Preliminary numbers: Bonaire welcomed 15,984 stayover visitors during July 2026

TCB Informs

 Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) has shared preliminary tourism data for July 2026, revealing that Bonaire received 15,984 stayover visitors. This represents a 4% decrease from July 2025, when 16,653 visitors arrived.

Visitors from the Netherlands formed the largest group, accounting for 47.4% of total arrivals, with 7,574 visitors. US visitors were the second-largest group, accounting for 25.3% of arrivals and 4,044 visitors.

A total of 1,911 (12%) visitors from Curaçao visited the island, followed by Belgium with 268 (1.7%) visitors, Aruba with 247 (1.5%) visitors, Germany with 231 (1.4%) visitors, Switzerland with 206 (1.3%) visitors, Brazil with 166 (1%) visitors, Colombia with 156 (1%) visitors, Argentina with 153 (1%) visitors, and Canada with 105 (0.7%) visitors.

US visitors mainly traveled with a partner, followed by alone. Most came for vacation (52.7%), diving (40.9%), and visiting friends and family (3.4%). The majority stayed at a hotel (52.7%), a villa (14%), an apartment (7.9%), their own property (5.6%), or with a relative (4.6%). US visitors primarily came from Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, California, and Virginia. The age distribution showed that travelers aged 45-54 accounted for 20.2%, while those aged 55-64 accounted for 19%.

Dutch visitors were mainly families with children, followed by solo travelers. Most visitors came for vacation (77.2%), visited friends and family (8.3%), and for business (4.2%). Most visitors stayed at a hotel (46.2%), followed by an apartment (15.6%), a villa (11%), at a relative’s (10.8%), and their own property (5%). Most Dutch visitors came from North Holland, South Holland, North Brabant, Gelderland, and Utrecht, with the 45-54 age group (21.3%) and under 13 (15.2%) being the largest segments.

For more details on Bonaire’s tourism performance, visit www.bonaireisland.com or contact us via email at info@bonaireisland.com.