TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, 1992 - 1996
Country |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
% Share 1996 |
| U.S.A. | 675,604 |
711,078 |
723,457 |
760,304 |
772,190 |
66.4 |
| Var.% | -- |
5.3 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
1.6 |
-- |
| Canada | 119,592 |
108,135 |
103,880 |
108,440 |
102,215 |
8.8 |
| Var.% | -- |
-9.6 |
-3.9 |
4.4 |
-5.7 |
-- |
| United Kingdom | 106,659 |
120,507 |
102,100 |
107,610 |
114,417 |
9.8 |
| Var.% | -- |
13.0 |
-15.3 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
-- |
| Other Europe | 92,010 |
88,855 |
87,225 |
89,934 |
93,951 |
8.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
-3.4 |
-1.8 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
-- |
| Caribbean | 25,302 |
25,886 |
28,463 |
29,386 |
34,396 |
3.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
2.3 |
10.0 |
3.2 |
17.1 |
-- |
| Other Americas* | 16,978 |
27,026 |
26,378 |
22,261 |
17,058 |
1.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
59.2 |
-2.4 |
-15.6 |
-23.4 |
-- |
| Rest of the World | 21,037 |
23,895 |
26,784 |
29,066 |
28,222 |
2.4 |
| Var.% | -- |
13.6 |
12.1 |
8.5 |
-2.9 |
-- |
| Total | 1,057,182 |
1,105,382 |
1,098,287 |
1,147,001 |
1,162,449 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
4.6 |
-0.6 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
-- |
*Including Belize for 1992 to 1994
MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS, 1992 - 1996
Month |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| January | 68,960 |
78,392 |
82,221 |
89,094 |
92,827 |
| Var.% | -- |
13.7 |
4.9 |
8.4 |
4.2 |
| February | 76,529 |
82,048 |
86,555 |
92,330 |
100,077 |
| Var.% | -- |
7.2 |
5.5 |
6.7 |
8.4 |
| March | 75,637 |
87,143 |
98,792 |
103,822 |
116,405 |
| Var.% | -- |
15.2 |
13.4 |
5.1 |
12.1 |
| April | 75,488 |
82,135 |
78,295 |
98,342 |
99,085 |
| Var.% | -- |
8.8 |
-4.7 |
25.6 |
0.8 |
| May | 66,983 |
74,571 |
68,615 |
80,121 |
90,726 |
| Var.% | -- |
11.3 |
-8.0 |
16.8 |
13.2 |
| June | 77,634 |
81,979 |
79,330 |
97,674 |
100,763 |
| Var.% | -- |
5.6 |
-3.2 |
23.1 |
3.2 |
| July | 86,614 |
95,483 |
94,963 |
115,537 |
110,103 |
| Var.% | -- |
10.2 |
-0.5 |
21.7 |
-4.7 |
| August | 90,874 |
96,460 |
88,518 |
104,446 |
101,747 |
| Var.% | -- |
6.2 |
-8.2 |
18.0 |
-2.6 |
| September | 58,790 |
64,621 |
64,106 |
74,606 |
72,600 |
| Var.% | -- |
9.9 |
-0.8 |
16.4 |
-2.7 |
| October | 64,573 |
68,118 |
69,130 |
80,855 |
74,571 |
| Var.% | -- |
5.5 |
1.5 |
17.0 |
-7.8 |
| November | 76,815 |
75,418 |
71,983 |
86,358 |
83,034 |
| Var.% | -- |
-1.8 |
-4.6 |
20.0 |
-3.9 |
| December | 90,113 |
92,347 |
94,127 |
123,816 |
120,511 |
| Var.% | -- |
2.5 |
1.9 |
31.5 |
-2.7 |
| Total | 909,010 |
978,715 |
976,635 |
1,147,001 |
1,162,449 |
| Var.% | -- |
7.7 |
-0.2 |
17.4 |
1.4 |
MONTHLY CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVALS, 1992 - 1996
Month |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| January | 62,591 |
61,095 |
60,317 |
57,570 |
66,390 |
| Var.% | -- |
-2.4 |
-1.3 |
-4.6 |
15.3 |
| February | 54,482 |
58,955 |
67,974 |
54,281 |
55,906 |
| Var.% | -- |
8.2 |
15.3 |
-20.1 |
3.0 |
| March | 60,237 |
67,657 |
78,430 |
64,872 |
71,811 |
| Var.% | -- |
12.3 |
15.9 |
-17.3 |
10.7 |
| April | 59,378 |
65,384 |
61,178 |
55,262 |
60,633 |
| Var.% | -- |
10.1 |
-6.4 |
-9.7 |
9.7 |
| May | 41,694 |
39,515 |
27,967 |
34,827 |
48,085 |
| Var.% | -- |
-5.2 |
-29.2 |
24.5 |
38.1 |
| June | 47,819 |
40,242 |
37,625 |
30,773 |
37,379 |
| Var.% | -- |
-15.9 |
-6.5 |
-18.2 |
21.5 |
| July | 52,896 |
43,002 |
32,370 |
36,780 |
52,159 |
| Var.% | -- |
-18.7 |
-24.7 |
13.6 |
41.8 |
| August | 46,712 |
38,616 |
32,108 |
42,451 |
49,719 |
| Var.% | -- |
-17.3 |
-16.9 |
32.2 |
17.1 |
| September | 36,346 |
40,981 |
34,052 |
43,709 |
