GRENADA REPORTS INCREASED TOURIST ARRIVALS IN FIRST HALF OF 2024 Source: https://thecaribbeannewsnow.com/, Editor, First Published August 20th, 2024 Release – The Grenada Tourism Authority is pleased to report a significant increase in tourist arrivals in the first half of this year, from January to July 2024.Visitor numbers have risen by 20% in Q1 and Q2 compared to 2019 and 18% compared to 2023 – reflecting the continued growth of Grenada as a sought-after travel destination despite recent challenges. In July 2024 alone, visitor arrivals increased by 10% over 2019 and 5% over 2023. Travel intelligence and data analytics company ForwardKeys produced a detailed analysis of the impact of Hurricane Beryl. They included a focus on the quick recovery of Grenada as one of their case studies. “The market has shown impressive resilience, quickly bouncing back to normal booking levels,” the organization noted. Olivier Ponti, Director of Intelligence and Marketing at ForwardKeys, stated,“Our comprehensive travel intelligence clearly shows the significant short-term impact that Hurricane Beryl had on travel to the Caribbean, particularly those islands in the direct path of the storm.” Following Hurricane Beryl’s passage, tourism officials Opening Lines 7 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 11, ISSUE 09
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