Tourism Statistics and TrendsTOURIST ARRIVALS TO VENEZUELA, BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, 1988 - 1997
Regions and Countries |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
Total |
| North America | 137,457 |
147,867 |
166,247 |
174,567 |
135,061 |
120,849 |
146,690 |
196,982 |
257,084 |
266,601 |
1,749,405 |
| Var.% | -- |
7.6 |
12.4 |
5.0 |
-22.6 |
-10.5 |
21.4 |
34.3 |
30.5 |
3.7 |
-- |
| Central America | 2,023 |
2,747 |
3,087 |
3,373 |
3,325 |
3,462 |
2,990 |
4,156 |
5,287 |
5,488 |
35,938 |
| Var.% | -- |
35.8 |
12.4 |
9.3 |
-1.4 |
4.1 |
-13.6 |
39.0 |
27.2 |
3.8 |
-- |
| South America | 29,565 |
42,997 |
66,827 |
94,148 |
75,683 |
61,327 |
44,580 |
63,904 |
81,178 |
84,086 |
644,295 |
| Var.% | -- |
45.0 |
55.0 |
41.0 |
-20.0 |
-19.0 |
-27.0 |
43.0 |
27.0 |
4.0 |
-- |
| Caribbean | 39,588 |
38,081 |
56,008 |
59,101 |
28,710 |
19,910 |
41,079 |
56,998 |
74,563 |
81,865 |
495,903 |
| Var.% | -- |
-3.8 |
47.0 |
5.5 |
-51.4 |
-30.7 |
106.3 |
38.8 |
30.8 |
19.8 |
-- |
| Europe | 154,208 |
168,155 |
217,265 |
252,972 |
189,827 |
178,792 |
182,319 |
258,047 |
320,854 |
337,351 |
2,259,790 |
| Var.% | -- |
9.0 |
29.2 |
16.4 |
-25.0 |
-5.8 |
2.0 |
41.5 |
24.3 |
5.1 |
-- |
| Asia | 4,486 |
6,374 |
8,434 |
7,975 |
7,088 |
6,744 |
6,604 |
9,790 |
11,851 |
12,470 |
81,816 |
| Var.% | -- |
42.1 |
32.3 |
-5.4 |
-11.1 |
-4.9 |
-2.1 |
48.2 |
21.1 |
5.2 |
-- |
| Oceania | 253 |
203 |
450 |
319 |
261 |
291 |
319 |
446 |
567 |
593 |
3,702 |
| Var.% | -- |
-19.8 |
121.7 |
-29.1 |
-18.2 |
11.5 |
9.6 |
39.8 |
27.1 |
4.6 |
-- |
| Total | 367,580 |
406,424 |
518,318 |
594,455 |
439,955 |
391,375 |
424,581 |
590,323 |
751,384 |
788,454 |
5,270,849 |
| Var.% | -- |
10.6 |
27.5 |
14.7 |
-26.0 |
-11.0 |
8.5 |
39.0 |
27.3 |
4.9 |
-- |
ARRIVALS AT FRONTIERS OF TOURISTS FROM ABROAD, 1991 - 1995
Regions and Countries |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
Market Share % 1995 |
446 |
1,040 |
610 |
776 |
710 |
0.1 |
|
Var.% |
-- |
133.2 |
-41.3 |
27.2 |
-8..5 |
-- |
335,016 |
245,828 |
208,340 |
225,558 |
326,452 |
54.7 |
|
Var.% |
-- |
-26.6 |
-15.2 |
8.3 |
44.7 |
-- |
59,082 |
28,430 |
19,818 |
21,437 |
56,843 |
9.5 |
|
Var.% |
-- |
-51.9 |
-30.3 |
8.2 |
165.2 |
-- |
4,611 |
4,206 |
4,154 |
4,404 |
6,159 |
1.0 |
|
Var.% |
-- |
-8.8 |
-1.2 |
6.0 |
39.9 |
-- |
254,796 |
191,237 |
179,857 |
194,981 |
260,371 |
43.6 |
|
Var.% |
-- |
-24.9 |
-6.0 |
8.4 |
33.5 |
-- |
879 |
1,085 |
1,064 |
1,151 |
1,094 |
0.2 |
|
Var.% |
-- |
23.4 |
-1.9 |
8.2 |
-5.0 |
-- |
Not Specified |
1,689 |
1,569 |
1,548 |
1,326 |
1,225 |
0.2 |
Var.% |
-- |
-7.1 |
1.3 |
-14.3 |
-7.6 |
-- |
Total |
598,328 |
445,613 |
396,141 |
428,811 |
596,670 |
100.0 |
Var.% |
-- |
-25.5 |
-11.1 |
8.2 |
39.1 |
-- |
ROOMS IN TOURIST ACCOMODATION, 1988 - 1997
Accomodations |
1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | Total |
| Hotels | 1,937 | 1,959 | 1,988 | 2,021 | 2,031 | 1,669 | 1,880 | 2,130 | 2,195 | 2,289 | 20,099 |
| Var.% | -- | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | -17.8 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 3.1 | 4.3 | -- |
| Rooms | 56,723 | 63,729 | 67,228 | 68,522 | 69,344 | 59,009 | 61,422 | 64,816 | 67,210 | 71,737 | 649,740 |
| Var.% | -- | 12.4 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | -14.9 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 6.7 | -- |
