Il turismo crocieristico: sfide ed opportunità di sviluppo dei territori costieri. Il caso caraibico delle Piccole Antille

Cruise Tourism: challenges and opportunities for coastal regional development. The Carribean case of the West Indies

Silvia Grandi () and Anna Maria Sala

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Abstract: Cruise tourism is rapidly growing in the last ten years worldwide and not just in North America. From a niche market it is becoming an important way to diversify the tourist supply and a stimulus for the coastal regional develoment even if sustainability is challenging. Identifying an itinerary and route, is central both for tour operators and shipowners in order to define a cruise product, and for port authorities in major and marginal places. The Caribbean area has been a precurson of the fenomenom and in this working paper it is presented the case of the West Indies' area with a specific discussion about Barbados.

Keywords: Cruise Tourism; Coastal Development Economy; Ship Itineraries; Sustainable Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L92 R49 L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-geo and nep-tur
Date: 2006-09

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