Tourism Statistics and TrendsTOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, 1992 - 1996
Country |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
% Share 1996 |
| U.S.A. | 84,389 |
93,922 |
92,209 |
92,185 |
90,973 |
34.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
11.3 |
-1.8 |
-0.0 |
-1.3 |
-- |
| Canada | 30,627 |
34,283 |
33,367 |
33,669 |
36,382 |
13.7 |
| Var.% | -- |
11.9 |
-2.7 |
0.9 |
8.1 |
-- |
| United Kingdom | 24,010 |
23,018 |
26,998 |
26,332 |
27,960 |
10.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
-4.1 |
17.3 |
-2.5 |
6.2 |
-- |
| Other Europe | 22,449 |
23,234 |
23,164 |
25,448 |
24,648 |
9.3 |
| Var.% | -- |
3.5 |
-0.3 |
9.9 |
-3.1 |
-- |
| Barbados | 12,317 |
11,899 |
13,752 |
17,091 |
16,839 |
6.3 |
| Var.% | -- |
-3.4 |
15.6 |
24.3 |
-1.5 |
-- |
| Guyana | 17,648 |
17,727 |
15,474 |
15,339 |
15,992 |
6.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
0.5 |
-12.7 |
-0.9 |
4.3 |
-- |
| South America | 7,736 |
8,457 |
15,177 |
13,668 |
8,409 |
3.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
9.3 |
79.5 |
-9.9 |
-38.5 |
-- |
| Rest of the World | 35,573 |
35,493 |
33,012 |
36,052 |
44,697 |
16.8 |
| Var.% | -- |
-0.2 |
-7.0 |
9.2 |
24.0 |
-- |
| Total | 234,749 |
248,033 |
253,153 |
259,784 |
265,900 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
5.7 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
-- |
ARRIVALS AT FRONTIERS OF TOURISTS FROM ABROAD, 1991 - 1995
Regions and Countries |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Americas | 158,451 |
176,200 |
187,831 |
196,061 |
201,434 |
77.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
1.2 |
6.6 |
4.4 |
2.7 |
-- |
| Caribbean | 34,013 |
35,444 |
34,149 |
39,834 |
46,573 |
17.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
4.2 |
-3.7 |
16.6 |
16.9 |
-- |
| Europe | 49,342 |
46,459 |
46,971 |
50,162 |
51,780 |
19.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
-5.8 |
1.1 |
6.8 |
3.2 |
-- |
| Not Specified | 12,413 |
12,100 |
14,013 |
6,930 |
6,570 |
2.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
-2.5 |
15.8 |
-50.5 |
-5.2 |
-- |
| Total | 220,206 |
234,759 |
248,815 |
253,153 |
259,784 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
6.6 |
6.0 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
-- |
TOURIST ARRIVALS BY PURPOSE OF VISIT, 1992 - 1996
Purpose |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
% Share 1996 |
| Hotel Holiday | 35,721 |
43,823 |
36,101 |
35,627 |
38,212 |
14.4 |
| Var.% | -- |
22.7 |
-17.6 |
-1.3 |
7.3 |
-- |
| Private Holiday | 137,932 |
149,257 |
151,189 |
146,037 |
145,428 |
54.7 |
| Var.% | -- |
8.2 |
1.3 |
-3.4 |
-0.4 |
-- |
| Business | 41,189 |
44,861 |
45,308 |
50,164 |
48,106 |
18.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
8.9 |
1.0 |
10.7 |
-4.1 |
-- |
| Other | 19,907 |
10,092 |
20,555 |
27,956 |
34,154 |
12.8 |
| Var.% | -- |
-49.3 |
-79.6 |
1260.4 |
22.2 |
-- |
| Total | 234,749 |
248,033 |
253,153 |
259,784 |
265,900 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
5.7 |
-5.4 |
10.7 |
2.4 |
-- |
MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS, 1992 - 1996
Month |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| January | 14,325 |
16,344 |
18,731 |
19,266 |
19,291 |
| Var.% | -- |
14.1 |
14.6 |
2.9 |
0.1 |
| February | 33,435 |
36,440 |
32,800 |
33,703 |
34,454 |
| Var.% | -- |
9.0 |
-10.0 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
| March | 15,414 |
17,861 |
20,339 |
20,386 |
21,195 |
| Var.% | -- |
15.8 |
13.9 |
0.2 |
4.0 |
| April | 17,773 |
19,253 |
17,208 |
17,703 |
20,453 |
| Var.% | -- |
8.3 |
-10.6 |
2.9 |
15.5 |
| May | 15,096 |
15,832 |
16,065 |
16,530 |
17,327 |
| Var.% | -- |
4.9 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
| June | 17,518 |
18,473 |
19,320 |
19,871 |
17,537 |
| Var.% | -- |
5.5 |
4.6 |
2.9 |
-11.8 |
| July | 23,555 |
24,888 |
25,824 |
26,544 |
28,300 |
| Var.% | -- |
5.7 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
6.6 |
| August | 23,338 |
22,027 |
20,715 |
21,302 |
24,389 |
| Var.% | -- |
-5.6 |
-6.0 |
2.8 |
14.5 |
| September | 15,278 |
15,201 |
15,130 |
15,570 |
15,443 |
| Var.% | -- |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
2.9 |
-0.8 |
| October | 15,854 |
16,449 |
14,750 |
15,181 |
17,443 |
| Var.% | -- |
3.8 |
-10.3 |
2.9 |
14.9 |
| November | 16,217 |
16,707 |
15,616 |
16,069 |
18,766 |
| Var.% | -- |
3.0 |
-6.5 |
2.9 |
16.8 |
| December | 28,437 |
28,558 |
36,655 |
37,659 |
31,302 |
| Var.% | -- |
0.4 |
28.4 |
2.7 |
-16.9 |
| Total | 236,240 |
248,033 |
253,153 |
259,784 |
265,900 |
| Var.% | -- |
5.0 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVALS, 1992 - 1996
Passengers |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Total | 9,627 |
19,105 |
15,537 |
11,105 |
16,508 |
32,358 |
31,704 |
26,948 |
32,572 |
44,958 |
49,440 |
48,145 |
| Var.% | -- |
98.5 |
-18.7 |
-28.5 |
48.7 |
96.0 |
-2.0 |
-15.0 |
20.9 |
38.0 |
10.0 |
-2.6 |
ROOMS IN TOURIST ACCOMMODATION, 1992 - 1996
Area |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Trinidad | 1,257 | 1,583 | 1,439 | 1,482 | 1,492 |
| Var.% | -- | 25.9 | -9.1 | 3.0 | 0.7 |
| Tobago | 1,057 | 1,069 | 1,262 | 1,640 | 1,706 |
| Var.% | -- | 1.1 | 18.1 | 30.0 | 4.0 |
| Total | 2,314 |
2,652 |
2,701 |
3,122 |
3,198 |
| Var.% | -- |
14.6 |
1.9 |
15.6 |
2.4 |
Sources: Tourism & Industrial Development Company of Trinidad & Tobago Limited & World Tourism Organization's Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Vol. II - 1997