In keeping with a current evaluation by airline ticket evaluation agency ForwardKeys, the Caribbean is at present experiencing a tourism boom, with the area seeing double-digit progress charges in comparison with pre-pandemic ranges.
The corporate expects “important” progress within the Caribbean within the fourth quarter of this yr, pushed specifically by locations like Curacao, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic.
Worldwide arrivals to the Dominican Republic are anticipated to extend 54% within the fourth quarter in comparison with the identical time in 2019.
Whereas Curacao and Turks & Caicos are up 31 and 29 %, respectively, from pre-pandemic ranges, the U.S. Virgin Islands is predicted to see a 39 % enhance in overseas arrivals in comparison with 2019.
Subsequent on the record are Aruba, the Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico and St. Maarten, which full the regional lineup.
A take a look at the statistics exhibits that some locations are experiencing progress in a number of areas. For instance, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Martinique and Jamaica have seen the strongest progress in longer stays of greater than 14 nights, with the U.S. Virgin Islands main that progress with a formidable 25 %.
In keeping with the analysis, group journey can be on the rise, with a 39 % enhance from 2019.
“Group journey is rebounding the strongest within the Dominican Republic +100%, Sint Maarten +41%, and Aruba 39%. That is being pushed by vacationers from the USA, Canada, and the UK,” stated Juan A. Gomez, Head of Market Intelligence at ForwardKeys.
Not surprisingly, the U.S. and Canada are the highest two international locations for flight bookings to the Caribbean, with Canada seeing the quickest enhance in first-class cabins.
“Trying on the locations visited by prosperous vacationers originating in Canada, we are able to see that they’re largely touring to the Dominican Republic (+199%), Cuba (+114%) and Jamaica (+73%). And never solely are extra high-end vacationers arriving from Canada, however they’re additionally embarking on extra stays of 14 nights or extra (+75%) when touring to the Caribbean, which opens the door to multi-destination journeys,” Gomez stated.
