date by the end of last week compared to a year ago.

By this time last year the Island had acquired 498,826 visitors, 6.3 percent more than this year's total of 467,372.

But there were 815 fewer visitors last week compared to the same week in 1994.

During the same period 5,381 visitors arrived by cruise ship, 350 fewer than the 5,731 last year.