Published: 20/05/2018
Cape Verde’s hotel establishments received 215,000 tourists in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 10.3% compared to the same period of 2017, according to figures released on Thursday by the Cape Verdean National Statistics Institute (INE).Tourists entering the archipelago in the first quarter, which saw a real increase of 20,186, led to 1.34 million overnight stays, an increase of 10.6%, with an average stay of 5.9 nights.
Hotels continued to be the most sought-after establishments, with 85.2% of the total, followed by bed and breakfasts, with 4.3%, pensions and tourist villages, both with 3.3% each.
The Island of Sal was the one that received the largest number of tourists, with 51.8% of the total entries, followed by the island of Boa Vista, with 23.9% and Santiago with 11.0% of the entries.
The main market for tourists was the United Kingdom with 20.0% of the total entries, followed by Germany, France and the Netherlands, accounting respectively for 12.4%, 12.2% and 11.2% of total entries.
For overnight stays, the United Kingdom remained in first place with 26.9% of the total, followed by the Netherlands, Germany and France, with 12.3%, 11.6% and 9.8%, respectively. (macauhub)