TOURIST ARRIVALS REPORT - Caribbean Hotel and Tourism...Tourist Arrivals from Canada. Jan Feb Mar Apr May YTD Jan Feb Mar Apr May YTD Alberta 492 537 319 302 177 1,827 419 326 340

Source: Saint Lucia Tourist Board

Research & Planning Department

TOURIST ARRIVALS REPORT

USA UK Caribbean CanadaRest ofEurope

Germany FranceRest ofWorld

2015 14,077 5,868 6,616 1,628 462 149 317 541

2016 14,001 5,841 6,472 2,024 585 143 301 446

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MONTH 2015 2016 ACT. CHG. % CHANGE

January 31,541 30,661 (880) -2.8%

February 32,083 31,637 (446) -1.4%

March 34,595 35,069 474 1.4%

April 31,200 30,104 (1,096) -3.5%

May 29,658 29,813 155 0.5%

TOTAL 159,077 157,284 (1,793) -1.1%

Markets 2015 2016 ACT.CHG. % CHANGE

USA 14,077 14,001 -76 -0.5%

UK 5,868 5,841 (27) -0.5%

Caribbean 6,616 6,472 -144 -2.2%

Canada 1,628 2,024 396 24.3%

Rest of Europe 462 585 123 26.6%

Germany 149 143 (6) -4.0%

France 317 301 -16 -5.0%

Rest of World 541 446 (95) -17.6%

Total 29,658 29,813 155 0.5%

Notes:

2. Primary data is obtained from the international ED Cards

3. Figures are inclusive of arrivals by Ferry

1. Rest of Europe includes among others, Holland, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece,

Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

STAYOVER TOURIST ARRIVALS BY MONTH

STAYOVER TOURIST ARRIVALS BY MARKET, MAY 2015/2016

January February March April May

2015 31,541 32,083 34,595 31,200 29,658

2016 30,661 31,637 35,069 30,104 29,813

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MONTHS 2015 2016 ACT. CHG. % CHANGE

January 109,361 99,544 (9,817) -9.0%

February 95,435 77,415 (18,020) -18.9%

March 87,422 77,688 (9,734) -11.1%

April 59,499 35,939 (23,560) -39.6%

May 23,514 23,808 294 1.3%

TOTAL 375,231 314,394 (60,837) -16.2%

MONTHS 2015 2016 ACT.CHG. %CHANGE

January 74 70 -4 -5.4%

February 60 59 -1 -1.7%

March 63 60 -3 -4.8%

April 34 21 -13 -38.2%

May 7 13 6 85.7%

TOTAL 238 223 (15) -6.3%

CRUISE SHIP ARRIVALS

CRUISE SHIP CALLS

Source: SLASPA


2015 109,361 95,435 87,422 59,499 23,514

2016 99,544 77,415 77,688 35,939 23,808

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Stay-Over 159,077 157,284 (1,793) -1.1%

Cruise 375,231 314,394 (60,837) -16.2%

Total 534,308 471,678 -62,630 -11.7%


USA 68,174 70,764 2,590 3.8%

UK 31,527 30,553 (974) -3.1%

Caribbean 22,142 24,184 2,042 9.2%

Canada 25,283 22,073 (3,210) -12.7%

Rest of Europe 4,192 4,221 29 0.7%

Germany 1,933 1,078 (855) -44.2%

France 3,495 2,247 (1,248) -35.7%

Rest of World 2,331 2,164 (167) -7.2%

Total 159,077 157,284 (1,793) -1.1%

SUMMARY REPORT OF VISITOR ARRIVALS (YTD MAY)

STAY-OVER TOURIST ARRIVALS BY MARKET, YTD MAY 2015/2016

Stay-Over Arrivals By Month (USA)

Months 2015 2016 ACT. CHG. % Change

January 12,264 12,744 480 3.9%

February 12,809 13,454 645 5.0%

March 15,185 15,601 416 2.7%

April 13,839 14,964 1,125 8.1%

May 14,077 14,001 (76) -0.5%

Total 68,174 70,764 2,590 3.8%

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May YTD Jan Feb Mar Apr May YTD

North East 5,361 5,678 6,265 6,033 4,581 27,918 5,100 6,011 6,040 6,442 4,585 28,178 0.9%

Connecticut 387 369 448 603 304 2,111 290 337 459 611 243 1,940 -8.1%

Maine 105 102 163 150 66 586 80 102 143 157 47 529 -9.7%

Massachusetts 941 905 1,006 778 498 4,128 792 989 778 992 504 4,055 -1.8%

New Hampshire 149 97 198 259 74 777 175 262 170 219 81 907 16.7%

New Jersey 785 681 877 1,092 777 4,212 834 650 1,172 1,054 711 4,421 5.0%

New York 2,207 2,706 2,704 2,505 2,177 12,299 2,103 2,863 2,430 2,654 2,204 12,254 -0.4%

