Caribbean Netherlands: inbound tourism by air

Caribbean Netherlands: inbound tourism by air

Caribbean Netherlands Periods Inbound tourism by air (x 1 000)
Bonaire 2023* 171.0
St. Eustatius 2023* 5.8
Saba 2023* 5.7
Source: CBS.
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This table shows the number of visitors to Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba by plane (inbound tourism). Visitors arriving by boat, such as cruise, yacht or ferry, are not included. A visitor can be a day visitor (no overnight stay on the island) or a tourist (at least one overnight stay on the island).

Data available from: January 2012

Status of the figures:
Figures in this table over 2012 up to the third quarter of 2023 are final. The figures for the fourth quarter of 2023 are provisional.

Changes as of May 2024:
The provisional figures for the year 2023 have been added.

Changes as of April 2024:
The figures for the third quarter of 2023 are finalized. The provisional figures for the fourth quarter of 2023 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
The new figures for the first quarter of 2024 are expected in the third quarter of 2024.

Description topics

Inbound tourism by air
Visitors who arrived by plane on Bonaire, St Eustatius or Saba. An airplane passenger is counted as a visitor, when he or she is not registered in the population register of the island in question (PIVA). So it is not just about people travelling for their ' pleasure ', but also about people travelling for other purposes such as business and health.

Note that passengers who live in Curaçao, Aruba or St Maarten and fly to Bonaire, St Eustatius or Saba are also counted as visitors. The shares from Curaçao, St Maarten or Aruba are indicated in the table "Caribbean Netherlands: inbound tourism by air; nationality". Visitors who live on Bonaire, St. Eustatius or Saba and who visit one of these Dutch islands are not counted, because this concerns domestic tourism.