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 BolÃvar (20.6%). The best annual development on this interval was recorded within the departments of Antioquia (26.1%), BolÃvar (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.