Pennsylvania 695 680 727 454 612 3,168 690 625 748 532 723 3,318 4.7%

Rhode Island 54 41 77 81 48 301 74 69 70 70 35 318 5.6%

Vermont 38 97 65 111 25 336 62 114 70 153 37 436 29.8%

Mid West 2,419 2,602 2,687 1,838 1,864 11,410 2,872 3,033 3,079 2,002 1,751 12,737 11.6%

Dakota, North 42 49 38 18 16 163 31 42 8 14 13 108 -33.7%

Dakota, South 26 40 37 12 13 128 45 34 20 12 8 119 -7.0%

Illinois 414 388 496 442 404 2,144 523 561 655 414 371 2,524 17.7%

Indiana 201 177 223 136 152 889 162 167 215 194 158 896 0.8%

Iowa 137 132 69 32 63 433 162 156 153 53 39 563 30.0%

Kansas 78 95 113 110 150 546 128 75 65 71 95 434 -20.5%

Michigan 345 502 317 256 215 1,635 351 452 398 436 258 1,895 15.9%

Minnesota 309 347 412 117 106 1,291 337 300 339 176 103 1,255 -2.8%

Missouri 139 130 109 171 155 704 187 150 181 133 171 822 16.8%

Nebraska 54 60 76 35 56 281 125 121 44 38 35 363 29.2%

Ohio 317 300 406 348 408 1,779 355 341 505 297 380 1,878 5.6%

Wisconsin 357 382 391 161 126 1,417 466 634 496 164 120 1,880 32.7%

South East 2,711 2,764 3,637 3,605 4,600 17,317 2,842 2,724 4,171 3,660 4,716 18,113 4.6%

Alabama 49 88 206 198 225 766 84 109 143 149 268 753 -1.7%

Arkansas 33 29 67 31 60 220 53 31 56 68 66 274 24.5%

Delaware 46 34 68 66 46 260 52 44 59 42 52 249 -4.2%

District of Columbia 86 116 81 70 75 428 67 56 71 62 87 343 -19.9%

Florida 549 625 860 744 987 3,765 616 588 875 853 1,009 3,941 4.7%

Georgia 345 321 434 538 678 2,316 349 338 483 710 724 2,604 12.4%

Kentucky 88 104 142 78 132 544 84 120 73 123 96 496 -8.8%

Louisiana 111 109 107 201 280 808 115 105 136 170 305 831 2.8%

Maryland 352 279 280 309 368 1,588 349 251 348 231 340 1,519 -4.3%

Mississippi 57 31 65 84 112 349 46 53 70 75 120 364 4.3%

North Carolina 316 326 416 406 581 2,045 294 375 645 409 594 2,317 13.3%

South Carolina 141 151 178 178 240 888 156 116 231 199 225 927 4.4%

Tennessee 149 127 240 182 338 1,036 163 126 227 200 309 1,025 -1.1%

Virginia 344 384 437 480 439 2,084 353 361 729 328 480 2,251 8.0%

West Virginia 45 40 56 40 39 220 61 51 25 41 41 219 -0.5%

South West 653 595 1,044 1,018 1,368 4,678 682 593 876 1,043 1,226 4,420 -5.5%

Arizona 90 68 164 143 240 705 141 102 109 189 201 742 5.2%

New Mexico 23 12 25 12 44 116 29 9 13 27 22 100 -13.8%

Oklahoma 36 44 89 48 114 331 41 54 38 83 99 315 -4.8%

Texas 504 471 766 815 970 3,526 471 428 716 744 904 3,263 -7.5%

West 1,025 933 1,446 1,195 1,458 6,057 1,002 883 1,238 1,552 1,455 6,130 1.2%

Alaska 1 1 - 3 4 9 - 2 6 - 6 14 55.6%

California 463 413 642 658 823 2,999 400 400 561 803 884 3,048 1.6%

Colorado 210 176 323 220 245 1,174 205 133 272 277 256 1,143 -2.6%

Hawaii 7 4 2 2 5 20 2 3 1 5 5 16 -20.0%

Idaho 35 17 54 14 30 150 34 28 36 24 18 140 -6.7%

Montana 53 38 38 20 33 182 45 34 37 24 21 161 -11.5%

Nevada 43 64 42 53 82 284 37 41 51 52 52 233 -18.0%

Oregon 61 56 72 69 68 326 66 56 66 105 33 326 0.0%

Utah 49 51 112 34 54 300 116 48 63 66 60 353 17.7%

Washington 88 85 128 112 102 515 87 118 128 168 111 612 18.8%

Wyoming 15 28 33 10 12 98 10 20 17 28 9 84 -14.3%

Not Stated 95 237 106 150 206 33,856 246 210 197 265 268 1,186 -96.5%

Total 12,264 12,809 15,185 13,839 14,077 68,174 12,744 13,454 15,601 14,964 14,001 70,764 3.8%

