Provisional numbers show that visitor arrivals for May this year totaled 709 compared to 73,169 for May 2019.
The Fiji Bureau of Statistics states that similar to the April 2020 numbers, this decrease can be attributed to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions on international travel due to closure of most international airports.
Of the 709 visitors, 15 came by air while 694 came by sea.
The sea visitor arrivals were mostly seamen on fishing vessels, who were already in Fiji waters when international travel was restricted.
A total of 532 Fiji residents departed our shores during the month of April of which 187 or 35.2% were for a short-term absence of under three months and 137 or 25.8% were for over three months and within 12 months period.
A total of 208 or 39.1% of resident departures were for a longer-term absence of 1 year or more.
