THERE was a three percent increase in visitor arrivals for Carnival this year. According to statistics from the Central Statistical Office (CSO) released yesterday by TIDCO, there were 45,492 visitors in TT this season, the highest in the last eight years...
News Source: Trinidad Newsday
For the millennium celebrations from February 17 to March 6, 2000, 42,646 visitors came to enjoy Carnival. However, the trend of fluctuating arrivals continued, when in 2001 there were 35,221 visitors. There was another decline in arrivals in 2002, when 33,487 visitors arrived. Visitor arrivals in TT for 2003 increased by 15.08 percent to 38,537 visitors. However, this year surpassed the last eight years with a record 45,492 visitors. Last weekend, Tourism Minister Howard Chin Lee expressed optimism that visitor arrivals would continue to increase since Government had plans in place to boost the tourism industry.
