Research Note: Does Crime Deter UK Tourists from Visiting Trinidad and Tobago?

George Saridakis, Sandra Sookram and Anne-Marie Mohammed
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Sandra Sookram: Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, University of The West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
Anne-Marie Mohammed: Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of The West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago

Tourism Economics, 2013, vol. 19, issue 4, 959-966

Abstract: In this paper the deterrent effect of crime on tourism in Trinidad and Tobago is investigated using annual data for the period 1978– 2007 and focusing on the UK source market. The findings indicate that both property crime and violent crime have devastating long-run effects on the tourism sector. The authors also find that income, the price of tourism and transportation costs have significant impacts.

Keywords: crime; tourist arrivals; macro-economy; Trinidad and Tobago; Caribbean (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.5367/te.2013.0229

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