| DEFINITIONS | |||||||||
| TOURISM | |||||||||
| Tourism represents various types of short-term travel and visits by persons and is variously defined by | |||||||||
| particular purposes, by reference to the purpose of the journey, duration and other criteria. | |||||||||
| VISITORS | |||||||||
| In any particular place, visitors represent all non-residents. They may be divided into day visitors | |||||||||
| (sometimes described as excursionists) and tourists. | |||||||||
| TOURISTS | |||||||||
| These are persons (national or alien) normally resident abroad who enter the island and remain for not | |||||||||
| less than twenty-four hours and not more than six months for legitimate non-immigrant purposes such as:- | |||||||||
| a) Pleasure, Recreation, Holiday, Sport | |||||||||
| b) Business, Visiting Friends and Relatives, Conference, Health, Studies, Religion, Mission, Meetings | |||||||||
| EXCURSIONISTS: | |||||||||
| These are visitors staying less than twenty-four hours in the country visited and not overnighting at an | |||||||||
| accommodation establishment. | |||||||||
| Citizens of Anguilla who are living abroad are not included in these totals as well as citizens of St. Martin/ | |||||||||
| St. Maarten are also not included. | |||||||||
| Tourist Seasons | |||||||||
| Winter : November - April | |||||||||
| Summer: May - October | |||||||||