TABLE 6: VISITOR
ARRIVALS
BY
PURPOSE
OF
VISIT
1990 - 2005
YEAR
PURPOSE OF VISIT
Total Visitors
% Change
Vacation
% Change
Business
% Change
Excursion
% Change
1990
29,212
1,969
59,325
90,506
1991
29,078
-0.5%
1,924
-2.3%
59,542
0.4%
90,544
0.0%
1992
30,062
3.4%
2,014
4.7%
61,104
2.6%
93,180
2.9%
1993
36,237
20.5%
1,421
-29.4%
73,692
20.6%
111,350
19.5%
1994
42,352
16.9%
1,353
-4.8%
82,075
11.4%
125,780
13.0%
1995
36,280
-14.3%
2,251
66.4%
68,555
-16.5%
107,086
-14.9%
1996
35,413
-2.4%
2,085
-7.4%
48,741
-28.9%
86,239
-19.5%
1997
40,506
14.4%
2,675
28.3%
70,684
45.0%
113,865
32.0%
1998
41,092
1.4%
2,782
4.0%
69,922
-1.1%
113,796
-0.1%
1999
43,726
6.4%
3,056
9.8%
59,947
-14.3%
106,729
-6.2%
2000
40,642
-7.1%
3,147
3.0%
68,680
14.6%
112,469
5.4%
2001
44,051
8.4%
3,914
24.4%
57,009
-17.0%
104,974
-6.7%
2002
40,233
-8.7%
3,736
-4.5%
67,149
17.8%
111,118
5.9%
2003
43,096
7.1%
3,819
2.2%
62,367
-7.1%
109,282
-1.7%
2004
63,181
46.6%
3,620
-5.2%
53,987
-13.4%
120,788
10.5%
2005
57,221
-9.4%
4,863
34.3%
81,102
50.2%
143,186
18.5%
Source: Immigration Department