The quarterly bulletin of statistics released by the Department of Statistics today shows that visitor arrivals have declined by 4,617 year-over-year.

During the third quarter of 2014, air arrivals decreased 5.6 per cent compared with 2013.

A total of 78,202 visitors arrived by air to the Island, down from 82,819 year-over-year.

Arrivals from the United States, Bermuda’s largest tourist market, fell 5.8 per cent. Visitors from the United Kingdom and all other countries recorded similar declines of 12.3 per cent and 12.6 per cent, respectively.

In contrast, air arrivals from Canada rose 10.5 per cent.

The decline in third quarter air arrivals translated into a drop in occupancy levels at the larger tourist accommodation properties. Occupancy levels at resort hotels and small hotels dropped by 4,470 and 2,002 guests, respectively.

Guest houses accommodated 32 fewer guests during the third quarter of 2014.

In contrast, the number of visitors staying at housekeeping accommodations increased by 965 guests.

Private homes accommodated 604 more guests compared with a year ago.