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Invest Turks and Caicos and Partners attends World’s Leading Real Estate Conference in Cannes, France
#TurksandCaicos, March 24, 2018 – Providenciales – Invest Turks and Caicos and partners returned from MIPIM following a successful four days of promoting the Turks and Caicos Islands at the world’s leading international real estate business conference and networking event.
Held in Cannes, France (March 13th-16th) – the 2018 installment of MIPIM saw over 26,000 real estate, city and political leaders, including 5,400 investors from over 100 countries. Led by Invest Turks and Caicos Agency, the TCI delegation consisted of the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board, The Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association, Rock House Resort Turks and Caicos, Windward Development and Vista Development TCI. MIPIM was a great opportunity for Team TCI to present a unified voice to investors, industry partners and decision makers from international companies, from around the world.
Team TCI gained maximum exposure with a vibrant and attractive exhibit that was located in the Tourism and Hospitality Zone, and ran an activity of programmes which promoted investment opportunities in the Islands, as well as showcased our tourism industry, beautiful luxurious resorts and new developments in the country.
Acting CEO for Invest Turks and Caicos, Angela Musgrove stated, “Having attended MIPIM last year, we got a strong feeling that this is an event where investors are engaged, and relationships are formed. By having such a loud presence at this event, we sent the message that we are ready to engage and do business. We forged new relationships with potential developers, investors and industry partners. We also took advantage of every opportunity to make new connections with those involved in the related professional services.”
“We hope to return to MIPIM in 2019”, stated Vice President of Marketing and Promotion for Invest TCI, Trina Adams-Smith. “We want to have an even greater presence. Our aim is a bigger exhibition, a full programme of events, and a larger delegation of industry partnerships; all of which translates into new leads for the TCI.”
Speaking of their partnership, Marketing Representative for the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board based in the UK, Courtney Robinson said: “The opportunity to showcase the destination to a diverse audience of high net worth stakeholders was immense. We were able to make some valued inroads with our tourism and investment product, one that only could be had at a global summit such as MIPIM.” He went on to add: “Going forward, we will endeavor to galvanise every opportunity whereby we can impress upon those who not only travel to, but do business and/or reside in our ‘Beautiful by Nature’ country.”
For more information on MIPIM Partnerships, Contact Trina Adam-Smith at Invest Turks and Caicos on 649 338 4783 or via email info@investturksandcaicos.tc.
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, 20 February 2026 — The Informal Settlements Unit (ISU), in collaboration with key
government agencies, coordinated a multi-agency enforcement exercise on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Block and Parcel 60609/33 in the Five Cays area.
The exercise was led by the Crown Land Unit, pursuant to its statutory mandate under the Crown Land Ordinance to prevent squatting and encroachment on Crown land. The ISU coordinated the operation, with support provided by the Planning Department and the Turks and Caicos Islands Border Force, while the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force ensured security throughout the activity.
The enforcement action followed a series of inspections conducted by the Crown Land Unit throughout Five Cays, which identified several illegally constructed buildings made of concrete and timber on sections of the subject parcel. In keeping with the provisions of the Crown Land Ordinance, occupied structures were served Letters of Illegal Occupation, delivered by hand to occupants and
posted on structures where individuals were absent. Incomplete and unoccupied structures were served Notices of Unauthorized Occupation pursuant to section 22 of the Ordinance. A total of ten (10) Letters of Illegal Occupation and three (3) Notices of Unauthorized Occupation were issued during the exercise.
The Informal Settlements Unit reiterates that these coordinated enforcement exercises form part of the Government’s ongoing efforts to uphold the law, protect Crown land, and manage informal settlements in a structured and lawful manner. Members of the public are reminded that unauthorised occupation and development on Crown land is unlawful and subject to enforcement action.
Almost two million visitors recorded in 2025
PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS – The Turks and Caicos Islands saw an increase in stayover arrivals in December, seven percent higher than the corresponding period in 2024.
Preliminary data suggests that stay over arrivals by air for the month of December was 66,427 in comparison to 62,610 in December 2024.
From January to December 2025, preliminary visitor arrival numbers totalled 640,754; on par with the number recorded for the same period of 2024.
Stay Over Arrivals YTD December 2024/2025
The first quarter of the calendar year attracted the largest number of arrivals with visitor arrivals three percent higher than the first quarter of 2024. Reduced airlift from the United Kingdom and the United States, most notably the Virgin Atlantic and JetBlue services, was however felt from the second quarter (April to June). As a result, visitor arrivals dropped three percent in the second quarter.
By the third quarter of this year (July to September), geopolitical and economic conditions in the key source markets, namely the United States, led to further contraction of arrivals. In the last quarter of 2025, arrivals were impacted in October due to the passage of Hurricane Melissa but additional airlift from the USA and Canada resulted in an increase in arrivals in November and December.
Mr. Paul Pennicook, Interim CEO Consultant of Experience Turks and Caicos, said December’s increase in stayover arrivals is an encouraging indicator of the sustained interest in the Turks and Caicos Islands as a premier destination.
“While we note and continue to monitor geopolitical shifts that affect us, Experience Turks and Caicos is focused on increasing marketing initiatives in our primary source markets. We have spent the last two years investing in groundwork such as crucial travel advisor training to assist them in selling the destination more effectively. In the next fiscal, we will be building on those initiatives with co-op activities with partners as well as out of home advertising to increase visitation to our destination,” he said.
In Cruise, the preliminary count of passenger arrivals for the month of December 2025 was 129,346, a 22 percent increase over last December. This growth follows the berthing of 11 additional ships in Grand Turk this month.
From January to December, the cruise sector continued to outperform the same period last year, as the 1.3 million total cruise passengers recorded, marks a five percent Year-on-Year increase. 
The cruise sector experienced significant growth in the first quarter of 2025, with passenger arrivals surpassing last quarter by 53 percent. In the second and third quarter however, several cruise lines adjusted their itineraries as vessels were pulled from the fleet or from the Caribbean region, which resulted in fewer passengers.
Arrivals dropped seven percent and 10 percent in the second and third quarters, respectively. Double digit growth was recorded in the last two months of Quarter 4. This growth however, was not sufficient to outweigh the drop in arrivals experienced in October, following the cancellation of cruise calls due to the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Despite the late-quarter rebound, arrivals for the final quarter of 2025 closed six percent below the same period in 2024.
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