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Tourism Fact Sheet Update May 2016
Tourism Fact Sheet Update May 2016
Tourism Fact Sheet Update May 2016
Sector Performance
11.5% 8.0%
7.0%
10.5% 4.0%
3.0%
10.0%
2.0%
9.5% 1.0%
0.0%
9.0% -1.0%
-2.0%
8.5% -3.0%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Visitor Arrivals
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Source: Saint Lucia Tourist Board
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Hewanorra - Airport Traffic Statistics 2009 - 2015
Passengers 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Disembarked 229,819 276,444 272,529 278,232 291,205 306,832 314,936
Embarked 229,446 275,653 274,054 278,819 294,433 307,922 317,542
Total Passenger Handled 459,265 552,097 546,583 557,051 585,638 614,754 632,478
Source: SLASPA, *Excludes in-transit passengers
Year
2012 2013 2014 2015Est 2012 2013 2014 2015Est 2012 2013 2014 2015Est 2012 2013 2014 2015Est
Occupancy
% 74 78 82 70 59 58 64 65.3 54 51 55 60.2 62 62 67 60
Source: St. Lucia Tourist Board
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Accommodation Breakdown
ESTABLISHMENT No. of Properties No. of Rooms
Luxury 10 597
All inclusive 9 2041
Boutique 5 79
Large 5 582
Small 18 414
Villa/Cottage 34 869
Guest house 16 327
apartments 60 159
Total 157 5,068
Source: SLHTA
Yachting Sector
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Cruise Sector
5
Employment Characteristics
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OECS Visitor Trends
Saint Lucia
Montserrat
Grenada
Dominica
Anguilla
0 400,000 800,000
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Source: ECCB Tourism Statistics 2015
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Source: ECCB Estimate of Visitor Expenditure