The line graphs illustrate the proportion of travellers visiting a Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017.
Overall, the total number of visitors rose steadily throughout the period, with a significant increase in the final year. While more visitors stayed on the island than on cruise ships up until 2015, this trend reversed in 2016 when cruise ship stays became more popular.
The total number of visitor arrivals grew gradually from 1 million in 2010 to about 2.75 million in 2015. This figure remained stable in 2016 before surging to 3.5 million in 2017.
Regarding those who stayed on the island, the figure stood at 0.75 million in both 2010 and 2011. It then climbed to 1.5 million by 2013 and remained unchanged until 2015. In 2016, the number dipped slightly to 1.25 million, but it recovered to 1.5 million in 2017.
In contrast, far fewer tourists stayed on cruise ships at the start of the period, with only 0.25 million in 2010. After slight fluctuations over the next two years, the number rose steadily, reaching 2 million in 2017 – overtaking island stays from 2016 onwards.
