Travel

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 16, 2019 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis continues to experience increased visitor arrivals according to the latest statistics revealed by the St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA).

Speaking at his monthly press conference on January 16, 2019, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said that “some 149,871 passengers came through the RLB Airport in 2018, compared to 140,338 in 2017.”

According to SCASPA, “this represents an additional 9533 passengers over 2017 for a seven (7) percent increase year on year.”

Additionally, there has been an upsurge in flights coming into the Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (RLB) International Airport.

“Some 7947 flights came to the RLB Airport in 2018 – up 315 over the 7632 flights in 2017,” the prime minister said.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 17, 2018 (SKNIS): The yachting industry in St. Kitts and Nevis is gaining strength, says Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Lindsay Grant during the sitting of Parliament on December 14, 2018, noting that this industry has potential to greatly impact the economy.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 21, 2018 (SKNIS): Cruise passenger spend in St. Kitts and Nevis has tremendously increased over the years, registering a growth of 77 percent from 2014/2015 to 2017/2018. Local taxi service and tour operators are certainly reaping the benefits.

According to the BREA 2017/2018 Report – which measures the economic impact of the cruise tourism industry in 36 destinations throughout the Caribbean, Mexico and Central and South America – total passenger spend in St. Kitts and Nevis (2014/2015) was US $75.30 million compared with US $133.02 million (2017/2018).