Description: Percentage change in cruise arrivals (%)
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DATA IDENTIFICATION


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.

Data source

BTB SIB

DATA CHARACTERISTICS



Contact organization person

Belize Tourism Board

Date last updated
29-OCT-2019
Periodicity

Annual

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.

DATA CONCEPTS and CLASSIFICATIONS



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

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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.

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