Tourism officials are in very high spirits as Antigua and Barbuda get ready to celebrate yet another record-breaking year for air and sea arrivals to the twin-island destination, surpassing 2019, which saw the country welcoming 19,971 arrivals.
During a news conference, Tourism Minister Charles Fernandeez disclosed that Antigua and Barbuda welcomed 176,665 stop-over visitors between January and June 2024, a 15 percent increase in air arrivals.
He said this is due to the hard work and dedication of touriism stakeholders both here and abroad.
“Stop-over arrivals increased from January to June 2024 from154,333 to 176,665 this year.
When comparing the same period in 2019, this represents a 10percent increase,” the minister said.
