PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, CMC – The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Monday mentioned that the British Abroad Territory confirmed it was a most well-liked luxurious life-style vacation spot for 2023, with greater than 1.5 million air and cruise guests.
It mentioned air arrivals elevated to 662,707, representing a 21.62 p.c enhance over 2019 and 6.56 p.c in 2022. Final 12 months’s arrival figures confirmed a formidable development of 52.38 p.c.
The TCI mentioned cruise tourism registered development final 12 months, with 924,250 visitors arriving on the Grand Turk Cruise Centre, representing a 25.84 p.c enhance over 2022.
Tourism Minister Josephine Connolly mentioned whereas cruise guests for 2023 have been under 2019 cruise customer arrivals by 16.85 p.c, she stays optimistic that the state of affairs will change given the continued momentum in cruise tourism guests for 2024.
“Our major goal is to extend visitation from the prosperous, luxurious life-style, multi-generational market to extend spending all through all our islands and improve the lives of our residents throughout the complete archipelago.
“Expertise Turks and Caicos, established on July 1, 2023, was constructed upon three pillars, specifically inclusive development, sustainability, and competitiveness, designed to realize these targets.”
Connolly mentioned inclusive development refers to diversifying tourism merchandise to embrace the sister islands, making certain the native inhabitants advantages from the tourism trade.
She mentioned by Sustainability, the group will promote tourism growth that’s socially, economically, environmentally, and culturally sustainable in the long run, including, “Competitiveness speaks to the enhancement of our tourism product to make sure we preserve our aggressive capability in a extremely dynamic trade.”
The TCI says it provides many sights and experiences past Providenciales, together with diving off the third largest barrier reef in Grand Turk, scenic secluded white sand seashores, and picturesque pure formations such because the Indian Caves in North Caicos.
It mentioned that the elevated consciousness of the pure property and great thing about Turks and Caicos is demonstrated within the variety of main journey and tourism awards in 2023, together with being acknowledged because the Caribbean’s Main Seashore Vacation spot and Most Romantic Vacation spot on the 2023 World Journey Awards.
The TCi mentioned that with new Virgin Atlantic nonstop flights from London, the December launch of Silver Airways from Fort Lauderdale, and the January launch of Delta Airways from Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the Turks, and Caicos Islands are offering further ease and suppleness from the UK and the US.
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