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36 LOCAL NEWS AWEMainta Diabierna, 20 October 2023

Minister Dangui Oduber:

September Records a 13.9%

Growth Compared to 2022

THE Minister of Tourism and Public Health, Mr. Dangui Oduber,
is informing the community about the tourism results for the
month of September 2023. It has been demonstrated that
the analysis for September 2023 has once again surpassed

the levels of the same month in 2022.
In the month of September, Aruba received 89,110 tourists
through our airport, showing a growth of 13.9% compared
to September 2022. What stands out in the report is the

recovery of our most important market, the United States,
which registered a 14.9% growth compared to September
2022.
Many calls have been confirmed, and there will be new cruise

It is also important to note that the reasons for visiting Aruba lines coming to Aruba for the first time in 2024.
as a destination are growing due to our beautiful beaches, Minister Dangui Oduber expresses his gratitude to all the
honeymoon celebrations, and Aruba’s popularity as a beau- tourism partners who are contributing to Aruba surpassing
tiful wedding destination. all the predicted figures for 2023. It is worth noting that the

All indicators show that Aruba is on track to have a record service experience in Aruba remains excellent, with a visitor
year in tourism by the end of 2023. Airlines have confidence rating of 9.2 as evaluated by the visitors themselves.
in Aruba, which can be seen in the various new routes they Thanks to everyone working in the tourism sector, let’s
are opening to different destinations. continue to show our warmth and hospitality to our visitors,

Cruise lines are also showing confidence in Aruba, with a as we are known for. Tourism remains the main driver of our
60.5% growth in visitors compared to September 2022. economy.