Extra Worldwide Vacationers Visited Colombia

As of Could 2024, the Ministry of Commerce reported that 2.5 million worldwide vacationers visited Colombia between January and Could. The Financial Research Workplace of the Ministry of Commerce’s newest report underscores a major 8.4% surge in non-resident guests to Colombia, a transparent indicator of the nation’s growing attraction as a vacationer vacation spot.

Within the first 5 months of the 12 months, Migración Colombia recorded the next arrivals within the nation:

• 1,701,647 have been foreigners (excluding Venezuelan residents)
• 593,611 have been Colombians residing overseas
• 83,267 have been Venezuelans visiting for leisure
• 211,164 vacationers arrived on worldwide cruise ships.

The variety of guests to the nation in Could 2024 was 433,827, exhibiting a 1.2% enhance in comparison with Could 2023, when there have been 428,682 guests.

The US (27.4%), Ecuador (7.8%), and Mexico (7.7%) have been the first international locations of origin for non-resident foreigners. Notably, the variety of guests from international locations reminiscent of Costa Rica (51.8%), Mexico (21.4%), and Ecuador (20.1%) noticed a major upsurge in comparison with the identical month of the earlier 12 months, reflecting altering journey patterns.

The principle locations for worldwide vacationers have been Bogotá (36.5%), Antioquia (24.6%), and Bolívar (20.6%). The best annual development on this interval was recorded within the departments of Antioquia (26.1%), Bolívar (19.5%), and Risaralda (11.3%).

Colombia’s air terminals witnessed a considerable enhance in transit, with roughly 22.1 million passengers transported within the first 5 months of 2024, marking a notable 17% surge in comparison with the identical interval in 2023. This development underscores Colombia’s rising function as a transit hub.

MinComercio emphasised that roughly 13 million vacationers took common home flights, a reassuring 10.3% enhance from the earlier 12 months. This development in home flights signifies a robust and rising curiosity in home tourism in Colombia.

Lastly, the variety of vacationers flying on scheduled worldwide flights (arrivals and departures) reached roughly 9 million, indicating a exceptional 27.7% enhance in arrivals. This development underscores Colombia’s increasing international connectivity and the growing curiosity of worldwide vacationers within the nation.