Tourism Statistics Summary - August 2020
August 2020/2019 ARRIVAL ANALYSIS
GOVERNMENT OF ANGUILLA Anguilla Statistics - Department
Visitors - ↓99.8%
Tourism Statistics Summary August 2020
Tourists - ↓99.6% Excursionists –↓99.96%
OVERVIEW 2020. August had the largest amount of arrivals, with the least, zero (0) recorded in April 2020.
visitor arrivals continue to be at a near
standstill as 41 visitors graced our shores, down 99.8% from the 16,575 arrivals in August 2019. This is believed to be entirely due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, which has negatively impacted economies all over the world with countries having to close their borders and/or limit travel to mitigate the spread of the virus. Anguilla officially closed its borders on March 20, 2020 and to date has been restricted to limited travel under the government controlled repatriation and special arrangement programmes. Since March 2020, Anguilla recorded the lowest monthly arrivals for which data is available since 1993 for the months April to August
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Visitor Arrivals
August’s
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Air
984
1,148
1,107
879
878
875
1,349
1,389
1,357
38
Sea
8,177
11,232 13,867 15,331 16,441 14,733 16,239
8,648
15,218
3
Total
9,161
12,380 14,974 16,210 17,319 15,608 17,588 10,037 16,575
41
August
Figure 1: Visitor Arrivals, August 2011 - 2020
PASSENGER MOVEMENT
Passenger arrivals (including both residents and visitors)
Passenger
recorded a decline of 99.5%; down to 127 passengers from August’s 2019 figure of 25,237 passengers. This was due to the limited international movement as well as the closure of the ports.
relative to the same period in 2019, with 224 outbound passengers, compared to the recorded 27,367 in August 2019. These passengers may have been made up of visitors who remained after the official closure of the borders and subsequently decided to return to their country of residence, in addition to those that may have had other permitted and/or special travel arrangements. Passenger departures via the seaports of Anguilla totalled 31 (13.8%), of which 30 (96.8%) left through the Blowing Point terminal and 1 (3.2%) passengers made their exit through the Sandy Ground port. The Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport facilitated 193 (86.2%) of the total departures from Anguilla.
Anguilla’s usual main passengers (3.1%), all Point port. Passenger International Airport passengers.
mode of entry via sea, recorded 4 of whom entered via the Blowing arrivals at the Clayton J. Lloyd totalled 123 (96.9%) of total
departures recorded a decrease of 99.2%
TOURISTS (Stay-Over Visitors)
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
for 2020 recorded 38 persons, this is the highest amount of arrivals since the limited travel since March. This represented a decline of 99.6% over its corresponding August 2019 figure of 8,903. This figure is recorded as the lowest figure ever for tourist arrivals for this month of August as far back as 1993 for which data is available. August is known to be Anguilla’s Carnival season which usually attracts tourist and due to the COVID-19, the festivities that are usually held were limited.
10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
Tourist Arrivals
August tourist (stay-over visitors) arrivals to Anguilla
Years (August)
Figure 2: Tourist Arrivals, August 1993–2020
Tourism Statistics Summary - August 2020 A review of the ten (10) source markets from which tourists to Anguilla originated, shows that all ten (10) source markets recorded declines, with arrivals only recorded for the following; USA (-99.9%), U.K. (-97.9%), Germany (-91.7%), Other Europe (-98.3%), French West Indies (-99.7%) and the Caribbean (-98.9%). Anguilla’s main source market held a share of 10.5% of this tourist market.
Tourists (Stay-Over Visitors) continued
The intended average length of stay of tourists increased to 22.4 days from 6.6 days in August 2019. The majority of tourist arrivals (97.4%), intended to stay for 23 or more days and the least amount 2.6% between 1 to 3 days. None of the tourists had any interest in spending 4 to 7 days, 8 15 days nor 16 to 22 days.
5,000
1, 2.6% 0, 0.0% 0, 0.0% 0, 0.0%
August 2019 August 2020
4,500
Tourist Arrivals
4,000
37, 97.4%
3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0
1-3 days
4-7 days
8-15 days
16-22 days
23+ days
Figure 3: Tourist Arrivals by intended Length of Stay, August 2020
Source Market
Figure 4: Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence
EXCURSIONISTS (Day Trippers)
Excursionist
arrivals for the month under review
recorded 3 arrivals resulting in a decline of 99.96% compared to its corresponding August 2020 figure of 7,672 arrivals. This figure is usually bolstered by St. Maarten/St. Martin’s tourists who travel to Anguilla on a daytrip to enjoy our beaches and hospitality for a day.
A review of the excursionist market by the ten (10) source markets from which this type of visitor originated, shows that all ten (10) source markets recorded declines. However, excursionist arrivals were only recorded for the source markets USA (-99.98%), U.K. (-99.0%) and Italy (-98.6%). Anguilla’s main source market, the USA held one third of the market share of excursionist arrivals.
12,000
3,500
Excursionist Arrivals
4,000
10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000
August 2019 August 2020
3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000
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500
0
0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Excursionist Arrivals
4,500 14,000
Years (August)
Source Market
Figure 5: Excursionist Arrivals, August 1993 – 2020
Figure 6: Excursionist Arrivals by Country of Residence
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This report, along with other Tourism data, is available at the Government of Anguilla Statistics Department’s website: http://statistics.gov.ai ANGUILLA STATISTICS DEPARTMENT P.O.BOX 60 | THE VALLEY | ANGUILLA BRITISH WEST INDIES Telephone: + (264) 497-5731 | Fax: + (264) 497-3986 Email: statistics@gov.ai 'Sound Statistics for Sustainable Development'