Anguilla welcomed a record 81,907 stayover visitors from January through June 2026, up 19.9% from 68,287 during the same period last year, extending the momentum from the island’s strongest first quarter on record.

Data compiled by the Anguilla Statistics Department show that each of the first six months of 2026 set a stayover record for that month. The first quarter brought 46,691 stayover visitors, up 24.6% year over year. The second quarter added 35,216, up 14.3%. The first-half total was 13,620 higher than in 2025.

June closed the period with a record 11,067 stayover visitors, up 13% from June 2025. The United States remained Anguilla’s leading source market, accounting for 60,415, or 73.8%, of first-half stayover arrivals. In June, U.S. travelers accounted for 8,746, or 79%, of monthly stayovers. Excursionist, or day-tripper, arrivals also increased sharply in June, reaching 15,771, up 71.5% from the 9,194 in June 2025.

Overall visitor arrivals, including stayover visitors and excursionists, reached 171,143 during the first half, up 34.9% from 126,841 in the same period in 2025.

The first-half results come as Anguilla continues to earn recognition in the luxury travel market. At Virtuoso Travel Week 2026 in Las Vegas, Anguilla ranked No. 1 among Caribbean destinations and No. 3 among countries worldwide for festive travel. Anguilla’s West End ranked No. 8 among the world’s top individual festive destinations. Virtuoso defines the festive travel period as Dec. 15 through Jan. 7.