The Turks and Caicos Islands this 12 months witnessed a big rebound in tourism, with the variety of guests paralleling the pre-pandemic inflow.
Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s (CTO) State of Tourism Business Convention (SOTIC), Minister of Tourism, Josephine Connolly famous that this resurgence is obvious in each the cruise and airline sectors.
A surge in air passengers
Experiences are that between January and June 2023, the UK abroad territory located within the northern Caribbean warmly acquired 321,423 air passengers.
A considerable 90.5 per cent of those guests hailed from the USA, whereas the remaining have been from Canada and the UK.
The inflow of air vacationers is poised for additional enlargement, courtesy of main airways planning to reinforce their airlifts from the US, Canada, the Caribbean, and the UK.
Cruise tourism climbs: an uptick in cruise visits
Furthermore, the enchanting islands have caught the flowery of cruise aficionados, registering a go to from over 491,000 cruise passengers in 2023.
This tally marks a noteworthy 51.72 per cent increment in comparison with the figures recorded through the corresponding interval in 2022, highlighting the islands’ rising attract amongst cruise vacationers.
New methods unveiled
The Tourism Minister unveiled a contemporary advertising and product improvement blueprint geared toward enhancing the visibility and attraction of the islands.
Orchestrated by way of the newly instituted Expertise Turks and Caicos company, this strategic initiative is designed to highlight the distinctive experiences every island extends to its guests.
