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Compass News – 11 September 2025
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Cayman Compass
For tourism industry, the summer slow period came early this year
Empty hotel beds, half-filled tours to the Stingray sandbar and shuttered bars and restaurants around the island are among the signs that slow tourism season started early and has lasted longer in Cayman this year.
Cruise and air arrivals were down compared with last year in May and June. And despite a 6.7% year-on-year increase in air arrivals in July, business leaders across the sector say traffic has been unusually slow and spending light – even for what is typically a less popular time for Cayman vacations.
Reduced airlift, challenges with a sargassum influx and continued beach erosion on southern Seven Mile Beach have been cited as contributory factors. And with many residents also taking extended vacations over the summer, a number of businesses have taken the down time to shut up shop and repaint and renovate ahead of what they hope will be busier times to come.