States by Regions

% Change

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USA Tourist Arrivals by State YTD (May 2015/2016)

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Nor t h East Mid West Sout h East Sout h West West Not St at ed Tot al

January 5,361 2,419 2,711 653 1,025 95 12,264

Feb ruary 5,678 2,602 2,764 595 933 237 12,809

March 6,265 2,687 3,637 1,044 1,446 106 15,185

Apr il 6,033 1,838 3,605 1,018 1,195 150 13,839

May 4,581 1,864 4,600 1,368 1,458 206 14,077

Tot al 27,918 11,410 17,317 4,678 6,057 794 68,174

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January 5,100 2,872 2,842 682 1,002 246 12,744 3.9%

Feb ruary 6,011 3,033 2,724 593 883 210 13,454 5.0%

March 6,040 3,079 4,171 876 1,238 197 15,601 2.7%

Apr il 6,442 2,002 3,660 1,043 1,552 265 14,964 8.1%

May 4,585 1,751 4,716 1,226 1,455 268 14,001 -0.5%

Tot al 28,178 12,737 18,113 4,420 6,130 1,186 70,764

% Dif f erence 0.9% 11.6% 4.6% -5.5% 1.2% 49.4% 3.8%

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Stay-Over Arrivals By Month (Canada)


January 7,338 5,958 (1,380) -18.8%

February 6,688 5,881 (807) -12.1%

March 6,345 5,527 (818) -12.9%

April 3,284 2,683 (601) -18.3%

May 1,628 2,024 396 24.3%

Total 25,283 22,073 (3,210) -12.7%


2015 7,338 6,688 6,345 3,284 1,628

2016 5,958 5,881 5,527 2,683 2,024

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Alb er t a 492 537 319 302 177 1,827 419 326 340 219 199 1,503 -17.7%

Br it ish Co lum b ia 183 192 151 118 91 735 172 191 233 115 82 793 7.9%

Manit ob a 213 193 100 43 9 558 144 128 130 35 19 456 -18.3%

New Brunsw ick 77 91 73 53 13 307 64 39 95 74 25 297 -3.3%

New Found land & Lab rad or 56 84 71 46 72 329 91 55 75 82 52 355 7.9%

Nor t hw est Ter r it o r ies 8 5 7 6 10 36 20 18 10 18 19 85 136.1%

Nova Scot ia 70 96 87 138 45 436 86 84 151 152 106 579 32.8%

Nunavut 6 4 3 2 1 16 8 55 6 1 1 71 343.8%

Ont ar io 4,517 3,937 4,173 2,198 1,060 15,885 3,471 3,537 3,381 1,715 1,266 13,370 -15.8%

Pr ince Ed w ard Island 21 11 14 37 2 85 23 10 15 12 6 66 -22.4%

Queb ec 1,540 1,338 1,227 297 111 4,513 1,270 1,304 992 193 184 3,943 -12.6%

Saskat chew an 126 171 94 29 13 433 130 102 43 6 15 296 -31.6%

Not St at ed 29 29 26 15 24 123 60 32 56 61 50 259 110.6%

Tot al 7,338 6,688 6,345 3,284 1,628 25,283 5,958 5,881 5,527 2,683 2,024 22,073 -12.7%

Canada Tourist Arrivals by Province May 2015/2016

% Change

2015/2016Province

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Stay-Over Arrivals By Month (UK)


January 6,066 6,387 321 5.3%

February 6,583 5,969 (614) -9.3%

March 6,794 6,601 (193) -2.8%

April 6,216 5,755 (461) -7.4%

May 5,868 5,841 (27) -0.5%

Total 31,527 30,553 (974) -3.1%

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2016 6,387 5,969 6,601 5,755 5,841

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January 2,692 3,079 387 14.4%

February 3,479 4,154 675 19.4%

March 3,628 5,570 1,942 53.5%

April 5,727 4,909 (818) -14.3%

May 6,616 6,472 (144) -2.2%

Total 22,142 24,184 2,042 9.2%

Stay-Over Arrivals By Month (Caribbean)

