Visitors by Country

Tourism data from all the Embarkation/Disembarkation (E/D) Cards were entered in a computer system located at the Corporate Head Office, Jamaica Tourist Board, Kingston. The data on stopovers, including demographics, were derived from this source. Jamaican nationals’ resident abroad and who visited Jamaica are included in the visitor arrival figures. Jamaica has conformed with "Recommendations on Tourism Statistics" prepared by the World Tourism Organization and adopted by the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) in 1993. These recommendations state that nationals who reside abroad and who return as visitors should be included in Tourism Statistics. The Jamaica Tourist Board has been publishing visitor arrival figures on Non-Resident Jamaicans since 1989. Fly-cruise passengers i.e. Cruise Passengers flying into the island to meet the cruise ship are not included in tourist arrival figures, unless they spend at least one night in land-based accommodation. Data on cruise ship arrivals were obtained from the ships' manifests.

Data and Resources

Field Value
dcat_issued 2016-06-20
dcat_modified 2016-06-24
dcat_publisher_name Ministry of Tourism
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Tags
  • Tourism
  • Travel
isopen False
metadata_created 2025-09-19T01:32:31.854372
metadata_modified 2025-11-24T19:19:52.693552
notes <p>Tourism data from all the Embarkation/Disembarkation (E/D) Cards were entered in a computer<br /> system located at the Corporate Head Office, Jamaica Tourist Board, Kingston. The data on<br /> stopovers, including demographics, were derived from this source.</p> <p>Jamaican nationals’ resident abroad and who visited Jamaica are included in the visitor arrival figures.<br /> Jamaica has conformed with "Recommendations on Tourism Statistics" prepared by the World<br /> Tourism Organization and adopted by the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) in 1993.</p> <p>These recommendations state that nationals who reside abroad and who return as visitors should<br /> be included in Tourism Statistics. The Jamaica Tourist Board has been publishing visitor arrival<br /> figures on Non-Resident Jamaicans since 1989.</p> <p>Fly-cruise passengers i.e. Cruise Passengers flying into the island to meet the cruise ship are not<br /> included in tourist arrival figures, unless they spend at least one night in land-based accommodation.<br /> Data on cruise ship arrivals were obtained from the ships' manifests.</p>
num_resources 1
num_tags 2
title Visitors by Country
url http://data.gov.jm/dataset/visitors-country