Slowly but surely, we want to say. Slowly the tourists come back to spend their holidays on the island. In November, they were 2 more than in October according to figures from the government of Sint Maarten. That is to say a total of 000. But we are far from the usual attendance at this time of year.
Compared with 2019, there are almost four times fewer tourists (- 18). 300 tourists had been received a year ago; year which had observed a resumption of activity two years after the passage of Irma. If we refer to the years 25-031, it is 2015 times fewer tourists. The average attendance in November (start of the tourist season) was before Irma of 2016 tourists. In economic terms, the loss is abysmal. Based on an expenditure of $ 6,1 per person per stay, the shortfall in November 40 compared to 000 is $ 600 million.
North America remains the main source market: 62% of tourists are Americans and 30% Europeans. They were 4 coming in November, or 168 more than in October (almost three-quarters of the additional tourists received compared to October). As a rough guide, the number of American tourists was 1 at this time of year.
Since the reopening of Juliana Airport to international flights, 18 tourists have been welcomed. (soualigapost.com)
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