- Name
- Percentage change in cruise arrivals
- Indicator purpose
- measures the annual change in the number of cruise passengers who enter a country
- Abstract
- Percentage change in cruise arrivals measures the annual change in growth or contraction of cruise passengers to a country. Cruise passengers are those visitors who enter the country on a sight- seeing trip and only spend a few hours in the country. The percentage change compares the year over year change in the number of cruise passengers to a country.
- Contact organization / person
- Belize Tourism Board
- Unit of measure
- Percent
- Other characteristics
- The percentage change in cruise passengers tells by how much the number of cruise arrivals increased or decreased over the previous year. Cruise passengers generally enter the country for a few hours for the main purpose of sight-seeing. After their activity, they return to the vessel. A cruise passenger does not stay in the country overnight.
- Classification used
- Percentage change in cruise arrivals is and economic indicator. A cruise visitor is a cruise passenger who comes to Belize on a sightseeing trip and only spend a few hours in the country
- Disaggregation
- Season Major cruise line Sites visited
- Key statistical concepts
- Calculation can be done using the following formula:
% change in cruise arrival =(Current cruise arrivals-Previous cruise arrivals)/(Previous cruise arrivals) X 100
- Recommended uses
- Percentage change in cruise arrivals is used to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of investment in tourism infrastructural development projects by the public and private sector.
- Baseline
- -0.1% (2015); 7.07% (2016)
- Target 2020
- 3.68% annually
- Target 2030
- 3.68% annually
