Interesting number JZB --- questions on the stats - just musings really, could be relevant when assessing our own situation and what these numbers might really mean - 30% is a huge increase.

Is the 30% increase due to overnight visitors or a change in ports of call for larger cuise ships - some of which may have been diverted due to hurricane issues in other ares in 08 ?

ABC's are Dutch - would the demographics of their tourism arrivals be affected by that.

Has there been any recent/significant change in infrastructure on Curacau - airport, port, etc?

Could also be that after Nathalie Holloway, those who would have gone to Aruba picked Curacau as the safer sister island?

Just wondering - any time I see a number that is so drastic I tend to think it's an anomaly rather than a solid trend .......