Caribbean
Sources: Various
Sources: Various
2021
Summary: Stopover Arrivals to Key Caribbean Destinations YTD 2021
Ranked in order of 2021 arrivals as percentage of 2019 arrivals for same time period.
Ranked in order of 2021 arrivals as percentage of 2019 arrivals for same time period.
Air Arrivals/Stopover Visitor/Tourist Arrivals Caribbean: Latest Statistics YTD 2021
* Hotel Non Resident Registrations
** Air Arrivals
*** Foreign Non-Resident Air Arrivals
**** Air Stopovers and Cruise Visitors
***** Estimate
** Air Arrivals
*** Foreign Non-Resident Air Arrivals
**** Air Stopovers and Cruise Visitors
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Air Arrivals/Stopover Visitor Arrivals from the USA YTD 2021
Stopover Arrivals to Central America and the Rest of the World YTD 2021
** Air Arrivals
*** International Air Arrivals
*** International Air Arrivals
Hotel Performance Caribbean YTD 2021 May
Source: STR
Source: STR
2020
Air Arrivals/Stopover Visitor/Tourist Arrivals: 2020
| 2020 | 2019 | % change | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | 25,381 | 95,417 | -73.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 125,320 | 301,019 | -58.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Aruba | 368,322 | 1,118,944 | -67.1% | Jan-Dec |
| Bahamas | 422,640 | 1,806,303 | -76.6% | Jan-Dec |
| Barbados | 159,144 | 373,015 | -57.3% | Jan-Jun |
| Bermuda | 42,071 | 269,478 | -84.4% | Jan-Dec |
| British Virgin Islands | 82,687 | 302,883 | -72.7% | Jan-Dec |
| Cayman Islands | 145,647 | 502,739 | -71.0% | Jan-Dec |
| Cuba**** | 1,085,920 | 4,275,558 | -74.6% | Jan-Dec |
| Curacao | 174,871 | 463,683 | -62.3% | Jan-Dec |
| Dominica | 21,733 | 89,436 | -75.7% | Jan-Dec |
| Dominican Republic*** | 2,405,315 | 6,446,036 | -62.7% | Jan-Dec |
| Grenada | 43,815 | 162,904 | -73.1% | Jan-Dec |
| Jamaica | 880,404 | 2,680,920 | -67.2% | Jan-Dec |
| Martinique | 312,298 | 556,681 | -43.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Puerto Rico* | 678,854 | 1,612,480 | -57.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Saint Lucia | 130,699 | 423,736 | -69.2% | Jan-Dec |
| St.Kitts & Nevis | 28,348 | 101,600 | -72.1% | Jan-Oct |
| St Maarten | 106,425 | 319,595 | -66.7% | Jan-Dec |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | 18,908 | 23,143 | -18.3% | Jan-Jul |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 93,147 | 267,664 | -65.2% | Jan-Aug |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | 131,981 | 370,733 | -64.4% | Jan-Sep |
| USVI | 363,052 | 572,163 | -36.5% | Jan-Nov |
| sub-total | 7,821,601 | 23,040,712 | -66.1% |
* Hotel Non Resident Registrations
** Air Arrivals
*** Foreign Non-Resident Air Arrivals
**** Air Stopovers and Cruise Visitors
***** Estimate
Source: Various
** Air Arrivals
*** Foreign Non-Resident Air Arrivals
**** Air Stopovers and Cruise Visitors
***** Estimate
Source: Various
Cruise Visitor Arrivals YTD 2020
| 2020 | 2019 | % change | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua & Barbuda | 259,426 | 733,526 | -64.6% | Jan-Dec |
| Aruba | 255,384 | 832,001 | -69.3% | Jan-Dec |
| The Bahamas | 1,327,142 | 5,429,654 | -75.6% | Jan-Dec |
| Barbados | 250,532 | 686,813 | -63.5% | Jan-Dec |
| Belize | 343,099 | 1,171,098 | -70.7% | Jan-Dec |
| Bermuda | 9,366 | 535,561 | -98.3% | Jan-Dec |
