Haiti Tourism Up 20 Percent

According to the latest report of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) regarding the number of tourist arrivals, Haiti recorded in 2013, a growth of over 20 percent.

The increases were highest last summer (+24.8 percent) than in winter 2013 (+10 percent) [December -1.6 percent compared to 2012) while October (47.9 percent) and November (48.5 percent) experienced a remarkable growth. Haiti has received in 2013 a total of 419.736 visitors on its territory (according to preliminary figures).

In 2013, the Dominican Republic remains the most visited Caribbean destination with a total of 4.7 million visitors (+2.8 percent); Cuba occupies the second position with 2,850,135 non-residents on its soil in slight increase +0.4 percent. Jamaica ranks third with more than 2 million tourists (+1.1 percent). Other destinations such as Saint-Martin (467.259) or Martinique (489,706) also experienced modest growth.

The destinations with a decreasing number of tourists are Barbados (-5.2 percent) and the Bahamas (-4.1 percent).

In total, the Caribbean region has hosted 25 million tourists in 2013, against 24.6 million in 2012, according to figures provided by the member countries of the CTO.

Source: haitilibre.com