The tourism industry in the Northern Marianas is continuing to boom.
Asian tourists on a CNMI beach Photo: RNZ / Mark Rabago
In October, the CNMI recorded 41,729 visitors, up more than 6,000 on October last year.
The Marianas' Visitor Authority said there was a massive lift in tourists flying in from South Korea - up 42 percent to just over 20,000.
Visitor numbers from China were down slightly and Japan recorded a major fall.
There has been a dramatic surge in the number of tourists having babies in the Northern Marianas in recent years.
The Northern Marianas tourism body wants Rota and Tinian islands developed into unique destinations to spur economic activity.
The Northern Marianas' House of Representatives and the Senate have compromised on a $US142-million budget for the coming year.
As the US re-positions its military forces in the Asia-Pacific region, plans for live-fire testing on two North Marianas islands have met with local opposition.
Tourist arrivals in the Northern Marianas in July were up 17 percent over the same month last year.
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