| British Virgin Islands | 219,434 | 575,134 | -61.8% | Jan-Dec |
| Cayman Islands | 535,716 | 1,831,011 | -70.7% | Jan-Dec |
| Cozumel | 1,132,101 | 4,569,853 | -75.2% | Jan-Dec |
| Curacao | 256,033 | 809,874 | -68.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Dominican Republic | 344,485 | 1,103,898 | -68.8% | Jan-Dec |
| Grenada | 162,517 | 338,119 | -51.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Jamaica | 449,271 | 1,553,230 | -71.1% | Jan-Dec |
| Martinique | 170,399 | 257,789 | -33.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Puerto Rico | 465,357 | 944,477 | -50.7% | Jan-Jun |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 267,346 | 1,053,389 | -74.6% | Jan-Dec |
| Saint Lucia | 297,885 | 786,743 | -62.1% | Jan-Dec |
| St Maarten | 435,525 | 1,631,537 | -73.3% | Jan-Dec |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | 101,579 | 144,168 | -29.5% | Jan-Mar |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 45,580 | 91,423 | -50.1% | Jan-Dec |
| US Virgin Islands | 440,398 | 1,433,122 | -69.3% | Jan-Dec |
| sub total | 7,509,149 | 25,778,894 | -70.9% |
Air Arrivals/Stopover Visitor Arrivals from the USA YTD 2020
| 2020 | 2019 | % change | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua & Barbuda | 60,389 | 123,557 | -51.1% | Jan-Dec |
| Aruba | 295,307 | 838,288 | -64.8% | Jan-Dec |
| Bermuda | 28,183 | 202,460 | -86.1% | Jan-Dec |
| The Bahamas | 338,772 | 1,472,958 | -77.0% | Jan-Dec |
| Cayman Islands | 76,415 | 418,612 | -81.7% | Jan-Dec |
| Cuba | 58,147 | 498,538 | -88.3% | Jan-Dec |
| Curacao | 22,646 | 74,050 | -69.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Dominica | 3,690 | 8,057 | -54.2% | Jan-Aug |
| Dominican Republic | 709,772 | 2,186,722 | -67.5% | Jan-Dec |
| Grenada | 20,724 | 76,510 | -72.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Jamaica | 637,505 | 1,838,904 | -65.3% | Jan-Dec |
| Saint Lucia | 67,888 | 191,719 | -64.6% | Jan-Dec |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | 20,245 | 26,292 | -23.0% | Jan-Mar |
| St Maarten | 37,846 | 110,017 | -65.6% | Jan-Jul |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 42,612 | 90,664 | -53.0% | Jan-Jun |
| USVI | 308,594 | 486,339 | -36.5% | Jan-Nov |
| sub-total | 2,728,735 | 8,643,687 | -68.4% |
Stopover Arrivals to Central America and the Rest of the World YTD 2020
| 2020 | 2019 | % change | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belize | 144,124 | 503,167 | -71.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Costa Rica | 1,011,912 | 3,139,008 | -67.8% | Jan-Dec |
| Hawaii** | 2,686,403 | 10,243,165 | -73.8% | Jan-Dec |
| The Maldives | 555,494 | 1,702,887 | -67.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Mauritius | 308,980 | 1,383,488 | -77.7% | Jan-Dec |
| Mexico*** | 8,390,750 | 19,634,876 | -57.3% | Jan-Dec |
| The Seychelles | 114,858 | 384,204 | -70.1% | Jan-Dec |
| sub-total | 13,212,521 | 36,990,795 | -64.3% |
** Air Arrivals
*** International Air Arrivals
Tourist Arrivals by Region 2020 YTD
Ranked in Order of severity of decline.
Source: UNWTO Tourism Barometer Volume 18 Issue 7 December 2020
Compared with same quarter 2019.
*** International Air Arrivals
Tourist Arrivals by Region 2020 YTD
Ranked in Order of severity of decline.
Source: UNWTO Tourism Barometer Volume 18 Issue 7 December 2020
Compared with same quarter 2019.
