Annual Travel Statistics 2009.pdf - Jamaica Tourist Board

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Visitor ExpenditureGross visitor expenditure in 2009 was estimated at US$1,925 million. Thisrepresents a decline of 2.6% against the US$1,976 million earned in 2008.Total expenditure of Foreign Nationals amounted to US$1,771 million. Cruisepassenger expenditure totaled US$77.7 million while US$76 million was estimatedas the contribution of Non-Resident Jamaicans.Foreign Nationals spent on the average US$113.98 per person per night whilecruise passengers spent an average of US$83.36 per person.Direct Employment In The Accommodation SectorThe number of persons employed directly in the accommodation sub-sectorincreased from 35,257 in 2008 to 36,354 in 2009.The main resorts of Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Negril accounted for 31,447persons or 86.5% of the total number of persons employed directly in the subsector.Montego Bay with 11,780 direct jobs represented 32.4% of those employed,Negril with 9,267 direct jobs, accounted for 26.5%, and Ocho Rios with 10,040,was responsible for 27.6%.The average number of employees per room in 2009 was estimated at 1.29.Overview 2009xxvii
New DevelopmentsAirliftAirTran Airlines is to begin operations out of Atlanta, Baltimore and Orlando intoSangster Int’l Airport.Delta Airlines is to increase frequency out of Atlanta, GeorgiaJetBlue Airlines is to commence operations as of May 2010 out of Boston andOrlando into Sangster Int’l Airport.US Airways continue service out of Phoenix, Arizona.West Jet Airlines is to begin flying operations as of May 2010 out of Ottawa,Canada into Sangster Int’l Airport.CruisesThe Port Authority of Jamaica and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines under a jointventure agreement have begun construction a modern cruise facility in Falmouth,the only one of its kind in Jamaica that can accommodate the new Genesis Classcruise vessels. These liners can accommodate some five thousand seven hundredpassengers, and a crew complement of more than two thousand. The first of theRoyal Caribbean Cruise Lines Genesis class of mega cruise vessels, the “Oasis ofthe Seas”, is scheduled to call in late 2010.Overview 2009xxviii
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE NO.PAGEDefin
Page 5 and 6: FIGURE NO.LIST OF CHARTS AND GRAPHS
Page 7 and 8: INTRODUCTIONThe statistics containe
Page 9 and 10: OVERVIEWINTERNATIONALThe World Tour
Page 11 and 12: The number of cruise arrivals to th
Page 13 and 14: the 939,352 in 2008. March was the
Page 15 and 16: For the Summer period (May -Decembe
Page 17 and 18: CANADACanada’s economic activity
Page 19 and 20: The Gender mix of visitors from Can
Page 21 and 22: Continental EuropeGermany remains t
Page 23 and 24: CRUISE PASSENGERSAccording to the F
Page 25 and 26: Purpose of VisitOf the 1,831,812 st
Page 27: oom nights sold in Kingston & St. A
Page 31 and 32: 1SUMMARY OF MAIN INDICATORS%Change2
Page 33 and 34: 3TABLE 2TOTAL STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY
Page 35 and 36: 5STOPOVER VISITORS BY MARKET SHARE2
Page 37 and 38: TABLE 47STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY COUNTR
Page 39 and 40: TABLE 49STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY COUNTR
Page 41 and 42: TABLE 411STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY COUNT
Page 47 and 48: 17SEASONALITY OF STOPOVER ARRIVALSF
Page 49 and 50: 19TABLE 5SOUTH (MIAMI)STOPOVER ARRI
Page 51 and 52: 21TABLE 5STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY COUNT
Page 53 and 54: 23Average Growth Rate : 2005 - 2009
Page 55 and 56: Stopover Arrivals by Top Ten States
Page 57 and 58: 27DISTRIBUTION OF STOPOVERSFROM THE
Page 59 and 60: 29DISTRIBUTION OF STOPOVERSFROM THE
Page 61 and 62: 31DISTRIBUTION OF STOPOVERSFROM OTH
Page 63 and 64: 33TABLE 8GENDER DISTRIBUTION OF STO
Page 65 and 66: 35TABLE 8.2STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY INT
Page 67 and 68: 37TABLE 9aAVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY (N
Page 69 and 70: 39TABLE 9bAVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY (N
Page 71 and 72: 41TABLE 10STOPOVER ARRIVALS BY SCHE
Page 73 and 74: CRUISE PASSENGERS
Page 75 and 76: 45TABLE 12CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS BY
Page 79 and 80:
ACCOMMODATION
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51%80706050403020100HOTEL ROOM OCCU
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53TABLE 15HOTEL ROOM AND BED NIGHTS
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59%80706050403020100HOTEL ROOM OCCU
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61TABLE 22HOTEL ROOM NIGHTS SOLD BY
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63%8070605052HOTEL ROOM OCCUPANCYBY
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65HOTELS ROOM OCCUPANCY BY CATEGORY
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67TABLE 24HOTEL ROOMS BY CATEGORYAL
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69TABLE 25TOURIST ACCOMMODATION INV
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71TABLE 26VISITOR ACCOMMODATION BY
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73TABLE 27EMPLOYMENT IN ACCOMMODATI
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75TABLE 29ESTIMATED GROSS FOREIGN E
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77TABLE 31DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITU
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79TABLE 32AIRLINES SERVING JAMAICA2
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