Tourism hits new record - Business - Jamaica Gleaner - Wednesday | April 11, 2012

Tourism hits new record - Business - Jamaica Gleaner - Wednesday | April 11, 2012: "Visitor arrivals by air and sea hit a record 3.07 million in 2011, an 8.4 per cent hike year-on-year, which beat the previous record set six years ago.

Arrivals last surpassed three million in 2006 when 3.01 million tourist visits were recorded.

The recently constructed Falmouth Cruise Pier accounted for the bulk of new growth on total cruise passengers, up by one-quarter to 1.12 million, while stopover arrivals increased marginally by 1.6 per cent to 1.95 million.

Stopover arrivals were aided by the continued double-digit growth from Canadian visitors which balanced the decline in other major markets, including the United States and United Kingdom/Europe, down 1.6 and 7.2 per cent, respectively.

"Cumulatively, the Canadian market maintained its positive growth during the January to December 2011 period with 16.5 per cent more visitors than in the corresponding period of 2010," stated the Monthly Statistical Report published by the Jamaica Tourist Board."

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