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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... activities include nutmeg and mace (Grenada), offshore finances (e.g. Aruba, St Lucia) and manufacturing and technology (e.g. Barbados). In 2000, Cuba observed significant growth in its mining sector and the resulting production of ...
... activities, and the reliance upon developed markets such as the United States, Canada and Britain. From a typographic perspective, mass tourism in the Caribbean is commonly associated with cruise tourism and all-inclusive package ...
... activities have made in the Caribbean, approximately US$ 1 .7 billion was generated from foreign exchange as early as 1978 (Holder 1979). At present, and not unlike other countries in the developing world (Sharpley 2002), many local ...
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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 |