{ U OT D - INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL STATISTICS Page 2 BAHAMAS
\umber of Visitor Arrivals at Frontiers and Visitor Nights by Month
Hotel Nights Frontier Arrivals
Month
1969 1970 1969 1970

January
“ebruary
March
April
May
June
July
iugust
eptember
Jctober
Vovember
December

Totals

307 744
379 882
472 500
371 394
324 503
332 673
389 831
390 831
212 292
239 014
337 742
178 699

330 525 93 511
411 895 113 013
334 352 137 450
346 339 124 248
303 282 118 302
275 089 115 458
347 668 136 743
329 347 140 400
116 727 69 047
194 539 75 751
272 055 100 850
369 818 107 623

104 840
112 944
139 418
108 176
113 677
109 236
128 052
130 243
77 782
76 760
94 433
102 783

4 237 105 3 881 636 1 332 396 1 298 344

\verage Foreign Visitor Spending per Visit (US 3)
Average Spending 1969 1970
per Visit 223,78 248,00

Breakdown of Total Foreian Tourist Spending (%) - 1970 only

1970 Air Sea
Accommodation 28,93
Meals 30,71 5,38 Entertainment 13,86 24,19
Transport 3,97 3,49 Other 22,53 66,94

970

Air

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[nternational Tourist Receipts and Expenditures (million US 9)

Source of Information : Ministry of Tourism, Nassau
Method of Collection : Sample Surrey
late of Exchange (National currency per US #) 1969 : 1,00 1970 : 1,00
1969 1970 1969 1970
Total Total
. 220,75
Receipts 235,15 7 Ixpenditures na
International International
“are Payments na “are Payments na
(not inc. above) {not inc. above

JOL 24 - 1970