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CARICOM * 1,857 2,192 2,020 3,518 3,172 12,759 1,685 2,251 3,267 2,587 3,293 13,083 2.5%

OECS 565 580 619 1,183 891 3,838 561 616 1,056 808 800 3,841 0.1%

Antigua & Barbuda 119 127 131 225 185 787 130 139 234 130 145 778 -1.1%

Dominica 133 124 118 403 245 1,023 165 176 417 235 284 1,277 24.8%

Grenada 107 112 106 195 144 664 93 116 117 119 92 537 -19.1%

Montserrat 5 2 7 4 14 32 4 9 5 6 2 26 -18.8%

St Kitts & Nevis 36 40 37 52 56 221 50 31 71 57 67 276 24.9%

Anguilla 6 3 10 12 18 49 11 8 9 20 23 71 44.9%

British Virgin Islands 17 27 25 14 19 102 9 8 32 35 39 123 20.6%

St Vincent & Grenadines 142 145 185 278 210 960 99 129 171 206 148 753 -21.6%

OTHER CARICOM 1,292 1,612 1,401 2,335 2,281 8,921 1,124 1,635 2,211 1,779 2,493 9,242 3.6%

Barbados 426 403 351 708 728 2,616 389 461 578 593 717 2,738 4.7%

Belize 18 11 10 20 13 72 13 7 9 15 2 46 -36.1%

Guyana 102 71 101 139 95 508 93 112 132 116 98 551 8.5%

Jamaica 146 157 97 122 160 682 101 127 120 130 157 635 -6.9%

Trinidad & Tobago 571 935 811 1,280 1,221 4,818 500 886 1,322 839 1,450 4,997 3.7%

Bahamas 18 14 14 19 33 98 14 16 13 50 46 139 41.8%

Bermuda 8 7 10 34 22 81 10 14 19 19 18 80 -1.2%

Turks & Caicos Island 3 14 7 13 9 46 4 12 18 17 5 56 21.7%

FRENCH WEST INDIES 712 1,204 1,480 2,063 3,270 8,729 1,304 1,791 2,156 2,155 3,052 10,458 19.8%

Martinique 627 1109 1393 1911 3071 8,111 1221 1672 2010 2021 2836 9,760 20.3%

Guadeloupe 66 84 61 143 165 519 70 102 132 115 183 602 16.0%

Saint Martin 19 11 26 9 34 99 13 17 14 19 33 96 -3.0%

DUTCH WEST INDIES 13 5 9 8 9 44 5 7 3 14 16 45 2.3%

Aruba 5 0 6 0 2 13 2 - - 3 1 6 -53.8%

Bonaire 1 1 1 2 0 5 0 - - 1 0 1 -80.0%

Curacao 7 4 2 6 7 26 3 7 3 10 15 38 46.2%

OTHER CARIBBEAN 110 78 119 138 165 610 85 105 144 153 111 598 -2.0%

Cuba 36 19 28 49 41 173 12 33 14 11 15 85 -50.9%

Dominican Republic 12 9 12 6 13 52 20 14 29 22 22 107 105.8%

Haiti 7 13 6 13 18 57 3 6 - 1 2 12 -78.9%

Puerto Rico 12 7 18 10 15 62 7 11 22 10 7 7 -88.7%

Suriname 5 - 5 6 13 29 5 10 7 4 21 47 62.1%

US Virgin Islands 30 28 45 49 59 211 31 26 60 58 33 208 -1.4%

Other/Not Stated 8 2 5 5 6 26 7 5 12 47 11 82 215.4%

TOTAL 2,692 3,479 3,628 5,727 6,616 22,142 3,079 4,154 5,570 4,909 6,472 24,184 9.2%

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CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES 2015/2016

* Caricom countries consist of "OECS & "Other Caricom"

2015 2016 % Change

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Stay-Over Arrivals By Month (France)


January 832 543 (289) -34.7%

February 865 512 (353) -40.8%

March 829 358 (471) -56.8%

April 652 533 (119) -18.3%

May 317 301 (16) -5.0%

Total 3,495 2,247 (1,248) -35.7%

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January 511 238 (273) -53.4%

February 352 272 (80) -22.7%

March 597 273 (324) -54.3%

April 324 152 (172) -53.1%

May 149 143 (6) -4.0%

Total 1,933 1,078 (855) -44.2%

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Total 3,900 17,327 7,343 1,243 29,813 7.91

