Tourism Statistics and TrendsARRIVALS AT FRONTIERS OF TOURISTS FROM ABROAD, 1991 - 1995
Regions and Countries |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
Market Share |
| Americas | 15,719,000 |
16,753,000 |
15,931,000 |
16,724,000 |
19,784,000 |
98.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
6.6 |
-4.9 |
5.0 |
18.3 |
-- |
| North America | 15,395,000 |
16,390,000 |
15,522,000 |
16,285,000 |
19,339,000 |
95.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
6.5 |
-5.3 |
4.9 |
18.8 |
-- |
| - Canada | 260,000 |
276,000 |
237,000 |
213,000 |
197,000 |
1.0 |
| - United States | 15,135,000 |
16,114,000 |
15,285,000 |
16,072,000 |
19,142,000 |
94.9 |
| Other Americas | 324,000 |
363,000 |
409,000 |
439,000 |
445,000 |
2.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
12.0 |
12.7 |
7.3 |
1.4 |
-- |
| Europe | 328,000 |
362,000 |
473,000 |
412,000 |
339,000 |
1.7 |
| Var.% | -- |
10.4 |
30.7 |
-12.9 |
-17.7 |
-- |
| Not Specified | 20,000 |
31,000 |
36,000 |
46,000 |
39,000 |
0.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
55.0 |
16.1 |
27.8 |
-15.2 |
-- |
| Total | 16,067,000 |
17,146,000 |
16,440,000 |
17,182,000 |
20,162,000 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
6.7 |
-4.1 |
4.5 |
17.3 |
-- |
ROOMS IN TOURIST ACCOMODATION, 1986 - 1997
Category |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
Total |
| Hotels | 6,822 |
7,507 |
7,600 |
7,721 |
7,984 |
8,239 |
8,488 |
8,753 |
8,744 |
8,820 |
9,050 |
9,184 |
98,912 |
| Var.% | -- |
10.0 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
-0.1 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
-- |
| Rooms Available | 305,543 |
305,567 |
310,470 |
321,765 |
333,547 |
345,159 |
355,189 |
366,423 |
363,579 |
370,298 |
381,522 |
382,364 |
4,141,426 |
| Var.% | -- |
0.0 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
-0.8 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
0.2 |
-- |
| Rooms Occupied | 131,225 |
135,673 |
140,879 |
147,679 |
154,660 |
156,567 |
157,964 |
159,250 |
162,519 |
187,720 |
190,747 |
192,701 |
1,917,584 |
| Var.% | -- |
3.4 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
15.5 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
-- |
| Room Occupancy Rates | 54.9 |
57.4 |
54.1 |
53.9 |
54.1 |
53.9 |
53.0 |
51.3 |
50.4 |
51.2 |
53.3 |
56.5 |
-- |
Source: World Tourism Organization's Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Vol. II - 1997