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Caribbean islands reporting double-digit drops in tourism

2009-04-23 20:05:20 (GMT) (Caymanmama.com - Travel News)

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Five Caribbean countries have reported staggering double-digit drops in tourism as the global economic recession continues to hurt the region’s top industry

Orlando, Florida (CaymanMama.com) — The sagging economy means people have no money to escape the crisis, leaving the travel industry to pick up the pieces.

Five Caribbean countries have reported staggering double-digit drops in tourism as the global economic recession continues to hurt the region’s top industry.

According to the Associated Press, “Statistics released this week by the Caribbean Tourism Organization show Anguilla taking the worst hit with a decline of 18.8 percent.”

In fact, tourism has fallen in all 12 reporting nations and territories with the exception of Jamaica, Cuba and Mexico’s Cancun region.

Tourist traffic dipped 14.3 percent in Antigua, 13.7 percent in St. Lucia, 11.6 percent in Montserrat and 11.3 percent in the Cayman Islands.

The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico reported drops of 6.1 and 4.7 percent respectively.



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