United States 642 10,225 2,828 306 14,001 7.63

Canada 95 1,360 480 89 2,024 8.68

Europe 367 2,439 3,510 554 6,870 10.2

Major Europe 157 235 64 32 488 10.23

France 132 128 25 16 301 6.15

Germany 17 76 34 16 143 8.84

Italy 8 31 5 - 44 5.61

United Kingdom 143 1,960 3,261 477 5,841 10.54

Rest of Europe 34 115 67 29 245 10.01

Austria 4 7 1 3 15 10.5

Belgium - 4 5 1 10 12

Denmark 3 1 - - 4 3.75

Ireland 5 45 33 4 87 9.69

Norway 6 6 3 2 17 7.35

Spain 10 21 7 5 43 7.86

Sweden 4 1 1 2 8 9.5

Switzerland 2 30 17 12 61 11.1

Other Europe 33 129 118 16 296 8.48

Caribbean 2,705 3,071 456 240 6,472 5.4

C'Wealth Caribbean 1,023 1,899 264 118 3,304 6.03

OECS/CARICOM 323 314 63 38 738 5.51

Antigua and Barbuda 65 66 9 5 145 5.09

Dominica 141 108 26 9 284 4.99

Grenada 18 46 10 18 92 9.09

Montserrat - 1 1 - 2 9.5

St. Kitts and Nevis 35 27 4 1 67 4.18

St. Vincent & Gren. 64 66 13 5 148 5.25

Other Caricom 683 1,521 189 77 2,470 6.14

Barbados 240 409 53 15 717 4.95

Belize - 2 - - 2 5.50

Guyana 15 50 20 13 98 10.32

Jamaica 62 60 23 12 157 13.25

Trinidad and Tobago 352 973 88 37 1,450 5.74

Bahamas 14 27 5 - 46 4.43

Other C'wealth Carib. 17 64 12 3 96 7.01

Anguilla 5 15 2 1 23 5.22

Bermuda 4 8 6 - 18 6.67

British Virgin Is. 6 29 3 1 39 5.38

Cayman Islands - 9 1 1 11 18.27

Turks and Caicos Islands 2 3 - - 5 4.4

French West Indies 1,660 1,121 167 104 3,052 4.23

St. Martin 14 13 5 1 33 5.3

Martinique 1,568 1,018 149 101 2,836 4.2

Guadeloupe 78 90 13 2 183 4.45

Dutch West Indies 4 10 - 2 16 7.25

Curacao 4 9 - 2 15 7.47

Bonaire - - - - - 0

Aruba - 1 - - 1 4

Other Caribbean 18 41 25 16 100 20.25

Cuba 5 5 5 - 15 6.27

Dominican Republic 2 9 1 10 22 57.18

Haiti - 1 1 - 2 9

Puerto Rico 4 1 1 1 7 20

US Virgin Islands 6 10 12 5 33 11.09

Suriname 1 15 5 - 21 11.09

South America 10 26 6 4 46 7.36

Brazil 2 17 2 2 23 8.65

Venezuela 8 9 4 2 23 7.43

Other South America 13 26 6 4 49 8.03

Central America 21 35 5 2 63 5.05

Other 60 145 52 44 301 20.82

Source: SLTB

May 2016

Length of Stay

Month 2015 2016 ACT. CHG. % Change

January 270,984 232,972 (38,012) -14.0%

February 234,867 214,414 (20,453) -8.7%

March 229,246 225,443 (3,803) -1.7%

April 206,792 197,612 (9,180) -4.4%

May 195,886 187,374 (8,512) -4.3%

Total 1,137,775 1,057,815 (79,960) -7.0%


USA 100,640 94,696 (5,944) -5.9%

UK 54033 52,406 (1,628) -3.0%

Caribbean 17,800 17,400 (400) -2.2%

Canada 13,637 13,368 (269) -2.0%

Rest of Europe 4,013 3,896 (117) -2.9%

Germany 1,047 776 (271) -25.8%

France 1,435 1,200 (235) -16.4%

Rest of World 3,281 3,632 351 10.7%

Total 195,886 187,374 -8,513 -4.3%

* Bednights figures are total arrivals, less persons staying in private accommodation, times Avg. Length of Stay

Bed-Nights by Month *

Bed-Nights by Market, May 2016


2015 270,984 234,867 229,246 206,792 195,886

2016 232,972 214,414 225,443 197,612 187,374

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TOURIST ARRIVALS REPORT - Caribbean Hotel and Tourism...Tourist Arrivals from Canada. Jan Feb Mar Apr May YTD Jan Feb Mar Apr May YTD Alberta 492 537 319 302 177 1,827 419 326 340