34,324 |
| Var.% | -- |
12.8 |
-16.9 |
28.4 |
-21.5 |
| October | 54,946 |
47,765 |
44,862 |
55,591 |
57,384 |
| Var.% | -- |
-13.1 |
-6.1 |
23.9 |
3.2 |
| November | 59,652 |
56,908 |
65,136 |
71,419 |
49,888 |
| Var.% | -- |
-4.6 |
14.5 |
9.7 |
-30.2 |
| December | 72,764 |
69,467 |
53,017 |
57,636 |
74,500 |
| Var.% | -- |
-4.5 |
-23.7 |
8.7 |
29.3 |
| Total | 649,517 |
629,587 |
595,036 |
605,171 |
658,178 |
| Var.% | -- |
-3.1 |
-5.5 |
1.7 |
8.8 |
| Cruise Ship Calls | 532 | 482 | 453 | 438 | 466 |
ROOMS IN TOURIST ACCOMMODATION, 1992 - 1996
Type |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Hotels | 12,129 |
12,643 |
13,080 |
13,841 |
14,502 |
| Var.% | -- |
4.2 |
3.5 |
5.8 |
4.8 |
| Guest Houses | 2,050 |
2,053 |
2,202 |
2,423 |
2,552 |
| Var.% | -- |
0.2 |
7.3 |
10.0 |
5.3 |
| Resort Cottages | 2,871 |
3,052 |
3,114 |
3,247 |
3,298 |
| Var.% | -- |
6.3 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
1.6 |
| Apartment Houses | 1,439 |
1,187 |
1,364 |
1,385 |
1,632 |
| Var.% | -- |
-17.5 |
14.9 |
1.5 |
17.8 |
| Total | 18,489 |
18,935 |
19,760 |
20,896 |
21,984 |
| Var.% | -- |
2.4 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
Area |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Kingston | 1,729 | 1,803 | 152 | 1,689 | 1,997 |
| Var.% | -- | 4.3 | -91.6 | 1011.2 | 18.2 |
| Montego Bay | 6,160 | 6,323 | 6,599 | 7,291 | 7,659 |
| Var.% | -- | 2.7 | 4.4 | 10.5 | 5.1 |
| Negril | 3,655 | 3,788 | 3,944 | 4,094 | 4,311 |
| Var.% | -- | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| Ocho Rios | 5,782 | 5,796 | 6,199 | 6,277 | 6,478 |
| Var.% | -- | 0.2 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| Port Antonio | 729 | 729 | 739 | 793 | 779 |
| Var.% | -- | 0.0 | 1.4 | 7.3 | -1.8 |
| Mandeville/South Coast | 434 | 506 | 697 | 752 | 760 |
| Var.% | -- | 16.6 | 37.8 | 7.9 | 1.1 |
ARRIVALS AT FRONTIERS OF TOURISTS FROM ABROAD, 1991 - 1995
Regions and Countries |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
Market Share %1995 |
| Africa | 770 |
983 |
1,046 |
913 |
1,132 |
0.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
27.7 |
6.4 |
-12.7 |
24.0 |
-- |
| Americas | 817,295 |
837,476 |
872,125 |
882,178 |
920,391 |
80.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
2.5 |
4.1 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
-- |
| Caribbean | 24,413 |
25,302 |
25,886 |
28,463 |
29,386 |
2.6 |
| Var.% | -- |
3.6 |
2.3 |
10.0 |
3.2 |
-- |
| East Asia/Pacific | 11,963 |
17,230 |
19,883 |
23,488 |
25,194 |
2.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
44.0 |
15.4 |
18.1 |
7.3 |
-- |
| Europe | 173,449 |
198,669 |
209,362 |
189,327 |
197,544 |
17.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
14.5 |
5.4 |
-9.6 |
4.3 |
-- |
| Not Specified | 2,140 |
2,520 |
2,518 |
2,015 |
2,356 |
0.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
17.8 |
-0.1 |
-20.0 |
16.9 |
-- |
| Total | 1,006,804 |
1,057,183 |
1,105,382 |
1,098,289 |
1,147,001 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
5.0 |
4.6 |
-0.6 |
4.4 |
-- |
ARRIVALS OF TOURISTS FROM ABROAD IN ALL ACCOMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS, 1991 - 1995
Regions and Countries |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
Market Share % 1995 |
| Africa | 676 |
908 |
999 |
856 |
1,091 |
0.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
34.3 |
10.0 |
-14.3 |
27.5 |
-- |
| Americas | 669,036 |
700,413 |
752,655 |
766,923 |
799,358 |
78.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
4.7 |
7.5 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
-- |
| East Asia/Pacific | 12,638 |
17,052 |
19,778 |
23,359 |
25,120 |
2.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
34.9 |
16.0 |
18.1 |
7.5 |
-- |
| Europe | 159,849 |
187,874 |
202,362 |
183,172 |
190,702 |
18.7 |
| Var.% | -- |