Topic: stayover tourism
Cayman smashes tourist air arrival record in March
Cayman’s first quarter of stayover tourism is off to its strongest start on record, with data suggesting that 2026 could surpass 2019 records.
Positive tourism news set to continue as records broken
The Ministry of Tourism said that Cayman is having an incredible first quarter for stayover visitor numbers and that the run of good news...
Best December ever for Cayman stayover tourism
Cayman closed 2025 with record-breaking December visitation pushing annual stayover arrivals to the third-highest total on record.
Cayman starts its winter tourism season on a high note
Cayman has kicked off the 2025–2026 winter tourism season with momentum, posting solid gains in November as both air and cruise arrivals edged higher.
Air arrivals dip in June, but still ahead of last year
Air arrivals dipped almost 9% in June compared to June 2024, but the total for the first six months of 2025 is still 3.4% more than last year.
Tourism dips in May, but Cayman still on track for strong 2025
Tourism numbers – both stayover and cruise – dipped in May, but Cayman’s visitor arrivals for 2025 are still on the rise, with visitation charting steady growth over the first five months of the year.
New non-stop flights between Cayman and Ontario this winter
Canadian airline Porter Airlines is launching two non-stop flight routes to the Cayman Islands this winter, including the first direct service between Ottawa, Ontario, and Grand Cayman.
Cruise numbers plummet while Cayman’s air arrivals continue to grow
Although air arrivals in Grand Cayman remained strong in April, surpassing the previous year's monthly total for the fifth consecutive month, cruise arrivals plummeted by 26.6% compared to the same month in 2024.
Canada can help drive Cayman’s tourism growth
While the United States remains Cayman’s main source, accounting for 83% of stayover arrivals, there is increasing momentum from Canada and other markets.
COVID hangover blamed for slow tourism growth
A hangover from Cayman’s long border closure during the pandemic and an active storm season have been blamed for weak tourism growth in 2024.
Quarter million stayover visitors in first half of 2024
More than quarter of a million visitors flew to Cayman in the first six months of this year, the third highest visitation number on record, according to the latest tourism statistics.
New hotel developments take Cayman to record room numbers
Tourism in the Cayman Islands is on the rise again, and tourism officials hope an increase in hotel room inventory will complement that.
Tourism thrives as stayover visitors near pre-pandemic highs
Efforts to boost stayover tourism are paying off with the latest statistics from the Department of Tourism pointing to stayover numbers that are approaching the pre-pandemic high recorded in early 2019.
1 million cruise passengers arrive in first 11 months of 2023
Cruise tourism arrivals in Cayman have surpassed 1 million passengers this year, for the first time since the pandemic, tourism officials have announced.
Opposition: Lower stayover numbers mean $90M less spent by tourists
Opposition leader Roy McTaggart says a 16% drop in stayover visitors in Cayman, compared to 2019, has led to $90 million fewer tourism dollars being spent locally.
Higher hotel rates boost government tourism revenue
The premium price tag for Cayman's hotel rooms has led to government revenues from tourism accommodation taxes and fees in the first six months of 2023 being $3 million higher than the amount projected for the entire year.
Tourism chiefs: Region recovering but challenges abound
Tourism throughout the Caribbean is rebounding strongly following the pandemic, but challenges from a lack of airlift, looming recession and supply chain problems is still hampering recovery, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization.
November best tourism month of 2022 for Cayman
Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan has announced that the stayover tourist numbers for November were the highest of this year, with 34,118 people flying to the islands.
Airlift growing as Cayman heads for most successful winter stayover season
Tourism chiefs say the final quarter of 2022 is gearing up to be more successful in terms of stayover visitors than the same period in 2019, which was the busiest winter season in Cayman's history.
Stayover numbers just over half of 2019 levels
By April this year, Cayman was seeing 55% of its pre-pandemic stayover visitor numbers, Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan told Cayman Islands Tourism Association members at their latest meeting.
Tourism director: Holiday airlift to Cayman ‘difficult’ but 2022 visitor targets remain achievable
The tourism industry is on track to return next year to about 40% of the stayover visitor numbers of 2019, but tourists may find it difficult to get a plane ticket to come here for the festive season this month.
Cayman, we have a problem
In as many weeks as I can count on my hands, the global $2.9 trillion tourism industry has ground to a halt, which means Cayman’s US$900 million income has too. This affects all of us, even the many folks who don’t work in the industry.
Story of a stayover tourist
My wife and I had our honeymoon in Grand Cayman in 1979. We returned after a long hiatus in 2006. We were so enchanted...
Air arrivals pass the half-million mark
The number of stayover tourists visiting Grand Cayman has almost doubled in the last decade, to reach a record high of more than half-a-million visitors last year.
Record number of stayover tourists in Cayman
The latest tourism statistics show an increase of 9.14% in stayover visits by the end of November this year.
Cruise arrivals surge to new record levels
The Cayman Islands’ cruise industry just experienced its busiest month in recorded history.
Record arrivals for Cayman in 2018
Nearly 2.4 million visitors arrived in the Cayman Islands in 2018, the highest number recorded for a single year.
Cruise controversy and airport progress as tourism arrivals surge
Amid another record-breaking year for tourism in the Cayman Islands, one controversial development was never far from the headlines.
