Consumer Interest in Caribbean, Mexico Travel Up in January

The number of U.S. consumers interested in travel to the Caribbean rose 24 percent in January compared to the prior month and 31 percent year-over-year, based on analysis of the number of consumers researching Caribbean travel online conducted by the web analytics firm Compete Inc.

A total of 3.5 million consumers researched Caribbean travel online in January, up from 2.8 million the prior month, Compete reported.

The number of U.S. consumers interested in travel to Mexico rose 43 percent in January compared to the prior month and 2 percent from the same time last year, based on an analysis of the number of consumers researching Mexico travel online conducted by web analytics firm Compete Inc.

A total of 1.9 million consumers researched Mexico travel online in January, up from 1.3 million in the prior month, Compete reported.