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REPORTED VISITOR ARRIVALS BY PURPOSE, 2001-2010

REPORTED VISITOR ARRIVALS BY PURPOSE, 2001-2010										Number
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010*
Holiday/ Business Visitors	820,865	819,124	866,102	1,132,000	1,269,200	1,313,549	1,520,837	1,045,440	1,241,871	1,329,586
Visitors in Transit	152,633	163,252	219,000	162,200	79,800	137,165	130,929	61,998	98,354	139,524
Other Visitors	20,140	18,904	61,000	66,500	130,000	149,827	165,191	95,786	150,223	140,000
Total	993,638	1,001,280	1,146,102	1,360,700	1,479,000	1,600,541	1,816,957	1,203,224	1,490,448	1,609,110


Reported Visitor Departures By Purpose , 2001-2010										Number
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010*
Holiday/Business Visitor	835,194	838,108	770,700	1,112,000	1,228,723	1,297,481	1,464,313	1,000,571	1,234,173	1,258,258
Visitors in Transit	134,026	153,614	198,400	147,900	71,601	116,823	124,571	65,224	97,446	102,175
Other Visitors	21,594	21,716	53,800	60,300	160,703	164,074	183,185	77,302	136,614	141,920
Total	990,814	1,013,438	1,022,900	1,320,200	1,461,027	1,578,378	1,772,069	1,143,097	1,468,233	1,502,353

Reported Visitor Arrivals And Departures By Mode Of Travel, 2001-2010										Number
Arrivals	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010*
Air	626,879	539,242	547,314	764,058	841,981	964,296	1,118,022	764,408	962,420	1,119,971
Sea	1,892	6,126	403	4,168	4,682	11,680	15,697	9,621	28,037	28,382
Other	364,867	455,912	598,385	592,474	632,337	624,565	683,238	429,195	499,991	460,757
Total Arrivals	993,638	1,001,280	1,146,102	1,360,700	1,479,000	1,600,541	1,816,957	1,203,224	1,490,448	1,609,110
Departures
Air	613,202	556,937	493,957	717,976	862,311	940,788	1,028,680	717,759	930,312	987,798
Sea	1,616	3,642	5,494	3,739	6,114	9,827	13,893	2,606	16,761	26,566
Other	375,996	452,859	523,449	598,485	592,602	627,763	729,496	422,732	521,160	487,989
Total Departures	990,814	1,013,438	1,022,900	1,320,200	1,461,027	1,578,378	1,772,069	1,143,097	1,468,233	1,502,353

Tables are sourced from ‘Statistical Abstract 2011’