Jamaica has shattered tourism data, posting a outstanding 25.1% year-over-year enhance in customer arrivals from the Caribbean for 2024, in response to Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
The milestone highlights the island’s rising enchantment throughout the area, with Caribbean stopover arrivals rising to 88,200 this yr—up from 70,488 in 2023 and simply 50,154 in 2022. This represents a surprising 75.9% progress over two years.
“The constant progress in arrivals from our Caribbean neighbours demonstrates Jamaica’s sturdy regional enchantment and the effectiveness of our focused advertising and marketing efforts throughout the Caribbean neighborhood,” stated Bartlett. “This progress is especially spectacular because it outpaces a number of of our conventional markets and indicators new alternatives for sustainable tourism enlargement.”
The Caribbean now accounts for 3% of Jamaica’s complete customer arrivals, up from 2% in 2022. Main the cost is the Cayman Islands, Jamaica’s prime Caribbean supply market, contributing 31,111 guests in 2024—a 27.3% enhance over final yr. Trinidad & Tobago adopted with 14,219 guests (+34.9%), whereas The Bahamas noticed 8,040 guests (+26.3%).
The Dominican Republic confirmed the strongest share progress amongst main markets with a 38.2% soar, whereas Haiti recorded essentially the most dramatic enhance at 154%, making it one of many fastest-growing supply markets for Jamaica.
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Tourism officers attribute the surge to a number of key elements, together with sturdy diaspora ties, improved regional air connectivity, strategic airlift partnerships, and a rising urge for food for cultural change and intra-Caribbean journey experiences.
“The Caribbean represents not only a rising market, however a chance to showcase Jamaica’s distinctive enchantment to our closest neighbours,” stated Director of Tourism Donovan White. “With 80% of Caribbean guests indicating they’d advocate Jamaica and 81% planning to revisit, we’re constructing a strong basis for sustainable regional tourism progress.”
Including to the momentum, Jamaica was just lately named the World’s Main Household Vacation spot for the fifth consecutive yr.
