TABLE 6.2.10
	VISITOR ARRIVALS BY PURPOSE OF VISIT AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION: 1988 - 2015
	YEAR	PURPOSE OF VISIT						TOTAL OF VISITORS
		VACATION	% CHANGE	BUSINESS	% CHANGE	EXCURSIONISTS	% CHANGE
	1988	23,080		5,127		41,275		69,482
	1989	26,201	13.5%	2,560	-50.1%	43,044	4.3%	71,805
	1990	29,212	11.5%	1,969	-23.1%	59,325	37.8%	90,506
	1991	29,078	-0.5%	1,924	-2.3%	59,542	0.4%	90,544
	1992	30,062	3.4%	2,014	4.7%	61,104	2.6%	93,180
	1993	36,280	20.7%	1,421	-29.4%	73,692	20.6%	111,393
	1994	42,352	16.7%	1,353	-4.8%	82,075	11.4%	125,780
	1995	36,280	-14.3%	2,251	66.4%	68,555	-16.5%	107,086
	1996	35,413	-2.4%	2,085	-7.4%	48,741	-28.9%	86,239
	1997	40,506	14.4%	2,675	28.3%	70,684	45.0%	113,865
	1998	41,092	1.4%	2,782	4.0%	69,922	-1.1%	113,796
	1999	43,726	6.4%	3,056	9.8%	59,947	-14.3%	106,729
	2000	40,642	-7.1%	3,147	3.0%	68,680	14.6%	112,469
	2001	44,051	8.4%	3,914	24.4%	57,009	-17.0%	104,974
	2002	40,233	-8.7%	3,736	-4.5%	67,149	17.8%	111,118
	2003	43,096	7.1%	3,819	2.2%	62,367	-7.1%	109,282
	2004	50,367	16.9%	3,620	-5.2%	66,801	7.1%	120,788
	2005	57,221	13.6%	4,863	34.3%	81,102	21.4%	143,186
	2006	66,163	15.6%	6,799	39.8%	94,283	16.3%	167,245
	2007	69,155	4.5%	8,497	25.0%	86,415	-8.3%	164,067
	2008	62,606	-9.5%	5,678	-33.2%	59,577	-31.1%	127,861
	2009	54,306	-13.3%	3,585	-36.9%	54,224	-9.0%	112,115
	2010	58,073	6.9%	3,925	9.5%	56,413	4.0%	118,411
	2011	62,784	8.1%	2,999	-23.6%	57,775	2.4%	123,558
	2012	61,879	-1.4%	2,819	-6.0%	64,693	12.0%	129,391
	2013	66,205	7.0%	2,863	1.6%	82,235	27.1%	151,303
	2014	67,780	2.4%	3,137	9.6%	105,863	28.7%	176,780
	2015	69,302	2.2%	3,930	25.3%	112,836	6.6%	186,068
	Source:  Immigration Department
	Last Updated: April 1, 2016