Cayman Visitor Numbers Increasing
In exciting news for the Cayman Islands both air and cruise arrivals increased last year, according to the tourism minister.
Cline Glidden announced Thursday that air arrivals in the Cayman Islands in 2012 were the highest in 11 years, while cruise arrivals were up on last year’s numbers.
Last year, 321,650 tourists flew into Cayman, an increase of 12,558 people or 4.1 per cent over air arrivals in 2011.
December 2012 was the highest month of December for air arrivals in 12 years, with 35,408 visitors flying in - an increase of 6.2 per cent over December 2011.
There was also an increase in cruise arrivals, with 1,570,370 people arriving by ship, which is up 7.6 per cent on 2011.
The visitor numbers are up, despite cost cutting within the Department of Tourism, the minister said.
This is good news for everyone concerned with the growth and prosperity of the Cayman Islands as the continued development of large scale touristic and business projects is beginning to demonstrate positive results.
