Aruba Reports Increase in Tourism from the United States!; The Island Posts Nearly 5 Percent Increase For January Visits.Business Editors/Travel Writers ORANJESTAD, Aruba--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2003 Aruba has always been a favorite destination spot among Americans. The Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment ) just reported visitor arrival statistics for January 2003. The U.S. market had a 4.64% increase in arrivals. Aruba also had an increase of 7.74% in room night bookings. The average length of stay rose from 8.1 to 8.3, marking an increase of 2.47%. "We are extremely pleased with the increase in visitors from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Aruba has long been positioned as the ultimate vacation for everyone - singles, couples and families. We are very happy to know that Americans are choosing Aruba as their place to vacation," said Marcial F. Ibarra, Aruba's director of tourism for North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Aruba reports that the Northeast region, which encompasses eight states, led the increase by 14.29%. The Mid-Atlantic region, which includes Delaware Delaware, state, United States Delaware (dĕl`əwâr, –wər), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States, the country's second smallest state (after Rhode Island). , Maryland Maryland (mâr`ələnd), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virginia (S, W), and Pennsylvania (N). , Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., followed with a 2.15% increase. The U.S. market share, in comparison to arrivals from other markets such as Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and Europe, also increased to 73.04% from 67% last year at the same time. The change is a result of a decrease in arrivals from the Latin American market, such as Venezuela. In summary, the January 2003 statistics show there were 36,530 arrivals from the United States, where there were 34,909 at the same time last year, marking the 4.64% increase. The number of nights were 303,500 compared to 281,694 in 2002, which constitutes a 7.74% increase. Aruba, where happiness lives. The island is a vacationer's paradise located in the heart of the Caribbean, 15 miles north of Venezuela and only two and a half hours by air from Miami. Ideally located outside the hurricane belt The hurricane belt is an area in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, which is prone to hurricanes during the Atlantic hurricane season. The only places in the Caribbean that are not in the hurricane belt are the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, Bonaire, , Aruba boasts perfect weather, cooling trade winds and people who are warm and accommodating. For more information on planning a trip to Aruba, contact the Aruba Tourism Authority at 1-800-TO-ARUBA or visit http://www.aruba.com. This Material is distributed by Everett Clay Associates on behalf of the Aruba's Ministry of Tourism and Transportation. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. |
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