[UOT O - INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL STATISTICS Page 1 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Source of Information : Trinidad and Tobago Tourist Board, Port-au-Prince
Method of Collection : Frontier check
Definition : "Visitor" : Any person of foreign nationality who visits the
sountry for purposes of holiday at an hotel, boarding house
or private home, or on business for a period of less than one
year.
"Intransit Passenger" : Persons whose final destination is
somewhere other than Trinidad and Tobago but who stop over
for a short time and depart in a ship or plane other than
“hat in which they arrived.

Number of foreign tourist arrivals at frontiers by country of usual residence (1)

Country of
1sual residence

Frontier Arrivals
1972 1973

Canada 14 470
Europe 5 150
Jnited Kingdom 11 860
U.S.A. 42 oko
West Indies 27 970
A11 other countries 24 150
Totals 114 550 125 640
Total number of foreign visitor arrivals at frontiers (2)
Visitors 1972 : 216 4ko 1973 : 255 L420
Total number of foreign excursionist arrivals (3)
Excursionists 1972 : 101 890 1973 : 129 780
Number of foreign tourist arrivals by mode of transport at point of entry

Air
sea

. 1972 1973
112 350 123 570
2 200 2 070

Number of foreign tourist arrivals by main purpose of visit

1972 1973 1972 1973
Holiday/Recreation 94 490 106 700 Business 20 060 18 940
Study 2 330 1 520 Others 2 980 3 280
Average length of stay of foreign tourists in Trinidad and Tobago

(1)
(2)
(3)

1972 : 3-6 days 1973 : 3-6 days
Excluding Intransit Passengers
[ncluding Intransit Passengers
Excursionists refer to Intransit Passengers

VOL 27 - 1973