Bermuda records major hike in tourism sector

The island nation of Bermuda has recorded a major boost in its tourism sector in the current year of 2024. The hike in the number of visitors to the country is marked as the highest number of guests hosted by the nation as compared to the previous data.

The report of the record-breaking tourism rise on the island is shared by the officials of the Bermuda Tourism Authority. In the report, the authority mentioned that the international airport of the nation had seen a certain increase in the number of direct flight landings this year.

Bermuda is a member of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, also called CTO. Bermuda remained one of the countries in CTO that constantly saw the lowest numbers of travelers visiting the island. However, this year a one-eighty-degree change is observed in the tourism sector of Bermuda.

As compared to last year’s traffic in 2023, the first two quarters of 2024 combined recorded around a twenty-eight percent hike in air capacity. The air routes data for this year disclosed that sixteen flights are lined up to serve the visitors to Bermuda.

According to the records, Bermuda hosted 61,619 visitors from fights in the first six months of 2024. The number of arriving passengers is around 11.4 percent more than in the previous year. As many airline companies are expanding their routes in the Caribbean, new routes are also added for Bermuda following the demand.

BermudAir is also expanding the connectivity of the island nation with the launch of the latest service to Boston. Meanwhile, major players for the Caribbean in the sector, like Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, and others, are reinstated crucial routes.

Along with the improvement in the fight passengers visiting the island, the nation has also seen a positive shift in the cruise section. With the works of the government in the tourism sector of Bermuda, a rise of 12.3 percent is seen in cruise passengers.

In the first six months of this year, 234,790 visitors were recorded in the data, who came on the island from the coastal route. As the number of visitors increased on the island of Bermuda, the other sectors involved in the tourism industry were also affected in a positive way.

The growth has been seen in the booking of hotels and resorts in this, and the business of local vendors also boosted. The efforts of the government of Bermuda and growth in tourism set a benchmark for other neighboring nations.

The island nation is working to rejuvenate the hospitality infrastructure of the country to host visitors in a better way. The new properties are going under construction, and the previously existing resorts and hotels are undergoing extensive renovations.