Solomon Islands Report 4.5% Increase in Q3 2016 Visitor Arrivals

Official figures released by the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office this week show a total of 16,381 international visitors arrived in Q3 2016, 706 (4.5%) more than the 15,675 figure achieved over the corresponding period in 2015.

Australian arrivals again continued to dominate, the 6868 September intake representing 41% of all international visitation.

US arrivals also continued to increase, up 10.8% from 1039 in 2015 to reach in 1152 in 2016.

Good growth from New Zealand with arrivals increasing 3.7% from 1096 in 2015 to reach 1136 this year.

Visitors arrivals from Fiji, the Solomon Islands fourth biggest source market, stayed firm, increasing 8.8% from 1031 in 2015 to 1122 in 2016.

Collective Asian visitor arrivals also showed positive growth, the 2232 figure achieved for Q3 2016 representing a 22.4% increase over the corresponding period in 2015.

Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau CEO, Jo ‘Josefa’ Tuamoto said preliminary forward booking numbers received from both locally based Solomon Islands) tour operators, hoteliers and overseas wholesalers packaging the destination all indicate the destination can look forward to a "very strong Q4".

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