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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... Puerto Rico, the island of Hispaniola (incorporating Haiti and the Dominican Republic), the Cayman Islands and Cuba. As Table 1 .2 indicates, both the size of the population and the total land area occupied by individual island states ...
... Puerto Rico , * ^» 8 David Timothy Duval. Table 1.2 continued Official name Form oj government Population Land area (sq. km.) Puerto Rico Commonwealth of the United 3.7 million (est. 8,897 States 1995) The Federation British Commonwealth ...
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... Puerto Rico 3,341.0 3,608.9 8 Saba 9.1 9.0 -1 St Eustatius 8.9 9.6 8 St Kitts and Nevis 73.1 70.6 -3 St Lucia 269.9 250.1 -7 St Maarten 432.3 402.6 -7 St Vincent/Grenadines 72.9 70.7 -3 Trinidad and Tobago 398.2 383.1 -A Turks and ...
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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 |
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 |