TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, 1992 - 1996
| Regions and Countries | 1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Total |
| North America | 90,335 |
105,478 |
104,513 |
125,668 |
122,828 |
548,822 |
| Var.% | -- | 16.8 | 0.9 | 20.2 | 2.3 | -- |
| - Canada | 3,860 |
4,406 |
5,411 |
8,265 |
7,711 |
29,653 |
| - Mexico | 5,816 |
7,216 |
6,301 |
7,683 |
7,698 |
34,714 |
| - United States | 80,605 |
93,853 |
92,783 |
109,693 |
107,389 |
484,323 |
| - Other North American | 54 |
3 |
18 |
27 |
30 |
132 |
| Central America | 117,404 |
108,160 |
83,906 |
87,140 |
89,687 |
486,297 |
| Var.% | -- |
7.9 |
22.4 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
-- |
| - Belize | 1,004 |
1,006 |
891 |
1,053 |
1,170 |
5,124 |
| - Costa Rica | 9,193 |
10,031 |
9,020 |
9,931 |
10,509 |
48,684 |
| - El Salvador | 61,828 |
50,249 |
31,328 |
28,065 |
20,778 |
192,248 |
| - Guatemala | 31,055 |
18,348 |
18,440 |
18,968 |
23,949 |
110,760 |
| - Nicaragua | 10,932 |
24,876 |
21,014 |
25,413 |
29,174 |
111,409 |
| - Panama | 3,167 |
3,650 |
3,213 |
3,710 |
4,107 |
17,847 |
| - Other Central American | 225 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
225 |
| South America | 7,778 |
10,957 |
8,741 |
11,474 |
9,602 |
48,552 |
| Var.% | -- |
40.9 |
20.2 |
31.3 |
16.3 |
-- |
Caribbean |
2,059 | 2,842 | 2,636 | 3,203 | 2,809 | 13,549 |
| Var.% | -- | 38.0 | 7.3 | 21.5 | 12.3 | -- |
| Europe | 21,049 |
27,151 |
27,826 |
33,523 |
31,666 |
141,215 |
| Var.% | -- |
29.0 |
2.5 |
20.5 |
5.5 |
-- |
| - France | 1,751 |
2,160 |
2,146 |
2,528 |
2,571 |
11,156 |
| - Germany | 4,486 |
5,732 |
6,121 |
6,877 |
6,602 |
29,818 |
| - Holland | -- |
2,227 |
2,268 |
3,109 |
2,796 |
10,400 |
| - Italy | 1,941 |
2,760 |
2,942 |
3,710 |
3,142 |
14,495 |
| - Spain | 2,888 |
3,754 |
3,904 |
5,223 |
4,392 |
20,161 |
| - Switzerland | -- |
1,830 |
1,992 |
2,368 |
2,144 |
8,334 |
| - United Kingdom | 3,399 |
4,379 |
3,805 |
4,317 |
4,020 |
19,920 |
| - Other Europe | 6,584 |
4,309 |
4,648 |
5,391 |
5,999 |
26,931 |
| Asia | 4,154 |
6,014 |
4,567 |
7,169 |
5,349 |
27,253 |
| Var.% | -- |
44.8 |
24.1 |
57.0 |
25.4 |
-- |
| - China | 404 |
1,003 |
652 |
1,370 |
998 |
4,427 |
| - Japan | 1,627 |
2,069 |
1,892 |
2,719 |
2,334 |
10,641 |
| - Other Asian | 2,123 |
2,942 |
2,023 |
3,080 |
2,017 |
12,185 |
| Africa | 92 |
145 |
335 |
206 |
237 |
1,015 |
| Var.% | -- |
57.6 |
131.0 |
38.5 |
15.1 |
-- |
