Canada Numbers Up To Jamaica
Canada Numbers Up To Jamaica
The Jamaica Tourist Board reports significant growth in the number of visitors from Canada for January to June 2009, as 175,365 Canadians visited Jamaica. This is an increase of 28.3 per cent in comparison with the same period in 2008.
Highlights of the first period include a 40.2-per cent increase from Quebec (27,906 visitors); an increase of 69.8 per cent in British Columbia (9,980 visitors) and 39.1 per cent in Alberta (17,327 visitors). The boost in visitor arrivals is a direct result of additional non-stop flights from Alberta and British Columbia.
Ontario, traditionally the strongest Canadian market for Jamaica, also enjoyed an increase of 22.7 per cent (100,401 visitors).
“There is no doubt that we are excited by the increased number of Canadian visitors so far this year, but our work is just beginning,” says Sandra Scott, regional director Canada, Jamaica Tourist Board.
For more information on Jamaica visit www.visitjamaica.com, or call 1-800-465-2624.
