, while 23,628 or 11% of total arrivals were by sea. VISITOR ARRIVALS BY PURPOSE OF VISIT 2015 For 2015 (as shown in Table 21 and Chart 4) a total of 124,700 or 60% of visitors came to Guyana for Holiday, 24% for Visiting Friends and Relatives and Business, 12% for Funeral, Other/ Not Stated, and 4% for MICE, Wedding/Honeymoon, Sports and Study. VISITOR ARRIVALS BY TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION 2015 Private Homes accounted for 73% of total visitors who used accommodation, 23.9% used Hotels, 1.7% did not state where they stayed, 0.5% used Guest Houses, 0.5% used Resorts and 0.4% stayed in Apartments. As seen in Table 22 most USA, Canadian, Caribbean, European and Other visitors stayed at Private Homes, while most South and Central America visitors stayed at Hotels. PAGE 4

VISITOR ARRIVALS BY LENGTH OF STAY 2015 Length of stay is obtained by dividing the number of overnight stays by the number of arrivals. Total length of stay excluding Not Stated and Same Day visitors in 2015 (see Table 23) was recorded as 146,097 days with average length of stay being 22 days. Average length of stay was highest for South and Central America with 33 days, the Caribbean with 25 days, Europe with 20 days, Canada with 19 days and USA with 16 days. VISITOR ARRIVALS BY GENDER AND AGE RANGE 2015 For 2015 (as shown in Table 24 and Chart 5), 54.7% of the visitors were males, while 45.2% were females. For 2015 (as shown in Table 25) a total of 144,039 or 70% of the visitors were between the ages of 30 and 69, 12% were between 20 and 29, 6% between 10 and 19, 5% between 0 and 9, 5% between 70 and 79 and 2% were between 80 and 99 and not stated. PAGE 5

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CHART 1: VISITOR ARRIVALS BY MONTH 2010-2015 TABLE 2: VISITOR ARRIVALS BY MAIN MARKETS 2010-2015 PAGE 7

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TABLE 5: VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM USA BY TOP 10 STATES 2010-2015 PAGE 10

PAGE 11 TABLE 6: VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM USA BY ALL STATES 2010-2015

TABLE 6: VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM USA BY ALL STATES 2010-2015 - Cont'd PAGE 12

TABLE 7: VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM CANADA BY TOP 9 PROVINCES 2010-2015 TABLE 8: VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM CANADA BY ALL PROVINCES 2010-2015 PAGE 13

TABLE 9: VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE BY TOP 9 COUNTRIES 2010-2015 TABLE 10: VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE BY ALL COUNTRIES 2010-2015 PAGE 14

PAGE 15 TABLE 10: VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE BY ALL COUNTRIES 2010-2015 Cont'd

TABLE 11: VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM THE CARIBBEAN BY TOP 9 COUNTRIES 2010-2015 PAGE 16

TABLE 12: VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM THE CARIBBEAN BY ALL COUNTRIES 2010-2015 PAGE 17

TABLE 12: VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM THE CARIBBEAN BY ALL COUNTRIES 2010-2015 cont'd TABLE 13: VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA BY TOP 9 COUNTRIES 2010-2015 PAGE 18

PAGE 19 TABLE 14: VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA BY ALL COUNTRIES 2010-2015

TABLE 15: VISITOR ARRIVALS BY PORTS ON ENTRY (2014 vs 2015) TABLE 16: VISITOR ARRIVALS VIA CJIA BY MAIN MARKETS 2010-2015 PAGE 20

TABLE 17: VISITOR ARRIVALS VIA LETHEM BY MAIN MARKETS 2013-2015 TABLE 18: VISITOR ARRIVALS VIA MOLESON CREEK BY MAIN MARKETS 2013-2015 TABLE 19: VISITOR ARRIVALS VIA EFCIA BY MAIN MARKETS 2013-2015 PAGE 21

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PAGE 25 TABLE 24:VISITOR ARRIVALS BY GENDER 2015

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