| Oceania | 673 |
723 |
966 |
988 |
1,113 |
4,463 |
| Var.% | -- |
7.4 |
33.6 |
2.3 |
12.7 |
-- |
| Rest of the World | -- |
5 |
26 |
1,178 |
26 |
1,235 |
| Var.% | -- |
-- |
420.0 |
4,430.8 |
97.8 |
-- |
| Total | 243,544 |
261,475 |
233,516 |
270,549 |
263,317 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
7.4 |
10.7 |
15.9 |
2.7 |
-- |
MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS, 1991 - 1996
Month |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Var.% 1995 - 1996 |
| January | 21,935 |
20,089 |
24,567 |
19,883 |
23,827 |
22,225 |
-6.7 |
| February | 18,685 |
18,805 |
24,967 |
18,813 |
22,805 |
22,495 |
-1.4 |
| March | 23,906 |
19,332 |
25,899 |
22,015 |
23,183 |
24,123 |
4.1 |
| April | 16,788 |
20,807 |
20,220 |
18,958 |
21,547 |
20,373 |
-5.4 |
| May | 16,142 |
18,088 |
17,307 |
17,724 |
20,430 |
19,826 |
-3.0 |
| June | 18,698 |
21,412 |
21,597 |
20,606 |
24,520 |
23,704 |
-3.3 |
| July | 22,136 |
24,658 |
26,115 |
23,151 |
27,798 |
26,754 |
-3.8 |
| August | 22,020 |
22,482 |
22,770 |
20,824 |
24,760 |
23,732 |
-4.2 |
| September | 14,984 |
16,079 |
17,178 |
15,643 |
18,624 |
17,688 |
-5.0 |
| October | 13,779 |
17,993 |
17,410 |
15,770 |
19,129 |
17,807 |
-6.9 |
| November | 17,558 |
19,872 |
18,641 |
16,474 |
20,952 |
19,684 |
-6.1 |
| December | 19,490 |
23,927 |
24,804 |
23,655 |
22,974 |
24,906 |
8.4 |
| Total | 226,121 |
243,544 |
261,475 |
233,516 |
270,549 |
263,317 |
-- |
| Var.% | -- |
7.7 |
7.4 |
-10.7 |
15.9 |
-2.7 |
-- |
MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, 1995 - 1996
| Regions and Countries | January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
Total |
|||||||||||||
1995 |
1996 |
1995 |
1996 |
1995 |
1996 |
1995 |
1996 |
1995 |
1996 |
1995 |
1996 |
1995 |
1996 |
1995 |
1996 |
1995 |
1996 |
1995 |
1996 |
1995 |
1996 |
1995 |
1996 |
1995 |
1996 |
|
| North America | 11,018 |
9,540 |
10,596 |
10,357 |
11,323 |
11,937 |
9,557 |
8,578 |
8,923 |
8,988 |
13,087 |
12,821 |
14,780 |
14,166 |
11,564 |
11,280 |
7,545 |
6,742 |
7,751 |
7,036 |
8,611 |
8,635 |
10,913 |
12,748 |
125,668 |
122,828 |
| Var.% | -- |
-13.4 |
-- |
-2.3 |
-- |
5.4 |
-- |
-10.2 |
-- |
0.7 |
-- |
-2.0 |
-- |
-4.2 |
-- |
-2.5 |
-- |
-10.6 |
-- |
-9.2 |
-- |
0.3 |
-- |
16.8 |
-- |
-2.3 |
| Central America | 7,526 |
8,004 |
6,933 |
7,125 |
6,871 |
7,810 |
7,453 |
7,960 |
7,189 |
7,309 |
7,255 |
7,503 |
7,401 |
7,728 |
7,025 |
7,618 |
6,788 |
7,294 |
7,112 |
