Tourism Statistics and TrendsARRIVALS AT FRONTIERS OF TOURISTS FROM ABROAD, 1991 - 1995
Regions and Countries |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
Market Share % 1995 |
| Americas | 128,771 |
136,255 |
149,743 |
144,877 |
123,680 |
58.4 |
| Var.% | -- | 5.8 | 9.9 | -3.2 | -14.6 | -- |
| Caribbean | 38,646 |
41,402 |
42,114 |
38,589 |
39,115 |
18.5 |
| Var.% | -- | 7.1 | 1.7 | -8.4 | 1.4 | -- |
| Europe | 64,133 |
70,008 |
86,874 |
105,851 |
83,799 |
39.6 |
| Var.% | -- | 9.2 | 24.1 | 21.8 | -20.8 | -- |
| Not Specified | 3,667 |
3,639 |
3,568 |
3,980 |
4,184 |
2.0 |
| Var.% | -- | -0.8 | 24.1 | 21.8 | -20.8 | -- |
| Total | 196,571 |
209,902 |
240,185 |
254,708 |
211,663 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- | 6.8 | 14.4 | 6.0 | -16.9 | -- |
TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, BY AIR, 1992 - 1996
| Country | 1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
% Share 1996 |
| U.S.A. | 70,583 |
81,355 |
78,972 |
62,703 |
60,852 |
30.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
15.3 |
-2.9 |
-20.6 |
-3.0 |
-- |
| Canada | 15,483 |
15,873 |
16,698 |
12,153 |
15,837 |
7.8 |
| Var.% | -- |
2.5 |
5.2 |
-27.2 |
30.3 |
-- |
| United Kingdom | 36,407 |
50,333 |
64,147 |
47,106 |
50,417 |
24.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
38.3 |
27.4 |
-26.6 |
7.0 |
-- |
| Other Europe | 26,309 |
28,164 |
31,415 |
25,238 |
28,099 |
13.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
7.1 |
11.5 |
-19.7 |
11.3 |
-- |
| Caribbean | 40,622 |
41,437 |
39,226 |
36,522 |
39,199 |
19.4 |
| Var.% | -- |
2.0 |
-5.3 |
-6.9 |
7.3 |
-- |
| Rest of World | 4,185 |
4,068 |
4,287 |
7,679 |
8,029 |
4.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-2.8 |
5.4 |
79.1 |
4.6 |
-- |
| Total | 193,589 |
221,230 |
234,745 |
191,401 |
202,433 |
100.00 |
| Var.% | -- |
14.3 |
6.1 |
-18.5 |
5.8 |
-- |
OTHER VISITORS BY CATEGORY, 1992 - 1996
Category |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Yacht | 16,406 |
17,925 |
19,773 |
20,682 |
19,786 |
| Var.% | -- |
9.3 |
10.3 |
4.6 |
-4.3 |
| Other Sea | 16,313 |
18,955 |
19,963 |
20,262 |
18,042 |
| Var.% | -- |
16.2 |
5.3 |
1.5 |
-11.0 |
| Nat. Residents Abroad | 7,992 |
9,257 |
8,179 |
8,323 |
7,718 |
| Var.% | -- |
15.8 |
-11.6 |
1.8 |
-7.3 |
| Total | 40,711 |
46,137 |
47,915 |
49,267 |
45,546 |
| Var.% | -- |
13.3 |
3.9 |
2.8 |
-7.6 |
MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS, BY AIR, 1992 - 1996
Month |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| January | 16,068 |
19,599 |
21,135 |
20,551 |
16,285 |
| Var.% | -- |
22.0 |
7.8 |
-2.8 |
-20.8 |
| February | 18,018 |
18,589 |
20,024 |
20,281 |
18,889 |
| Var.% | -- |
3.2 |
7.7 |
1.3 |
-6.9 |
| March | 16,007 |
18,498 |
21,647 |
20,856 |
20,664 |
| Var.% | -- |
15.6 |
17.0 |
-3.7 |
-0.9 |