| 1st Qtr | 2nd Qtr | 3rd Qtr | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia and the Pacific | -48.9% | -98.1% | -96.3% | -82.3% |
| Middle East | -21.6% | -99.1% | -93.0% | -73.4% |
| Total World | -28.5% | -94.6% | -78.6% | -71.9% |
| Central America | -17.5% | -98.2% | -99.1% | -70.9% |
| South America | -18.3% | -99.4% | -97.9% | -69.1% |
| Africa | -14.1% | -90.4% | -88.0% | -68.6% |
| Europe | -20.8% | -93.4% | -69.6% | -68.5% |
| North America | -14.3% | -90.3% | -84.2% | -67.6% |
| Caribbean | -23.7% | -96.4% | -80.0% | -65.1% |
2019
Air Arrivals/Stopover Visitor/Tourist Arrivals: Latest Statistics YTD 2019
| 2019 | 2018 | % change | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | 95,375 | 54,531 | 74.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 309,374 | 268,949 | 15.0% | Jan-Dec |
| Aruba | 926,946 | 890,134 | 4.1% | Jan-Oct |
| Bahamas | 1,804,184 | 1,633,445 | 10.5% | Jan-Dec |
| Barbados | 522,583 | 501,388 | 4.2% | Jan-Sep |
| Belize | 503,077 | 489,261 | 2.8% | Jan-Dec |
| Bermuda** | 269,478 | 281,887 | -4.4% | Jan-Dec |
| British Virgin Islands | 302,499 | 192,307 | 57.3% | Jan-Dec |
| Cayman Islands | 502,739 | 463,001 | 8.6% | Jan-Dec |
| Cuba**** | 4,275,558 | 4,711,910 | -9.3% | Jan-Dec |
| Curacao | 463,685 | 431,711 | 7.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Dominican Republic*** | 6,446,036 | 6,568,888 | -1.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Grenada | 162,902 | 160,970 | 1.2% | Jan-Dec |
| Guyana | 314,727 | 286,637 | 9.8% | Jan-Dec |
| Haiti | 245,546 | 353,304 | -30.5% | Jan-Sep |
| Jamaica | 2,680,920 | 2,472,727 | 8.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Martinique | 556,268 | 537,457 | 3.5% | Jan-Dec |
| Puerto Rico* | 1,612,980 | 1,260,832 | 27.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Saint Lucia | 423,736 | 394,780 | 7.3% | Jan-Dec |
| St Maarten | 319,696 | 177,609 | 80.0% | Jan-Dec |
| St Vincent & Grenadines | 72,983 | 68,400 | 6.7% | Jan-Nov |
| Trinidad & Tobago** | 388,576 | 375,485 | 3.5% | Jan-Dec |
| Turks & Caicos Islands***** | 458,998 | 441,344 | 4.0% | Jan-Dec |
| US Virgin Islands** | 640,887 | 491,098 | 30.5% | Jan-Dec |
| sub-total | 24,204,378 | 23,453,523 | 3.2% |
* Hotel Non Resident Registrations
** Air Arrivals
*** Foreign Non-Resident Air Arrivals
**** Air Stopovers and Cruise Visitors
***** Estimate
Source: Various
** Air Arrivals
*** Foreign Non-Resident Air Arrivals
**** Air Stopovers and Cruise Visitors
***** Estimate
Source: Various
Air Arrivals/Stopover Visitor/Tourist Arrival Statistics 2018
| 2018 | 2017 | % change | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua & Barbuda | 268,949 | 247,320 | 8.7% | Jan-Dec |
| Aruba | 1,082,003 | 1,070,548 | 1.1% | Jan-Dec |
| Bahamas | 1,627,121 | 1,441,694 | 12.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Barbados | 681,197 | 663,511 | 2.7% | Jan-Dec |
| Belize | 489,261 | 426,929 | 14.6% | Jan-Dec |
| Bermuda** | 281,887 | 269,576 | 4.6% | Jan-Dec |
| Bonaire** | 180,570 | 178,770 | 1.0% | Jan-Dec |
| British Virgin Islands | 192,312 | 334,456 | -42.5% | Jan-Dec |
| Cayman Islands | 463,001 | 418,403 | 10.7% | Jan-Dec |
| Cuba | 3,854,782 | 4,076,116 | -5.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Curacao | 431,701 | 399,013 | 8.2% | Jan-Dec |
| Dominican Republic*** | 6,568,888 | 6,187,542 | 6.2% | Jan-Dec |
| Grenada | 160,970 | 146,336 | 10.0% | Jan-Dec |
| Haiti | 134,640 | 132,520 | 1.6% | Jan-Apr |
| Jamaica | 2,472,727 | 2,352,915 | 5.1% | Jan-Dec |
| Martinique | 537,391 | 535,784 | 0.3% | Jan-Dec |
| Puerto Rico* | 1,240,630 | 1,602,451 | -22.6% | Jan-Dec |
| Saint Lucia | 394,780 | 386,127 | 2.2% | Jan-Dec |
