A steady increase in Canadian visitations to the Cayman islands – including a record-breaking Q1 and best-ever March – has prompted a boost in airlift to the Caribbean destination with additional flight frequencies by both Air Canada and WestJet.

Combined, the carriers will offer a combined seven non-stop flights a week to Grand Cayman from Toronto through April, and then five a week to Grand Cayman thanks to augmented summer schedules, starting May 2.

“The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism and our island partners in Grand Cayman are delighted to see a return to record breaking Canadian visitation to the destination,” said Raymond Mathias, Business Development Manager, Canada for the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism. “We are very pleased with the expanded airlift service in the spring and summer and believe it will drive more growth in travel to the destination in 2024.”

Highlights:

• Combined, Air Canada and WestJet will offer up to seven non-stop flights per week from Toronto to Grand Cayman in March and April.
• An increased summer schedule will see up to five non-stop flights per week from Toronto to Grand Cayman on Air Canada and WestJet.
• 2023 visits from Canada were 44% higher than those from January to December 2022 and for the first time in a year, more than 4,000 Canadian visitors were welcomed in three months (February, March, and December).
• Three of the best 10 performing months for Canadian visitation in recorded history were in 2023.
• Canadian arrivals in December 2023 totalled 4,125, up 7.8% from December 2019.
• Canada represented an 8.3% share of total stayover arrivals in December 2023, compared to 7.1% in December 2019.
• In 2023, the destination welcomed a total of 429,284 stay-over visitors.

Known for its beaches and diving, Cayman – comprised of a trio of three tiny islands – is a four-hour flight from Toronto, 770 km south of Miami in the western Caribbean and is a premier destination for sophisticated travellers, divers, honeymooners, and families.