Tourism in the Caribbean: Trends, Development, Prospects

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David Timothy Duval
Psychology Press, 2004 - Business & Economics - 302 pages

The Caribbean is one of the premier tourist destinations in the world. Changes in travel patterns, markets and traveller motivations have brought about considerable growth and dramatic change to the region's tourism sector. This book brings together a high calibre team of international researchers to provide an up-to-date assessment of the scope of tourism and the nature of tourism development in the Caribbean. Divided into three parts, the book:

  • gives an overview of existing tourism trends in the region
  • addresses tourism development issues, including sustainability, ecotourism, heritage tourism, community participation, management implications, and linkages with agriculture
  • considers future trends, including an assessment of recent world events and their impacts on tourism in the region, and future trends in terms of airlift, economic sustainability and markets.

A valuable resource for students of tourism and Caribbean studies, as well as governments, and national and regional tourism offices, this topical volume brings together excellent contributions to assess and analyze the state of the Caribbean tourism; past, present and future.

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Contents

the invention of Caribbean islands
23
Global perspectives of Caribbean tourism
39
meaning
59
Caribbean tourism policy and planning
81
Institutional arrangements for tourism in small
99
Tourism and supranationalism in the Caribbean
119
Historic sites material culture and tourism in
136
cruise ships in the Caribbean Sea
152
Tourism environmental conservation and management
187
problems
205
operating realities
218
What makes a resort complex? Reflections on the production
235
gender responses
257
new geographic spaces for tourism
273
Future prospects for tourism in the Caribbean
287
Index
300

Manifestations of ecotourism in the Caribbean
172

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