It was a record-breaking 12 months for the island of Bonaire in 2024, and the burgeoning Dutch Caribbean hotspot is displaying no indicators of slowing down.
Bonaire welcomed 18,899 guests final month, up from 16,205 in the identical interval final 12 months, an 11.8 p.c leap over January 2024.
The mainland Dutch market nonetheless accounted for the plurality of tourists, with practically 47 p.c of all vacationers to the island in January. Individuals accounted for 28 p.c.
About 30 p.c of Individuals have been visiting for the island’s world-class diving, with the remainder strictly coming for leisure holidays.
Bonaire has seen surging arrivals of late, significantly because of the November launch of JetBlue’s first-ever service to the island.
That flight has very robust fare proper now, together with for simply $280 roundtrip out of New York, in line with Google Flights.
