International tourism in the Caribbean Area: Current Status

Le tourisme international dans la Caraïbe: état des lieux et perspectives

Olivier Dehoorne (), Christelle Murat () and Nathalie Petit-Charles ()
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Olivier Dehoorne: LISA - Laboratoire « Lieux, Identités, eSpaces, Activités » (UMR CNRS 6240 LISA) - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Università di Corsica Pasquale Paoli [Université de Corse Pascal Paoli], CEREGMIA - Centre de Recherche en Economie, Gestion, Modélisation et Informatique Appliquée - UAG - Université des Antilles et de la Guyane
Christelle Murat: CEREGMIA - Centre de Recherche en Economie, Gestion, Modélisation et Informatique Appliquée - UAG - Université des Antilles et de la Guyane
Nathalie Petit-Charles: CEREGMIA - Centre de Recherche en Economie, Gestion, Modélisation et Informatique Appliquée - UAG - Université des Antilles et de la Guyane

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Abstract: In the past the Caribbean was restricted to offering elitist tourist activities, but over the last three decades it has to a large extent opened its doors to international tourism. The advent of mass tourism has been accompanied by a redistribution of the tourism functions and flows within the region. The significant growth in tourism, although essential to the economies of the Caribbean islands, has given rise to a number of issues, the first being the necessity to examine the multiplier effect from tourism revenue within these externally-dependent economies. Next there is both the question of access to resources and the closing of tourist sites in a context where local communities are focusing on coastlines to develop their own numerous tourism and recreational activities. These developments will inevitably require us to consider environmental issues and the sustainability of today's predominant tourism activities.

Keywords: tourism; international tourism; intra-regional tourism; development issues; enclosure; environment; island; tourisme; tourisme international; tourisme intra-régional; enjeux de développement; enclavement; environnement; île (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-05-18
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Published in Etudes Caribéennes, 2011, 16, ⟨10.4000/etudescaribeennes.4713⟩

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DOI: 10.4000/etudescaribeennes.4713

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