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Tourism
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2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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Passenger traffic |
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Total Visitor Arrivals ('000) |
130.0 |
129.8 |
132.2 |
122.0 |
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Visitor arrivals By: |
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Mode of Transport ('000) |
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Air |
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126.7 |
126.6 |
129.2 |
118.9 |
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Sea |
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3.4 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
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Purpose of visit (%) |
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Holiday |
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90.5 |
89.5 |
88.5 |
89.9 |
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Holiday/Business |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
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Business |
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4.6 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
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Transit/other |
4.5 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
5.1 |
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Region of residence (%) |
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Europe |
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80.1 |
79.3 |
79.9 |
81.7 |
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Africa |
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10.6 |
10.7 |
10.5 |
11.2 |
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Asia |
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4.1 |
4.2 |
6.5 |
3.9 |
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Oceania |
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0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
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America |
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4.8 |
5.3 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
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Leading Markets (%) |
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France |
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21.7 |
24.7 |
21.4 |
21.3 |
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Italy |
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15.3 |
20.6 |
15.1 |
14.6 |
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Germany |
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13.6 |
16.3 |
11.5 |
13.0 |
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UK & Eire |
12.6 |
17.0 |
14.6 |
15.7 |
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Tourist nights ('000) |
1,352 |
1,350 |
1,336 |
1,233 |
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Average length of stay (nights) |
10.4 |
10.4 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
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Expenditure Sources (Rupees Million) |
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Central bank report estimates |
600 |
651 |
707 |
682 |
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Visitor survey estimates (1) |
659 |
664 |
658 |
708 |
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Number of licensed tourism |
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establishments |
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of which: |
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Large hotels |
21 |
25 |
24 |
24 |
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Small hotels/G.houses |
83 |
87 |
81 |
77 |
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Self catering |
36 |
41 |
44 |
49 |
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Beds available (average) |
5,000 |
4,940 |
4,780 |
4,930 |
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Bed nights occupied ('000) |
945 |
925 |
897 |
833 |
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Room occupancy rate (%) |
55 |
54 |
54 |
49 |
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Bed occupancy rate (%) |
52 |
51 |
51 |
46 |
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(1)
Survey of departing visitors at Seychelles International Airport |
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