Caribbean report ranks Anguilla as a leading destination for luxury air travellers
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A new report has ranked Anguilla among the Caribbean’s leading destinations for luxury air travellers, based on the share of passengers flying in premium seats.
The island recorded the highest proportion in the region between April 2025 and March 2026, with just over a quarter of arrivals purchasing business or first class tickets.
That is more than three times the regional average of 7.6% and just ahead of Saint Barts and Bermuda, which ranked second and third, according to the data.
The 32-page Caribbean Travel Trends 2026 report, produced jointly by global travel technology company Amadeus and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, was published on 6 May.
It draws on air travel, hospitality and traveller behaviour data to deliver insight into destination performance, connectivity patterns, seasonality dynamics and high‑value travel opportunities.
In a government press conference on 18 May, tourism minister Cardigan Connor said Anguilla’s ranking positions it as “among the Caribbean’s top luxury destinations”.
“This reflects Anguilla’s continued success in attracting affluent travelling travellers seeking luxury accommodation, personalised experiences, longer stays, premium travel services, and authentic and exclusive experiences,” he said.
Mature travellers
The report also highlighted Anguilla as one of the top destinations for travellers aged 65 and older, known as Baby Boomers, who represent 10% of visitors to the Caribbean.
Of travellers to the island, 16.4% are from that category – positioning the destination as having the second highest proportion in the Caribbean after Guyana at 17.5%.
“These travellers typically demonstrate higher visitor spending, longer lengths of stay, increased demands for wellness and luxury experiences,” the tourism minister said.
He added that their preference is for boutique resorts, villas, culinary and authentic experiences.
“Key opportunities for Anguilla include strengthening the wellness tourism, culinary tourism, luxury villa experiences, concierge and experiential travel offerings, and long stay seasonal programmes.”
The report said Baby Boomers and older travellers’ preferences lean toward comfort, authenticity and longer lengths of stay – often supporting shoulder and low‑season demand.
South America
The report also identified rapid growth in Latin American travel demand to the Caribbean of 24%, particularly from Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.
“For Anguilla this presents opportunities to diversify beyond traditional US source markets, increase shoulder season demand and attract affluent South American travellers,” Connor said.
He said that continued focus will be needed on trade partnerships, luxury travel advisor engagement, multilingual marketing campaigns, and strategic airlift and connectivity development.
The report highlights seasonality as a continued challenge across the Caribbean tourism industry, with peak season demand growing and low season performance remaining stable.
“South American travellers were identified as an important segment for supporting the off-peak travel, the shoulder season visitation and year-round tourism demand,” the minister said.
“Opportunities for Anguilla include targeted marketing initiatives focused on wellness tourism, culinary and festival experiences, luxury experimental travel, remote work and extended stay offerings.”
The report can be downloaded here.
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