{"id":4098,"date":"2017-07-11T15:55:22","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T19:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=4098"},"modified":"2017-07-23T17:34:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T17:34:45","slug":"antigua-records-decline-in-visitors-from-all-major-source-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-records-decline-in-visitors-from-all-major-source-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua records decline in visitors from all major source markets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tourism numbers for the first half of 2017 are revealing more bad news for stay-over visitor arrivals from the US, UK, Canada and the Caribbean.
\nAccording to the latest statistics obtained by Antigua News Room and repeated in a United Progressive Party release, the month of June recorded a 9 per cent drop in arrivals from all major source markets.
\nAntigua & Barbuda\u2019s major source market the US, saw a 10 per cent decline in arrivals or more than 6,000 visitors. The decline has been steady since January.
\nAs of June, there was a decline of 2 per cent in the UK, Canada 7 per cent decline and the Caribbean 8 per cent.
\nThe main opposition UPP is expressing \u201cserious concerns\u201d about the outlook for the tourism workers and the industry, as we approach the off-season.<\/p>

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\nThe Party is calling on Minister Asot Michael to address major concerns about the economic sustainability of this important sector.
\n\u201cThe Party demands that Minister Michael give an account of his stewardship over the past 3 years and present his plans and strategies to address what is forecasted to be a dismal off-season,\u201d the UPP said in a release.
\nThe party points to destinations such as Bermuda, Barbados, and St. Lucia where growth in tourism was recorded and says the minister of tourism, \u201chas to be held to task for his poor leadership and mismanagement of our number one industry, over the past 3 years.\u201d
\nThe former tourism minister now UPP leader Harold Lovell said “this is a management issue. We are facing some of the lowest fuel prices in 10 years. During this year’s high season, airfares were at an all-time low, yet planes to Antigua and Barbuda were less than half full, with many unsold seats. Consistently poor load factors and performance have led to decreased flights on United and American Airlines this year.\u201d
\nThe UPP wants \u201ca clear tourism strategy and marketing plan for the industry and that there needs to be a shake-up of the ABTA, the body directly responsible for Tourism marketing, promotions, and airlift.
\nThe main opposition also wants to know what Ricky Skerritt, former Minister of Tourism from St. Kitts, who was appointed more than 9 months ago is doing.
\n\u201cThe UPP demands that the Chairman immediately mobilize and engage stakeholders about the ABTA’s plans to rectify this troubling situation in the tourism industry as it threatens jobs and economic activity.\u201d
\nThe tourism authority could not be reached for comment at the time of this publication. The government blamed Brexit for the decline in visitor arrivals from the UK.<\/p>\n

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