AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoTourism Growth: Cayman welcomed 40,460 stayover visitors in June (+6.9% y/y), extending eight straight months of growth, and logged a record first half with 288,694 stayover arrivals (+11.3%). Cruise Momentum: June cruise passengers rose to 55,639 (+15.5% y/y), with 681,391 cruise visitors in the first half (+6.8%). Beach Upgrade: Grand Cayman Marriott Resort is restoring its Seven Mile Beach frontage and rebranding as “Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort,” with work due to finish early September and the restored beach opening to the public. Mosquito Alert: The Mosquito Research and Control Unit says biting numbers remain high, driven by tidal flooding, with 2026 averaging ~40 mosquitoes per trap night (vs ~29 last year). Airport Planning: Engineers have been selected for $1.5M environmental impact assessments tied to runway extension/widening plans at Owen Roberts (Grand Cayman) and Charles Kirkconnell (Cayman Brac). Shark Encounter: A visiting family’s first ocean scuba dive turned into a close hammerhead shark encounter off Grand Cayman. Accessibility on Cruises: A wheelchair user says tender-port access can be inconsistent, sometimes leaving passengers stuck on board.
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