As of 2019, around 428 thousand international tourist arrivals were recorded in Seychelles, increasing from 405 thousand in the previous years. The number has been increasing in the period in analysis. Furthermore, while most of the tourists were overnight visitors, some 44 thousand were cruise passengers visiting the African archipelago for just one day.
Number of international tourist arrivals in Seychelles from 2015 to 2019, by type of visitor
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According to the source, "international inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they usually reside, and outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited".
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World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (February 19, 2021). Number of international tourist arrivals in Seychelles from 2015 to 2019, by type of visitor (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256391/number-of-international-tourist-arrivals-in-seychelles/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). "Number of international tourist arrivals in Seychelles from 2015 to 2019, by type of visitor (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256391/number-of-international-tourist-arrivals-in-seychelles/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (2021). Number of international tourist arrivals in Seychelles from 2015 to 2019, by type of visitor (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256391/number-of-international-tourist-arrivals-in-seychelles/
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