Visitor Growth Continues for the Cayman Islands
Tourism numbers in the Cayman Islands continue to climb, according to new data provided to Caribbean Journal by the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism.
The destination is reporting 330,514 total visitors between January and September 2024.
That number included 57,040 visitors in March — the second-highest monthly total in the territory’s history.
The US market grew by 2 percent, with Canadians visitation up by 2.6 percent year over year.
Europe posted strong growth, too, with a 13 percent in stayover tourism from the continent.
The Cayman Islands also saw an 11 percent increase in air seat capacity from the US, UK and Canada, with 397 more total flights than last year.
“Our stayover visitation for the first nine months of 2024 is a testament to the groundwork that the Department of Tourism and our partners has laid since reopening our borders in 2023 with our investment in marketing and our strategic engagement with our airline partners to ensure a consistent increase in airlift to the destination,” said Mrs. Rosa Harris, Director of Tourism. “In anticipation of our high season, we launched an omnichannel campaign with United Airlines through its Kinective Media Platform which allows us to reach potential visitors at every stage of their booking journey and we look forward to seeing visitation increase throughout the last quarter of the year.”
