Solomon Islands Reports Double Digit Growth in Visitor Arrivals

For the fourth month in a row, the number of international visitor arrivals to the Solomon Islands has experienced double digit growth.

Figures for April 2018 released by the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO) this week reveal international visitor arrivals increased by 11.8% when compared to the corresponding month in 2017.

The 2,250 total recorded showed an increase of 237 over the 2,013 achieved in April 2017.

With all major source markets showing good growth, Australian visitor arrivals continued to dominate, climbing 13% from 2,689 to 3,038.

New Zealand figures increased 17% from 443 to 519.

Arrivals from Papua New Guinea increased from 377 to 492, an increase of 30.5% while US figures grew 19% from 341 to 409.

Interestingly, visitation from Japan climbed by 40% from 207 to 290, a result Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) CEO, Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto attributed to renewed interest in the destination following on from the 75th anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign last August.

European traffic also continued to build, the 338 total recorded representing a 48.9% increase over the 227 figure achieved in 2017.

The April result follows the destination’s best-ever first quarter result with collective visitor arrivals for Q1 2018 up 29%.

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