TABLE 13: TOURIST ARRIVALS BY INTENDED LENGTH OF STAY   1996 - 2006
	YEAR	PERIOD	1-3 Days	4-7 Days	8-15 Days	16-22 Days	23+ Days	TOTAL	Avg. Length of Stay
	1996	Jan - Mar	1,874	2,659	4,956	855	693	11,037	9.7
		Apr - Jun	1,458	3,356	3,662	461	444	9,381	8.8
		Jul - Sept	1,432	2,015	2,357	436	670	6,910	9.4
		Oct - Dec	1,431	3,287	3,955	888	609	10,170	9.6
	TOTAL		6,195	11,317	14,930	2,640	2,416	37,498	9.4
		Proportion	14.1%	32.3%	38.9%	8.7%	6.0%	100.0%
	1997	Jan - Mar	1,388	4,583	6,947	972	783	14,673	9.8
		Apr - Jun	1,367	4,040	3,824	396	347	9,974	8.5
		Jul - Sept	1,077	2,709	2,773	613	717	7,889	9.8
		Oct - Dec	1,254	3,522	4,410	874	585	10,645	9.6
	TOTAL		5,086	14,854	17,954	2,855	2,432	43,181	9.4
		Proportion	11.8%	33.1%	41.4%	8.2%	5.5%	100.0%
	1998	Jan - Mar	1,265	4,944	7,030	945	693	14,877	9.7
		Apr - Jun	1,444	4,531	4,117	431	349	10,872	8.4
		Jul - Sept	1,091	2,877	3,011	512	659	8,150	9.5
		Oct - Dec	1,714	3,130	3,919	617	595	9,975	9.1
	TOTAL		5,514	15,482	18,077	2,505	2,296	43,874	9.2
		Proportion	17.2%	31.4%	39.3%	6.2%	6.0%	100.0%
	1999	Jan - Mar	2,333	6,229	6,466	757	610	16,395	8.6
		Apr - Jun	1,925	5,227	4,045	442	293	11,932	7.9
		Jul - Sept	1,835	3,643	2,957	570	600	9,605	8.6
		Oct - Dec	1,714	2,912	2,924	654	646	8,850	9.1
	TOTAL		7,807	18,011	16,392	2,423	2,149	46,782	8.6
		Proportion	19.4%	32.9%	33.0%	7.4%	7.3%	100.0%
	2000	Jan - Mar	1,760	4,746	5,004	778	545	12,833	8.9
		Apr - Jun	2,043	5,147	3,940	447	328	11,905	8.4
		Jul - Sept	1,470	2,864	2,884	592	555	8,365	8.6
		Oct - Dec	1,650	4,102	3,879	594	461	10,686	8.6
	TOTAL		6,923	16,859	15,707	2,411	1,889	43,789	8.6
		Proportion	15.4%	38.4%	36.3%	5.6%	4.3%	100.0%
	2001	Jan - Mar	1,873	5,885	6,744	685	463	15,650	8.8
		Apr - Jun	2,044	6,070	4,703	415	285	13,517	8.3
		Jul - Sept	1,704	3,468	2,911	472	663	9,218	8.4
		Oct - Dec	1,422	3,183	3,933	595	447	9,580	8.6
	TOTAL		7,043	18,606	18,291	2,167	1,858	47,965	8.5
		Proportion	14.8%	33.2%	41.1%	6.2%	4.7%	100.0%
	2002	Jan - Mar	1,867	5,384	5,778	716	502	14,247	8.8
		Apr - Jun	2,098	4,909	3,704	277	264	11,252	8.2
		Jul - Sept	1,838	3,029	2,275	396	556	8,094	8.2
		Oct - Dec	1,687	3,563	3,973	619	534	10,376	8.4
	TOTAL		7,490	16,885	15,730	2,008	1,856	43,969	8.4
		Proportion	17.0%	38.4%	35.8%	4.6%	4.2%	100.0%
	2003	Jan - Mar	1,739	4,719	5,636	763	592	13,449	9.4
		Apr - Jun	1,800	5,163	4,335	455	322	12,075	8.3
		Jul - Sept	1,838	3,775	2,696	489	567	9,365	8.7
		Oct - Dec	2,338	4,696	3,943	534	515	12,026	8.2
	TOTAL		7,715	18,353	16,610	2,241	1,996	46,915	8.5
		Proportion	16.4%	39.1%	35.4%	4.8%	4.3%	100.0%
	2004	Jan - Mar	3,323	6,279	5,177	596	614	15,989	7.9
		Apr - Jun	3,369	7,285	3,857	257	368	15,136	6.9
		Jul - Sept	2,709	4,504	2,556	445	695	10,909	7.7
		Oct - Dec	1,967	4,566	4,063	623	734	11,953	8.7
	TOTAL		11,368	22,634	15,653	1,921	2,411	53,987	7.8
		Proportion	21.1%	41.9%	29.0%	3.6%	4.5%	100.0%
	2005	Jan - Mar	2,915	7,807	6,080	776	1,057	18,635	8.5
		Apr - Jun	3,155	8,233	4,014	348	721	16,471	7.3
		Jul - Sept	2,983	4,317	3,088	523	1,167	12,078	8.4
		Oct - Dec	2,938	6,210	4,148	596	1,008	14,900	8.2
	TOTAL		11,991	26,567	17,330	2,243	3,953	62,084	8.1
		Proportion	19.3%	42.8%	27.9%	3.6%	6.4%	100.0%
	2006	Jan - Mar	3,645	8,982	5,855	721	1,238	20,441	8.1
		Apr - Jun	4,450	9,843	4,744	449	1,217	20,703	7.4
		Jul - Sept	4,152	4,951	3,351	601	1,815	14,870	8.6
		Oct - Dec	4,655	6,152	4,197	738	1,206	16,948	7.9
	TOTAL		16,902	29,928	18,147	2,509	5,476	72,962	8.0
		Proportion	23.2%	41.0%	24.9%	3.4%	7.5%	100.0%
	Source: Immigration Department