Tourism earnings sticky despite rising arrivals

In what appears to be a paradox in tourism statistics, earnings from the trade have shown little movement despite monthly growth in arrivals.

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Earnings for October were recorded at US$ 186.1 million, a marginal change from the US$ 185.6 million recorded in the same period last year. This stagnation comes despite arrivals rising sharply to 165,193 in October from 135,907 a year ago.

The disconnect between arrivals and earnings, which first became apparent in September, has drawn criticism from industry stakeholders.