PRESS RELEASE – The Saint Lucia Tourist Board keeps on revelling in huge development in guest landings recorded for the island in the initial seven months of the year.
Touting an extraordinary achievement, SLTB authorities say aggregate stay over landings (via air and ship) at the end of July 2014, have surpassed all numbers formerly recorded in the island’s history. At 208,117, guest landings are 7% higher than the same period a year ago – a distinction of more than 13,000 entries.
To further accentuate the centrality of this current year’s execution, builds were recorded consistently so far, with July recording both the most astounding rate (13%) and additionally real development (3672). Furthermore, the figures recorded in the months of February, March, April and June, were the most noteworthy number of landings ever recorded in these separate months in the island’s history.
The development of the area is fuelled by development specifically showcases, in particular the US and UK, the island’s two biggest markets, which expanded by 14% and 8% separately, amid the seven month period. Development was likewise accomplished in the Canadian and European markets, both of which expanded by twofold digit rates over a year ago.
Chief of Tourism Louis Lewis recognized the help in the division and credited its development to the key promoting endeavors focused at key areas of the source markets, most eminently being the airdrop extension procedure and encouraging closer associations with the travel exchange. “The remarkable execution recorded in the not so distant future is affirmation to the work that the Tourist Board takes part into business the end, and could be interpreted into a more noteworthy familiarity with the objective in our key source markets. We are exceptionally satisfied to proclaim the area’s execution for the year up to this point.”
The achievement additionally reaches out into the Cruise and Yachting parts, which likewise recorded significant builds in the most recent seven months. The island recorded a 5% increment in voyage entries originating from the 14% expansion in calls, whilst landings by yacht expanded 16% over the same time period.
As indicated by Lewis, “with such a great begin, the Saint Lucia Tourist Board is anticipating a comparable if worse execution all through the parity of the year, particularly considering the expanding carrier in the approaching winter season from both the US and Canadian markets.”
Paragon of piety Lucia is getting prepared for inviting much more guests to its shores through yet an alternate flight from US bearer Jet Blue aerial transports. The immediate flight from Boston, USA to Hewanorra International airplane terminal is booked to start November 1, 2014.
Outstanding growth in tourism industry performance continues in 2014
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