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Tourism Highlights 2017 Carnival Edition

In 2017, The Americas welcomed 207 million international tourist arrivals, with most destinations enjoying positive results, and the Caribbean obtaining a +4% increase. Amidst the trail of devastation that the hurricane season left in its wake, the tourism sector within the Caribbean reached a milestone of surpassing 30 million stay-over tourist visits and an estimated US $37 billion in total visitor spending.