The average increase in visitors to the Cayman Islands in 2013 over 2012 is 14.6% with Continental Europe showing a whopping 61% rise.

Only the USA West Coast showed a decline of 6.5% in visitors.

Cayman Islands Dec. Tourist Visits by Country

Following is a summary table for the Cayman Islands December tourist visitors statistics from the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism:

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Dec.                 Dec.

2013              2012                           YoY%

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Total Cruise                         186,586                     161,921        15.2%

Total Air                                 39,167                    35,408              10.6%

USA                                         28,105                    25,989               8.1%

Northeast                             10,391                       9,454                        9.9%

Midwest                               7,055                          6,195                          13.9%

Southeast                             4,417                          4,022                          9.8%

Southwest                            4,245                          4,184                          1.5%

West Coast                           1,997                          2,135                          -6.5%

Europe                                   3,428                          2,644                          29.7%

UK & Ireland                       1,796                          1,630                          10.2%

Continental Europe            1,632                          1,014                          60.9%

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Dec.                 Dec.

2013                           2012                           YoY%

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Canada                                   3,484              3,450                          1.0%

Other                                      4,150              3,325                          24.8%

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NOTES: Northeast: CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV Midwest: IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, OH, SD, WI, WY Southeast: AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN Southwest: AK, AR, AZ, CO, HI, KS, LA, NE, NM, OK, TX, UT West Coast: CA, ID, NV, OR, WA Continental Europe includes visitor arrivals from countries outside UK & Ireland Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and Vatican City.

SOURCE: Cayman Islands Department of Tourism