| April | 17,632 |
22,079 |
23,357 |
24,739 |
19,805 |
| Var.% | -- |
25.2 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
-19.9 |
| May | 15,534 |
18,789 |
18,911 |
17,124 |
16,372 |
| Var.% | -- |
21.0 |
0.6 |
-9.4 |
-4.4 |
| June | 13,112 |
14,515 |
16,085 |
15,656 |
14,438 |
| Var.% | -- |
10.7 |
10.8 |
-2.7 |
-7.8 |
| July | 17,340 |
20,078 |
21,953 |
20,206 |
16,778 |
| Var.% | -- |
15.8 |
9.3 |
-8.0 |
-17.0 |
| August | 15,882 |
17,855 |
18,614 |
20,012 |
16,036 |
| Var.% | -- |
12.4 |
4.3 |
7.5 |
-19.9 |
| September | 12,280 |
14,841 |
16,135 |
4,742 |
12,181 |
| Var.% | -- |
20.9 |
8.7 |
-70.6 |
156.9 |
| October | 14,910 |
18,038 |
17,220 |
5,368 |
14,107 |
| Var.% | -- |
21.0 |
-4.5 |
-68.8 |
162.8 |
| November | 18,077 |
18,366 |
18,480 |
7,463 |
16,899 |
| Var.% | -- |
1.6 |
0.6 |
-59.6 |
126.4 |
| December | 18,729 |
19,983 |
21,184 |
14,403 |
19,979 |
| Var.% | -- |
6.7 |
6.0 |
-32.0 |
38.7 |
| Total | 193,589 |
221,230 |
234,745 |
191,401 |
202,433 |
| Var.% | -- |
14.3 |
6.1 |
-18.5 |
5.8 |
MONTHLY CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVALS, 1992 - 1996
Month |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| January | 25,881 |
24,781 |
28,536 |
26,567 |
27,114 |
| Var.% | -- |
-4.3 |
15.2 |
-6.9 |
2.1 |
| February | 26,975 |
21,493 |
23,810 |
23,336 |
32,237 |
| Var.% | -- |
-20.3 |
10.8 |
-2.0 |
38.1 |
| March | 23,202 |
23,958 |
28,211 |
31,712 |
31,435 |
| Var.% | -- |
3.3 |
17.8 |
12.4 |
-0.9 |
| April | 26,827 |
27,639 |
25,644 |
23,123 |
30,966 |
| Var.% | -- |
3.0 |
-7.2 |
-9.8 |
33.9 |
| May | 17,939 |
15,817 |
15,886 |
16,839 |
19,163 |
| Var.% | -- |
-11.8 |
0.4 |
6.0 |
13.8 |
| June | 14,098 |
14,333 |
12,135 |
17,973 |
15,844 |
| Var.% | -- |
1.7 |
-15.3 |
48.1 |
-11.8 |
| July | 16,738 |
17,905 |
13,073 |
16,356 |
15,134 |
| Var.% | -- |
7.0 |
-27.0 |
25.1 |
-7.5 |
| August | 14,751 |
14,065 |
12,670 |
16,269 |
18,388 |
| Var.% | -- |
-4.7 |
-9.9 |
28.4 |
13.0 |
| September | 12,584 |
16,145 |
8,681 |
-- |
10,039 |
| Var.% | -- |
28.3 |
-46.2 |
-- |
-- |
| October | 19,121 |
14,249 |
15,055 |
1,280 |
18,137 |
| Var.% | -- |
-25.5 |
5.7 |
-91.5 |
1317.0 |
| November | 26,532 |
22,630 |
22,297 |
23,233 |
22,086 |
| Var.% | -- |
-14.7 |
-1.5 |
4.2 |
-4.9 |
| December | 25,539 |
25,394 |
29,667 |
30,755 |
29,918 |
| Var.% | -- |
-0.6 |
16.8 |
3.7 |
-2.7 |
Total |
250,187 |
238,409 |
235,665 |
227,443 |
270,461 |
| Var.% | -- |
-4.7 |
-1.2 |
-3.5 |
18.9 |
| Cruise Ship Calls | 346 |
319 |
315 |
237 |
212 |
ROOMS IN TOURIST ACCOMMODATION, 1992 & 1996
Type |
1992 |
1996 |
| Hotels | 2,997 | 2,963 |
| Apartments | 256 | 168 |
| Guest Houses | 64 | 54 |
| Total | 3,317 | 3,185 |
Sources: Antigua Department of Tourism & World Tourism Organization's Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Vol. II - 1997