ANTIGUA & BARBUDA TOURISM AUTHORITY

This report provides a quantitative analysis of Visitor Arrivals to Antigua and Barbuda for the First Quarter of the year 2025. Data for this report was provided by the Immigration Department from the Embarkation/Disembarkation (E/D) cards and the Cruise Ships’ manifests. This report was prepared and published by the Research and Statistics Department in the Ministry of Tourism & Investment.

Visitors are classified as individuals who stay more than 24 hours, but less than one year, within a country outside of their usual country of residence. People who are in transit and/or spend less than a day are not classified as visitors. Total Sea Arrivals are comprised of tourists arriving by Cruise and Yacht, with Cruise visitors spending less than a day, and Yacht visitors a day or more.

The United States led the way with the largest absolute increase, rising by 13% to reach 51,980 arrivals, an addition of nearly 6,000 visitors. This further cements the U.S. as Antigua and Barbuda’s top air source market. The United Kingdom also recorded strong growth, increasing by 9% to total 25,675 arrivals, underscoring its position as another vital contributor to the country’s tourism economy. The Caribbean market grew by 8%, indicating rising demand for intro-regional travel and the success of regional marketing efforts. Smaller but consistent gains were also observed in the Other Europe and Other categories, with modest increases of 1% and 2% respectively, demonstrating the value of maintaining a diversified market strategy.

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