Tourism numbers within the Cayman Islands proceed to climb, in response to new knowledge supplied to Caribbean Journal by the Cayman Islands Division of Tourism.
The vacation spot is reporting 330,514 complete guests between January and September 2024.
That quantity included 57,040 guests in March — the second-highest month-to-month complete within the territory’s historical past.
The US market grew by 2 p.c, with Canadians visitation up by 2.6 p.c 12 months over 12 months.
Europe posted sturdy development, too, with a 13 p.c in stayover tourism from the continent.
The Cayman Islands additionally noticed an 11 p.c improve in air seat capability from the US, UK and Canada, with 397 extra complete flights than final 12 months.
“Our stayover visitation for the primary 9 months of 2024 is a testomony to the groundwork that the Division of Tourism and our companions has laid since reopening our borders in 2023 with our funding in advertising and marketing and our strategic engagement with our airline companions to make sure a constant improve in airlift to the vacation spot,” stated Mrs. Rosa Harris, Director of Tourism. “In anticipation of our excessive season, we launched an omnichannel marketing campaign with United Airways by means of its Kinective Media Platform which permits us to succeed in potential guests at each stage of their reserving journey and we stay up for seeing visitation improve all through the final quarter of the 12 months.”
