The British Virgin Islands tourism sector continues a pattern of growth, as indicated by an increase in overnight visitor arrivals during 2016.

Nearly 20 million overnight visitors stayed in the city last year, with locals increasingly concerned about the stresses placed on local infrastructure.

Tourism in Belize is experiencing steady growth, according to official figures released at the end of the year for each of that Central American country's destinations.

Some US$250 million is being invested in the sector to develop hotels under three major tourism development projects.

Havana is this year's sweet spot. With travel to Cuba recently opening back up, searches to the city skyrocketed with a 191% increase.

Around 18 million foreign visitors came to Canada in 2015. It was the largest tourist destination in the last nine years according to a report by Statistique Canada.