Entry to Ascension Island is regulated through an Entry Permit control system. With very few exceptions, every arrival needs an Entry Permit and this includes persons in transit, visitors of relatives or friends and ‘tourists’ as well as many of the people working and living on Ascension.
During 2005 and 2006 the number of persons transiting or categorised as tourists were:
Holiday Transit Total 2005 1,034 1,575 2,609 2006 1,068 1,776 2,844