6,954 |
7,771 |
7,101 |
7,816 |
7,281 |
87,140 |
89,687 |
| Var.% | -- |
6.4 |
-- |
2.8 |
-- |
13.7 |
-- |
6.8 |
-- |
1.7 |
-- |
3.4 |
-- |
4.4 |
-- |
8.4 |
-- |
7.5 |
-- |
-2.2 |
-- |
-8.6 |
-- |
-6.8 |
-- |
2.9 |
| South America | 1,135 |
1,033 |
964 |
936 |
891 |
707 |
950 |
690 |
929 |
780 |
865 |
740 |
988 |
797 |
945 |
786 |
898 |
762 |
886 |
890 |
1,015 |
689 |
1,008 |
792 |
11,474 |
9,602 |
| Var.% | -- |
-9.0 |
-- |
-2.9 |
-- |
-20.7 |
-- |
-27.4 |
-- |
-16.0 |
-- |
-14.5 |
-- |
-19.3 |
-- |
-16.8 |
-- |
-15.1 |
-- |
0.5 |
-- |
-32.1 |
-- |
-21.4 |
-- |
-16.3 |
| Caribbean | 285 |
161 |
215 |
186 |
254 |
174 |
277 |
260 |
370 |
265 |
296 |
183 |
379 |
325 |
247 |
300 |
263 |
225 |
210 |
217 |
232 |
182 |
175 |
331 |
3,203 |
2,809 |
| Var.% | -- |
-43.5 |
-- |
-13.5 |
-- |
-31.5 |
-- |
-6.1 |
-- |
-28.4 |
-- |
-38.2 |
-- |
-14.2 |
-- |
21.5 |
-- |
-14.4 |
-- |
3.3 |
-- |
-21.6 |
-- |
89.1 |
-- |
-12.3 |
| Europe | 3,086 |
2,760 |
3,305 |
3,180 |
2,979 |
2,894 |
2,608 |
2,264 |
2,259 |
1,943 |
2,256 |
1,969 |
3,455 |
3,236 |
4,036 |
3,317 |
2,380 |
2,229 |
2,454 |
2,248 |
2,512 |
2,574 |
2,193 |
3,052 |
33,523 |
31,666 |
| Var.% | -- |
-10.6 |
-- |
-3.8 |
-- |
-2.9 |
-- |
-13.2 |
-- |
-14.0 |
-- |
-12.7 |
-- |
-6.3 |
-- |
-17.8 |
-- |
-6.3 |
-- |
-8.4 |
-- |
2.5 |
-- |
39.2 |
-- |
-5.5 |
| Asia | 542 |
593 |
581 |
551 |
646 |
500 |
516 |
529 |
548 |
434 |
570 |
402 |
587 |
412 |
756 |
322 |
588 |
349 |
534 |
349 |
626 |
361 |
675 |
547 |
7,169 |
5,349 |
| Var.% | -- |
9.4 |
-- |
-5.2 |
-- |
-22.6 |
-- |
2.5 |
-- |
-20.8 |
-- |
-29.5 |
-- |
-29.8 |
-- |
-57.4 |
-- |
-40.6 |
-- |
-34.6 |
-- |
-42.3 |
-- |
-19.0 |
-- |
-25.4 |
| Africa | 16 |
25 |
6 |
30 |
20 |
27 |
19 |
21 |
17 |
19 |
18 |
10 |
14 |
18 |
20 |
7 |
15 |
14 |
19 |
15 |
12 |
26 |
30 |
25 |
206 |
237 |
| Var.% | -- |
56.3 |
-- |
400 |
-- |
35 |
-- |
10.5 |
-- |
11.8 |
-- |
-44.4 |
-- |
28.6 |
-- |
-65.0 |
-- |
-6.7 |
-- |
-21.1 |
-- |
116.7 |
-- |
-16.7 |
-- |
-15.0 |
| Oceania | 120 |
109 |
108 |
124 |
102 |
69 |
70 |
66 |
98 |
87 |
74 |
75 |
88 |
69 |
70 |
101 |
48 |
72 |
65 |
98 |
77 |
115 |
68 |
128 |
988 |
1,113 |
| Var.% | -- |
-9.2 |
-- |
14.8 |
-- |
-32.4 |
-- |
-5.7 |
-- |
-11.2 |
-- |
1.4 |
-- |
-21.6 |
-- |
44.3 |
-- |
50 |
-- |
50.8 |
-- |
49.4 |
-- |
88.2 |
-- |
12.7 |
| Rest of the World | 99 |
-- |
97 |
6 |
97 |
5 |
97 |
5 |
97 |
1 |
99 |
1 |
106 |
3 |
97 |
1 |
99 |
1 |
98 |
-- |
96 |
1 |
96 |
2 |
1,178 |
