Tourism in the Caribbean: Trends, Development, ProspectsDavid Timothy Duval 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:
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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... Bahamas during his youth, he maintains an abiding interest in the health and well-being of the tourism industry in the Caribbean region. Michael serves on the editorial boards of numerous industry journals, and provides consultation ...
... Bahamas and St Kitts and as the Front Office Supervisor at the Trinidad Holiday Inn Hotel. She also worked for a short time with the Tourism and Industrial Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago (TIDCO) as a Tourism Development ...
... Bahamas, Wilkinson (1996: 33) noted that: 'In real terms, the Bahamas is only slightly better off in 1993 than it was in 1971 in total visitor expenditures.' Criticism over tourism is not only limited to economics. The negative ...
... Bahamas, while situated north of Cuba, are not normally classified as either a Lesser or Greater Antillean island cluster. The Netherlands Antilles, as a political designation, is defined by two geographic groups in the region: one ...
... Bahamas British Commonwealth with 83,651 (est. 13,935 parliamentary democracy 1995) Barbados British Commonwealth with 260,500 (est. 430 parliamentary democracy 1998) Bermuda British Dependency 60,000 (est.) 50 British Virgin British ...
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 |
Historic sites material culture and tourism in | 136 |
cruise ships in the Caribbean Sea | 152 |
Manifestations of ecotourism in the Caribbean | 172 |
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 |
Tourism environmental conservation and management | 187 |