by Brian Major
Last updated: 9:00 AM ET, Fri December 26, 2025
The Turks and Caicos Islands’ forward travel bookings for
the December to March period are projected to exceed those of the same period
last year. Experience Turks and Caicos additionally forecasts “steady
month-on-month growth” during the first half of 2026.
Forward bookings for 2026 are already tracking ahead of 2025
levels, according to Paul Pennicook, Interim CEO Consultant of Experience Turks
and Caicos, the official destination marketing and management organization for
the Turks
and Caicos.
“One of the key drivers of this positive outlook is increased
airlift, including a 19 percent increase in capacity from Canada for the winter
season and a six percent increase from the U.S.,” he said.
Targeted marketing and trade engagement efforts led by
Experience Turks and Caicos were behind the improved projections, said
Pennicook, particularly ongoing training and education for travel advisors and
tour operator call-center agents across all key source markets.
“We have maintained a strong presence through product launches and travel trade
events such as Delta Vacations University, while significantly increasing the
destination’s visibility through co-op advertising with major tour operators in
our three primary markets,” he added.
Public relations activity has also played a key role, with several hosted media
visits from journalists in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and
Latin America, alongside proactive pitching efforts that resulted in more than
100 placements in travel trade and consumer publications in 2025.
Despite the positive outlook, the Turks and Caicos recorded
declines in stayover arrivals in October and November. The destination hosted 30,508
air arrivals in October, representing a seven percent decrease compared to
October 2024, largely due to reduced airlift from the United States, Canada,
and the United Kingdom as well as the impact of Hurricane Melissa on travel to
the region.
November recorded 52,547 stayover arrivals by air, a marginal one
percent decrease year-on-year.
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