11-Mar-2025 10:05 AM
New Caledonia welcomes 3446 tourist arrivals through Noumea in Jan-2025
New Caledonia's Institute of Statistics reported (05-Mar-2025) the following tourism highlights at Noumea Tontouta Airport for Jan-2025:
- Tourist arrivals: 3446, -61.3% year-on-year;
- France: 1609, -47.9%;
- Australia: 435, -80.6%;
- New Zealand: 48, -91.6%. [more - original PR]
Background ✨
Tourist arrivals at Noumea Tontouta Airport for Dec-2024 were 5209, representing a 63.7% decline year-on-year, with significant decreases from Australia (81.6%) and New Zealand (86.8%)1. For the entirety of 2024, New Caledonia experienced a 52.5% drop in tourist numbers compared to the previous year, with the largest percentages of decline coming from Japan and New Zealand1.