Industry Report, Caribbean: Caribbean Tourism Planning, Good Times Are Not the Time to Relax

Andrew Cohan of Horwath HTL Miami, FL, USA, has written the next in our series of Industry Reports, focusing on the Caribbean tourism planning.

‘The past two years have seen the Caribbean tourism market finally shake off the last vestiges of recession symptoms. Travelers are spending, airlift is increasing and developers and their backers are investing. The Region’s destinations are popular not only for those in close proximity to the islands, but also for travelers from around the world. The recent Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS) in Miami was characterized by close to unanimous optimism, and with good reason.‘