Arrivals to the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota grew 2,027% to 5,593 visitors in April 2022, compared to 263 visitors received in April 2021, according to a Marianas Visitors Authority news release last Friday.<\/p>\n
The MVA statement said the arrival figure is an overall decrease of 86% from 39,663 visitors received in April 2020, marking another month of small gain in a continued challenging road ahead for the recovery of the Marianas tourism economy. <\/p>\n
A majority of visitors in April arrived from South Korea, the Marianas\u2019 largest source market prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, with 4,251 visitors arriving. This compares to April 2021, when there were no visitors at all from South Korea. <\/p>\n
The Marianas now has 12 flights operated by five airlines arriving weekly from Seoul and Busan. As non-vaccinated children under the age of 12 are exempted from returning quarantine in Korea, beginning June 1 this change will allow families to more conveniently travel to the Marianas on summer vacation and holidays. <\/p>\n
The Marianas received 29 visitors from Japan in April 2022, compared to only two visitors in April 2021. With the easing of quarantine requirements and other pandemic-related restrictions for returning residents to Japan, the MVA is also working with major travel industry partners in Japan to develop a program to reboot the market with direct flights this summer. The program focuses on a media and travel agent familiarization group, a travel agent incentive program, press conferences and media interviews, sales calls, and consumer promotions designed to promote the Marianas as a destination of choice. <\/p>\n
The Marianas also received 745 visitors from Guam, 420 visitors from U.S. and a combined 109 additional visitors from all other destinations in April. (MVA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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