Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Tourism Sector:
CTO Membership
Caribbean Map
Other CARICOM
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Guyana
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Haiti
Suriname
Hispanic Caribbean
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Mexico: Cancun / Cozumel
Venezuela
Other Commonwealth
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
US Caribbean
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
* CARICOM
Benefits of Tourism
Foreign Exchange
Government
Revenue
Investment
Job Creation
Linkages to Other Sectors
Socio-Cultural Development
20
17
18
16
14
18
19
20
15
14
b
i
l
l
i
o
n
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Employment in Tourism
Industry
CTO conservatively estimates that
more than 900 thousand persons are
directly or indirectly employed in the
tourism industry (300 thousand in the
accommodation sector)
Tourists (StayOver)
(million arrivals)
Cruise Passengers
(million bed days)
1989
2000
1989
2000
World
426.0
698.8
24.7
53.1
Caribbean
12.38
20.3
14.7
25.7
Share of
Cbean in
World
(%)
2.9
2.9
59.0
48.4
Growth
Performance 1987-2000
120
100
CARIBBEAN
80
60
WORLD
40
20
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
YEAR
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
350
300
MEDITERRANEAN
250
200
S
I
N
C
E
1
9
8
9
150
WORLD
100
CARIBBEAN
50
1991
1993
1995
1996
1997
YEAR
1998
1999
2000
2001
140
Fr. Caribbean
Fr. Caribbean
CARICOM
120
US Caribbean
Dutch Caribbean
100
Hisp. Caribbean
% Growth
80
All Caribbean
60
40
CARICOM
US. Caribbean
20
Dutch Caribbean
0
-20
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
Year
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
OECS
7%
US Territories
20%
Other C'wealth
5%
French W.I.
6%
Dutch W.I.
7%
Canada
6%
Other
11%
United States
50%
US Travel to Overseas
Destinations
Comparative Performance 1990 - 2000
95
All Overseas
85
Competition
Caribbean
75
65
55
45
Gulf
War
35
25
15
5
-51990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
-15
YEAR
Source USTIA
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Cancun
1 4%
FR E NC H U S T E R I T OR I E S
CARIBBE AN
Cuba
Dom
5%
48%
R ep
1%
38%
DUT C H C A RIB B E AN
4%
H I SP A N I C
C AR I B BE AN*
57%
C A R I C OM
32%
OT HE R C A R I B B E A N
1%
* E xcludes P uerto Rico
HI S P A NI C C A R I B B E A N
US T E R I T OR I E S
FR E N C H C A R I B B E A N
DUT C H C AR I B B E A N
C OM M ON W E A LT H
C 'B E A N
C A R I C OM
OE C S
(5 . 0)
0. 0
5. 0
10 . 0
P e r c e nt a ge
15 . 0
20 . 0
OECS
1%
Other
52%
Dutch
6%
US Terr.
7%
300
250
198.6
Rooms
(000)
209.6
219.4
232.6
244.1
251.3
200
150
100
83.8
50
0
1980
1995
Other
C'wealth
27%
French
7%
R
a
t
e
i
n
%
66
65
64
63
62
61
60
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Challenges to Caribbean
Tourism
Diminished economic growth in many of our
source market
Reduced profitability of airlines
More countries seriously adopting tourism as a
viable development option
Increased leisure travel options within our
major markets
Changing Consumer Patterns
Changing distribution systems
Global Temperature:
warmer winters in northern markets / changes in
tourism seasons.
warmer summers in the region / less attractive for
tourists.
Precipitation Patterns
Hurricanes
lost of infrastructure
affect region image as a safe destination
Sustainable Tourism
Approach
Efforts being made towards Sustainable
tourism initiatives inclusive of improved
product & human resource development
Natural Resource Protection
Carrying Capacity Assessments
Environmental and Financial Feasibility
Disaster Mitigation
Research and Education
1995
14.7
567.0
2.6%
2000
20.3
698.8
2.9%
ave.
annual
2010
%
28.4 4.6
937.0
3.0%
3.6
Mercedes Silva
Sustainable Tourism
Specialist
msilva@caribtourism.com
www.onecaribbean.org
www.doitcaribbean.com
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Caribbean
Tourism Sector Workshop
Grenada, May 27th, 2002