TOURISM GROWTH, 1999 - 2000
(At end December 2000)
	TOURIST ARRIVALS			TOURIST BED-NIGHTS				BED CAPACITY				OCCUPANCY RATE				AVG. DURATION			TOURIST ARRIVALS
	(Frontier Arrivals)			(Resorts/Hotels)				(Resorts/Hotels beds in operation)				(%)				(Days)			(By Surface)
MONTH	1999	2000	00/99 (%)	1999	2000		00/99 (%)	1999	2000		00/99 (%)	1999	2000		Change	1999	2000	Change	2000
January	42,603	45,297	6.3	386,265	377,911	*	-2.2	14,350	15,522		8.2	86.8	78.5		-8.3	9.1	8.3	-0.7	156
February	43,732	48,974	12.0	370,164	410,375	*	10.9	14,550	15,506		6.6	90.9	91.3		0.4	8.5	8.4	-0.1	2,041
March	45,170	45,393	0.5	390,579	399,582		2.3	14,550	15,506		6.6	86.6	83.1		-3.5	8.6	8.8	0.2	1,617
April	35,817	43,458	21.3	324,771	358,475		10.4	14,618	15,506		6.1	74.1	77.1		3.0	9.1	8.2	-0.8	860
May	26,390	27,019	2.4	237,227	241,377		1.7	14,650	15,928		8.7	52.2	48.9		-3.4	9.0	8.9	-0.1	41
June	22,639	24,033	6.2	194,587	202,572		4.1	14,586	15,618		7.1	44.5	43.2		-1.2	8.6	8.4	-0.2	20
July	30,188	33,027	9.4	252,902	269,245		6.5	14,686	15,590		6.2	55.6	55.7		0.2	8.4	8.2	-0.2	39
August	38,738	40,563	4.7	337,822	352,035		4.2	14,716	16,006		8.8	74.1	70.9		-3.1	8.7	8.7	0.0	6
September	34,450	36,878	7.0	297,114	308,269		3.8	14,596	16,006	*	9.7	67.9	64.2	*	-3.7	8.6	8.4	-0.3	16
October	33,755	39,078	15.8	298,773	321,184		7.5	14,716	16,006	*	8.8	65.5	64.7	*	-1.2	8.9	8.2	-0.6	483
November	39,923	38,985	-2.3	326,898	340,088		4.0	14,550	15,980		9.8	74.9	70.9		-4.0	8.2	8.7	0.5	1,275
December	36,261	44,449	22.6	301,105	357,077		18.6	15,254	16,164		6.0	63.7	71.3		7.6	8.3	8.0	-0.3	765
Jan - Dec	429,666	467,154	8.7	3,718,207	3,938,190		5.9	14,652	15,778		7.7	69.7	68.3		-1.4	8.7	8.4	-0.3	7,319
Note: Surface Arrivals figures are not included in the national average count of Tourist Arrivals																			Date: 09/01/'01
* Figures Revised

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Source: Statistics Section Ministry of Tourism

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