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Friday,  March 29, 2024 1:18 AM 

Canadian arrivals to Cayman Islands up 20% over last year


Canadian arrivals to Cayman Islands up 20% over last year

The Cayman Islands welcomed more than 1.3 million visitors between Jan. and June 2018, which represents an increase of 19.52 per cent or 214,711 visitors when compared to the same period in 2017.

While air arrivals were up 15.9 per cent for the first half of the year, demonstrating an increase of 34,693 visitors, cruise passenger arrivals accounted for 81 per cent of the Islands’ total visitation.

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Breaking records

This six-month performance comes on the heels of June’s record-breaking achievement as the best June on record for stayover visitation and marks the 15th consecutive month of growth in arrivals.

“I am very pleased that tourism performance in the Cayman Islands is registering consistent growth and continues to outpace projections,” commented deputy premier and minister for tourism, the Honourable Moses Kirkconnell.

He continued:

“By applying the right marketing strategies, vision and spirit of collaboration to drive performance, the Cayman Islands tourism industry has maintained impressive, oftentimes, double-digit increases for a sustained period. Preliminary estimates from the Department of Tourism indicate that between January and May 2018, visitor spending from cruise and stayover arrivals contributed CI $325 million to the national coffers – an increase of $45 million compared to the same period last year, and this is expected to further increase through June.”

Canada saw its 12th consecutive month of growth with an increase of 20.36 per cent.

New incentives for continued success

The Cayman Islands is poised to see continued growth throughout the second half of the year. The Department of Tourism will soon roll out its annual “Fall Only in Cayman” promotion, which features deals on everything from accommodations to immersive land and sea experiences.

“It is extremely encouraging to see growth in visitation for the first half of the year at a speed we have not seen since 2004,” remarked director of tourism, Rosa Harris. “As a Department, we are always looking for new, innovative ways to drive visitation while staying true to our commitment to creating sustainable tourism policies for the benefit of our people. Through continued engagement with local stakeholders and the wider community, I am optimistic that together we can create a National Tourism Plan that provides a blueprint for further successes.”

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