The line graph provides an analysis of the influx of tourists to a Caribbean island from 2010 to 2017, delineating three specific categories: visitors who stayed on cruise ships, those who resided on the island, and the cumulative total of visitors.
Overall, the data reveals a persistent upward trajectory in each category, with tourists staying on the island constituting the predominant majority throughout the observed period.
In 2010, the number of tourists staying on the island was approximately 1 million, while cruise ship visitors numbered around 0.5 million. The figures for tourists residing on the island exhibited stability between 2010 and 2011, before experiencing a gradual increase, culminating in approximately 1.75 million by 2013. Although the count of island visitors stagnated between 2013 and 2015, it subsequently witnessed a resurgence to about 2.75 million by 2017. In stark contrast, visitors arriving via cruise ships demonstrated a more accelerated growth trajectory, beginning at 0.5 million in 2010, then experiencing a temporary dip in 2012. By 2016, cruise ship tourists exceeded their island counterparts, reaching around 1.25 million, before stabilizing at approximately 1.5 million in 2017.
The total number of visitors to the island followed a similar upward trend, starting at 1.5 million in 2010 and progressing to about 4 million by 2017. This significant increase reflects a consistent growth pattern, particularly evident from 2015 onwards, when total tourism numbers surged dramatically. The total figure experienced a steady rise from 1.5 million in 2010 to an impressive peak of around 4 million in 2017, more than doubling over the seven-year period. This substantial growth underscores the island’s increasing appeal as a tourist destination during this timeframe.