| St Maarten | 177,590 | 401,787 | -55.8% | Jan-Dec |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | 441,344 | 416,434 | 6.0% | Jan-Dec |
| US Virgin Islands** | 477,840 | 636,812 | -25.0% | Jan-Dec |
| sub-total | 22,159,584 | 22,325,044 | -0.7% |
* Hotel Non Resident Registrations
** Air Arrivals
*** Foreign Non-Resident Arrivals
Cruise Visitor Arrivals YTD 2019
** Air Arrivals
*** Foreign Non-Resident Arrivals
Cruise Visitor Arrivals YTD 2019
| 2019 | 2018 | % change | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua & Barbuda | 733,526 | 794,604 | -7.7% | Jan-Dec |
| Aruba | 832,001 | 815,161 | 2.1% | Jan-Dec |
| Bahamas | 5,429,474 | 4,887,137 | 11.1% | Jan-Dec |
| Barbados | 686,813 | 675,789 | 1.6% | Jan-Nov |
| Belize | 1,171,098 | 1,208,137 | -3.1% | Jan-Dec |
| Bermuda | 535,561 | 484,339 | 10.6% | Jan-Dec |
| British Virgin Islands | 575,134 | 200,552 | 186.8% | Jan-Dec |
| Cayman Islands | 1,831,011 | 1,921,057 | -4.7% | Jan-Dec |
| Cozumel | 4,569,853 | 4,299,853 | 6.3% | Jan-Dec |
| Cuba | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Curacao | 809,874 | 757,278 | 6.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Dominica | 229,747 | 134,469 | 70.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Dominican Republic | 1,103,898 | 982,329 | 12.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Grenada | 337,940 | 342,900 | -1.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Haiti | 652,208 | 885,152 | -26.3% | Jan-Dec |
| Jamaica | 1,552,346 | 1,845,873 | -15.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Martinique | 257,789 | 392,617 | -34.3% | Jan-Dec |
| Puerto Rico | 1,784,943 | 1,658,822 | 7.6% | Jan-Dec |
| Saint Lucia | 786,743 | 760,306 | 3.5% | Jan-Dec |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | 603,154 | 624,487 | -3.4% | Jan-May |
| St. Maarten | 1,631,537 | 1,597,101 | 2.2% | Jan-Dec |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 91,423 | 125,603 | -27.2% | Jan-Dec |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | 1,111,818 | 1,021,741 | 8.8% | Jan-Dec |
| US Virgin Islands | 1,433,122 | 1,430,702 | 0.2% | Jan-Dec |
| sub total | 28,751,013 | 27,846,009 | 3.3% |
Cruise Visitor Arrivals 2018
| 2018 | 2017 | % change | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua & Barbuda | 792,873 | 768,358 | 3.2% | Jan-Dec |
| Aruba | 815,161 | 792,403 | 2.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Bahamas | 4,877,596 | 4,626,259 | 5.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Barbados | 614,993 | 681,211 | -9.7% | Jan-Dec |
| Belize | 1,208,137 | 1,014,232 | 19.1% | Jan-Dec |
| Bermuda | 484,339 | 418,049 | 15.9% | Jan-Dec |
| British Virgin Islands | 200,552 | 409,723 | -51.1% | Jan-Dec |
| Cayman Islands | 1,920,967 | 1,728,444 | 11.1% | Jan-Dec |
| Cozumel | 4,265,525 | 4,103,787 | 3.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Cuba | 379,000 | 261,379 | 45.0% | Jan-Jun |
| Curacao | 757,278 | 634,370 | 19.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Dominican Republic | 982,329 | 1,107,951 | -11.3% | Jan-Dec |
| Grenada | 342,826 | 299,449 | 14.5% | Jan-Dec |
| Haiti | 644,595 | 575,239 | 12.1% | Jan-Sep |
| Jamaica | 1,845,873 | 1,923,274 | -4.0% | Jan-Dec |
| Martinique | 392,617 | 405,553 | -3.2% | Jan-Dec |
| Puerto Rico | 1,658,822 | 1,229,114 | 35.0% | Jan-Dec |
| Saint Lucia | 760,306 | 669,217 | 13.6% | Jan-Dec |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | 701,698 | 664,947 | 5.5% | Jan-Jul |
| St. Maarten | 1,597,101 | 1,237,760 | 29.0% | Jan-Dec |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | 1,021,741 | 827,409 | 23.5% | Jan-Dec |
| US Virgin Islands | 1,430,702 | 1,317,238 | 8.6% | Jan-Dec |
| sub total | 27,695,031 | 25,695,366 | 7.8% |
Air Arrivals/Stopover Visitor Statistics from the USA YTD 2019.
