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Illustrating 16% growth compared to 2019:

In the first three quarters of 2022,

Tourism Credits contributed with 3.2

billion Florins to local economy

Looking back on a 2022 compared to 2019. months in 2019. While a from North America and it can be noted that the
that began with different Tourism Credits is the direct complete recovery in the other parts of the world in- average price for these ac-
challenges, among other income generated from amount of visitors was at- creased while the percent- commodations increased
things, the effects of the tourism, and excludes the tempted, the challenges at age from Europe and Latin with 32%, from an average
Covid-19 pandemic that indirect income that Aru- the beginning of the year, America decreased. of $172 per night in 2019
can still be felt, Aruba still ba’s economy generates among other things due to Seeing the accommoda- to an average of $227 per
reached a very satisfactory thanks to the tourism indus- the Omicron variant had a tion categories, in 2022, night in 2022. If 2022 is com-
level of recovery. try. role in this recovery. How- 36.3% of visitors stayed pared to 2019, it can be
ever, the goal of 95% was in High-Rise hotels; 9.3% noted that the average oc-
Tourism Credits 2022 December 2022 compared surpassed. It’s worth not- stayed in Low-Rise hotels; cupation of these accom-
Every quarter the Central to 2019 and 2021 ing that the main market 29.4% stayed in Timeshare modations increased with
Bank of Aruba observes In the month of December, in each region surpassed and 25.0% stayed in other five percentage points,
the Tourism Credits (Tourism our destination received a the numbers for 2019. The types of accommodation, from an average of 49% in
Receipts) which show the total of 110,435 stay-over United States surpassed the known also as vacation 2019 to an average of 54%
amount of money brought visitors. If the month of De- amount of visitors in 2019 rentals. in 2022. In the case of in-
by tourism into our econo- cember 2022 is compared with 20,275 – a growth of The percentage of visitors come, if 2022 is compared
my. While the numbers from to December 2019 – the 2.4%. The Netherlands sur- that stayed in Low-Rise, to 2019, it can be seen that
the last quarter of 2022 are last normal year for tour- passed the amount of visi- Timeshare and other types the category generated
still unknown, it’s worth em- ism – it can be noted that tors in 2019 with 3,3029 visi- of accommodations in- an increase of income of
phasizing the importance Aruba recovered 110% of tors – a growth of 7.7%; and creased, while the percent- 115%.
of this indicator for the re- what was received in De- Colombia surpassed the age of visitors that stayed in
covery of our tourism, see- cember 2019, a growth of amount of visitors in 2019 High-Rise decreased. 2023
ing as it is one indicator il- 10 percent. with 1,122 visitors – a growth For 2023, four indicators
lustrating not the amount If December 2022 is com- of 3.5%. It is important to mention will be once more used
of visitors that came to pared to December 2021, that ATA has access to a to measure tourism. Com-
Aruba, but the amount of we can see a recovery Markets and accommoda- platform where it is possible pared to 2019, in 2023 it is
money that their visit gen- of 123%, indicating 23% tion categories to see the amount of hous- predicted that the amount
erated. Aruba Tourism Au- growth. In 2022, 81.7% of the total es, apartments and villas of visitors will recover 2015;
thority (ATA) had the goal stay-over visitors for Aruba that are used as vacation tourism income will recover
of reaching 95% recovery 2022 came from North Amer- rentals, as well as the aver- 117%; hotel room income,
for this indicator in 2022. In 2022, Aruba received a ica, 8.0% came from Eu- age price per night, occu- according to AHATA num-
ATA predicted that this total of 1,100,997 stay-over rope, 7.6% came from Latin pation and a calculation of bers will recover 100%; the
goal would be surpassed, visitors, representing a de- America and 2.7% from the income generated by amount of cruise visitors will
and we could be closing gree of recovery of 98% other parts of the world. these. recover between 90% and
the year with 17% growth compared to the same The percentage of visitors If 2022 is compared to 2019, 100%.q

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