| Beds | 102,101 | 128,468 | 139,080 | 141,994 | 143,516 | 122,126 | 126,281 | 138,399 | 143,693 | 154,547 | 1,340,205 |
| Var.% | -- | 25.8 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | -14.9 | 3.4 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 7.6 | -- |
MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS, 1988 - 1997
Month |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
Total |
Var. |
| January | 39,006 |
46,652 |
53,397 |
54,845 |
53,697 |
39,033 |
47,058 |
62,810 |
76,786 |
81,294 |
554,578 |
-- |
| February | 27,802 |
46,231 |
46,739 |
51,604 |
51,054 |
33,097 |
33,801 |
49,188 |
65,109 |
71,086 |
475,711 |
-14.2 |
| March | 19,403 |
28,242 |
40,828 |
56,045 |
43,084 |
35,058 |
34,211 |
47,655 |
60,693 |
66,599 |
431,818 |
-9.2 |
| April | 11,645 |
27,387 |
35,969 |
41,571 |
39,034 |
33,567 |
32,487 |
43,716 |
53,876 |
57,990 |
377,242 |
-12.6 |
| May | 24,481 |
16,395 |
30,570 |
40,379 |
32,123 |
27,567 |
26,636 |
37,473 |
48,159 |
48,532 |
332,315 |
-11.9 |
| June | 32,318 |
29,717 |
35,393 |
43,606 |
34,420 |
22,191 |
27,988 |
41,198 |
55,059 |
55,169 |
377,059 |
13.5 |
| July | 57,288 |
38,060 |
50,573 |
5,586 |
38,135 |
38,057 |
45,913 |
61,263 |
74,872 |
82,754 |
492,501 |
30.6 |
| August | 45,367 |
39,316 |
44,322 |
59,726 |
9,664 |
38,880 |
34,655 |
51,012 |
68,174 |
68,543 |
459,659 |
-6.7 |
| September | 31,298 |
24,222 |
32,039 |
32,146 |
28,993 |
24,934 |
29,222 |
39,563 |
49,051 |
48,963 |
340,431 |
-25.9 |
| October | 25,271 |
32,645 |
40,373 |
39,065 |
37,285 |
31,527 |
30,669 |
45,144 |
60,332 |
57,340 |
399,651 |
17.4 |
| November | 15,317 |
36,183 |
49,691 |
54,692 |
35,835 |
31,207 |
35,152 |
48,568 |
61,391 |
65,012 |
433,048 |
8.4 |
| December | 43,547 |
46,799 |
64,639 |
65,063 |
42,289 |
41,023 |
51,019 |
69,086 |
85,666 |
93,195 |
602,366 |
39.1 |
| Total | 372,743 |
411,849 |
524,533 |
598,328 |
445,613 |
396,141 |
428,811 |
596,676 |
759,168 |
796,477 |
5,330,339 |
-- |
| Var.% | -- |
10.5 |
27.4 |
14.1 |
-25.5 |
-11.1 |
8.2 |
39.1 |
27.2 |
4.9 |
-- |
-- |
TOURIST ARRIVALS BY PURPOSE OF VISIT: SEPTEMBER & MARCH 1994 - 1997
| Purpose | Sept. 1994 |
Mar. 1995 |
Sept. 1995 |
Mar. 1996 |
Sept. 1996 |
Mar. 1997 |
Sept. 1997 |
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No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
|
| Vacation | 438 |
54.7 |
405 |
46.7 |
380 |
44.2 |
363 |
43.5 |
398 |
49.4 |
247 |
35.8 |
258 |
51.3 |
| Health | 9 |
1.1 |
17 |
2.0 |
11 |
1.3 |
8 |
1.0 |
1 |
0.1 |
5 |
0.7 |
1 |
0.2 |
| Academic | 9 |
1.1 |
8 |
0.9 |
6 |
0.7 |
8 |
1.0 |
5 |
0.6 |
6 |
0.9 |
3 |
0.6 |
| Sports | 3 |
0.4 |
13 |
1.5 |
3 |
0.4 |
7 |
0.8 |
14 |
1.7 |
3 |
0.4 |
2 |
0.4 |
| Business | 213 |
26.6 |
302 |
35.0 |
313 |
36.4 |
344 |
41.2 |
286 |
35.5 |
319 |
46.2 |
163 |
32.4 |
| Congress/Conventions | 21 |
2.6 |
12 |
1.4 |
20 |
2.3 |
16 |
1.9 |
19 |
2.4 |
24 |
3.5 |
8 |
1.6 |
| Family/Friend Visit | 100 |
12.5 |
91 |
10.5 |
107 |
12.4 |
74 |
8.9 |
83 |
10.3 |
62 |
9.0 |
61 |
12.1 |
| Other | 7 |
.9 |
17 |
2.0 |
20 |
2.3 |
15 |
1.8 |
0 |
0.0 |
25 |
3.6 |
7 |
1.4 |
| Total | 800 |
100 |
865 |
100 |
860 |
100 |
835 |
100 |
806 |
100 |
691 |
100 |
503 |
100 |
Source: Corpoturismo, Dirección de Planificación, Programa y Presupuesto - Venezuela & World Tourism Organization's Yearbook of Tourism Statistic, Vol. II - 1997