| 2019 | 2018 | % change | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | 63,236 | 30,637 | 106.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 121,811 | 104,103 | 17.0% | Jan-Dec |
| Aruba | 695,966 | 614,366 | 13.3% | Jan-Oct |
| Bahamas | 1,471,807 | 1,304,494 | 12.8% | Jan-Dec |
| Barbados | 168,704 | 154,093 | 9.5% | Jan-Sep |
| Belize | 326,271 | 320,221 | 1.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Bermuda | 202,460 | 214,499 | -5.6% | Jan-Dec |
| British Virgin Islands | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Cayman Islands | 418,612 | 385,319 | 8.6% | Jan-Dec |
| Cuba | 498,067 | 637,907 | -21.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Curacao | 74,046 | 73,260 | 1.1% | Jan-Dec |
| Dominican Republic | 2,186,722 | 2,334,987 | -6.3% | Jan-Dec |
| Grenada | 76,510 | 75,574 | 1.2% | Jan-Dec |
| Guyana | 99,131 | 89,468 | 10.8% | Jan-Dec |
| Jamaica | 1,838,904 | 1,628,402 | 12.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Puerto Rico* | 1,012,907 | 738,849 | 37.1% | Jan-Aug |
| Saint Lucia | 191,719 | 175,073 | 9.5% | Jan-Dec |
| St Maarten | 165,743 | 67,540 | 145.4% | Jan-Dec |
| St Vincent & Grenadines | 25,071 | 22,485 | 11.5% | Jan-Dec |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 178,026 | 164,861 | 8.0% | Jan-Dec |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| US Virgin Islands*** | 576,798 | 441,988 | 30.5% | Jan-Dec |
Air Arrivals/Stopover Visitor Statistics from the USA 2018.
| 2018 | 2017 | % change | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua & Barbuda | 104,055 | 96,347 | 8.0% | Jan-Dec |
| Aruba | 742,016 | 695,718 | 6.7% | Jan-Dec |
| Bahamas | 1,298,776 | 1,138,183 | 14.1% | Jan-Dec |
| Barbados | 204,830 | 189,022 | 8.4% | Jan- Dec |
| Belize | 320,221 | 276,566 | 15.8% | Jan-Dec |
| Bermuda | 214,499 | 198,259 | 8.2% | Jan-Dec |
| British Virgin Islands | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Cayman Islands | 385,319 | 340,955 | 13.0% | Jan-Dec |
| Cuba | 297,360 | 448,475 | -33.7% | Jan-Dec |
| Curacao | 73,259 | 61,155 | 19.8% | Jan-Dec |
| Dominican Republic | 2,237,519 | 2,073,963 | 7.9% | Jan-Dec |
| Grenada | 75,574 | 67,237 | 12.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Jamaica | 1,628,402 | 1,509,963 | 7.8% | Jan-Dec |
| Puerto Rico* | 1,116,912 | 1,439,199 | -22.4% | Jan-Dec |
| Saint Lucia | 175,073 | 168,223 | 4.1% | Jan-Dec |
| St Maarten | 67,534 | 208,438 | -67.6% | Jan-Dec |
| Turks & Caicos Islands**** | 320,436 | 337,284 | -5.0% | Jan-Dec |
| US Virgin Islands**** | 430,056 | 573,131 | -25.0% | Jan-Dec |
* Hotel Non Resident Registrations
**** Estimate
**** Estimate
Global Hotel Performance 2019
Hotel Occupancy
Source: STR
Global Hotel Performance 2019
Average Daily Rate
(In US Dollars)
Source STR
Global Hotel Performance 2019
Revenue Per Available Room
(In US Dollars)
Source: STR
Caribbean Hotel ProForma 2018
Source: STR HOST Report
