U.S., June 21 -- The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) Research Department confirmed that visitor arrivals for May 2019 have broken a 22-year-old record to become the top May in Guam's tourism history.

The island welcomed 120,082 visitors (+5.3%) to its shores during Tourism Month. Taking the weighted average of $595.51 from second quarter on-island expenditures, the amount of visitors in May translates to an estimated $71.5 million infused into the local economy. The month of May was off to a strong start with the tail end of Golden Week wrapping up on May 6, as well as a visit from the Asuka II cruise ship. The Golden Week period showed an 18% growth over last year's Golden Week with 68 charter flights bringing in nearly 10,000 more Japanese ...