26 |
| Var.% | -- |
-- |
-- |
-93.8 |
-- |
-94.8 |
-- |
94.8 |
-- |
-99.0 |
-- |
-99.0 |
-- |
-97.2 |
-- |
-99.0 |
-- |
-99.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-99.0 |
-- |
-98.0 |
-- |
-97.8 |
| Total | 23,827 |
22,225 |
22,805 |
22,495 |
23,183 |
24,123 |
21,547 |
20,373 |
20,430 |
19,826 |
24,520 |
23,704 |
27,798 |
26,754 |
24,760 |
23,732 |
18,624 |
17,688 |
19,129 |
17,807 |
20,952 |
19,684 |
22,974 |
24,906 |
270,549 |
263,317 |
| Var.% | -- |
-6.7 |
-- |
-1.4 |
-- |
4.1 |
-- |
-5.4 |
-- |
-3.0 |
-- |
-3.3 |
-- |
-3.8 |
-- |
-4.2 |
-- |
-5.0 |
-- |
-7.0 |
-- |
-6.1 |
-- |
8.4 |
-- |
-2.7 |
TOURIST ARRIVALS BY MODE OF ENTRY, 1991 - 1996
Mode Of Entry |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
% Share 1996 |
| Air | 100,728 |
116,770 |
147,616 |
162,655 |
204,911 |
200,834 |
76.3 |
| Var.% | -- |
15.9 |
26.4 |
10.2 |
26.0 |
-2.0 |
-- |
| Land | 114,017 |
112,933 |
98,714 |
67,779 |
61,299 |
59,236 |
22.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
-1.0 |
-12.6 |
-31.3 |
-9.6 |
-3.4 |
-- |
| Sea | 11,376 |
13,841 |
15,145 |
3,082 |
4,339 |
3,247 |
1.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
21.7 |
9.4 |
-79.7 |
40.8 |
-25.2 |
-- |
| Total | 226,121 |
243,544 |
261,475 |
233,516 |
270,549 |
263,317 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
7.7 |
7.4 |
-10.7 |
15.9 |
-2.7 |
-- |
TOURIST ARRIVALS BY PURPOSE OF VISIT, 1991 - 1996
Purpose |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Total |
| Transit | 27,104 |
12,590 |
39,240 |
6,416 |
6,899 |
10,852 |
103,101 |
| Tourism | 132,218 |
157,569 |
155,072 |
170,356 |
193,418 |
164,605 |
973,238 |
| Business | 18,816 |
20,623 |
26,291 |
29,653 |
36,075 |
44,354 |
175,812 |
| Official | 8,803 |
6,814 |
9,389 |
7,242 |
7,668 |
7,179 |
47,095 |
| Sports | 1,644 |
1,965 |
1,864 |
1,096 |
1,616 |
2,313 |
10,498 |
| Study | 1,286 |
2,047 |
1,423 |
1,654 |
2,113 |
2,730 |
11,253 |
| Convention | 3,000 |
3,149 |
2,857 |
2,464 |
2,829 |
2,929 |
17,228 |
| Health | 570 |
733 |
728 |
943 |
974 |
971 |
4,919 |
| Relocation | 1,051 |
1,372 |
1,886 |
1,238 |
1,734 |
3,096 |
10,377 |
| Other | 31,629 |
36,682 |
22,725 |
12,452 |
17,224 |
24,288 |
145,000 |
| Total | 226,121 |
243,544 |
261,475 |
233,514 |
270,550 |
263,317 |
1,498,521 |
Var.% |
-- |
7.7 |
7.4 |
-10.7 |
15.9 |
-2.7 |
-- |
Source: Instituto Hondureño de Turismo, Planeamiento y Desarrollo, Sección Estadísticas - Honduras