30% increase in UK visitors.

30% INCREASE IN UK VISITORS. The St Lucia Tourist Board said stay-over arrival arrivals to the island for the first quarter of this year totaled 95,170, up 15% from the same period last year, reports Caribbean360.com (April 28, 2012). Leading the way is the United Kingdom, ringing in a 30% increase, up 23,479 visitors, 5,458 more than the same period last year. A significant increase was also recorded from the Canadian market with 19,281 arrivals versus 15,035 recorded in 2011, representing a 28% increase. Tourist arrivals from the island's largest source market, the US, were up 9% over the same period last year, increasing from 32,014 in 2011 to 35,007 in 2012. Arrivals from the German market were also up recording a 15% increase in 2012, with 1,603 stay over arrivals; 205 more visitors than the same period last year.