Tourist Cruise Ships and the Trade in Services: Recent Trends in Countries of the Caribbean Basin

Tourist Cruise Ships and the Trade in Services: Recent Trends in Countries of the Caribbean Basin

This issue of the Bulletin reviews the main trends of trade in goods and services for the countries of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) in 2004. The strong recovery of trade in goods and the robust expansion of trade in services are highlighted, emphasizing the increase in services as a pro...

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Publicado: ECLAC 2014
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BUQUES DE PASAJEROS
COMERCIO DE SERVICIOS
EXPORTACIONES
PASSENGER SHIPS
TRADE IN SERVICES
EXPORTS
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spelling oai-11362-363432020-11-19T01:58:04Z Tourist Cruise Ships and the Trade in Services: Recent Trends in Countries of the Caribbean Basin BUQUES DE PASAJEROS COMERCIO DE SERVICIOS EXPORTACIONES PASSENGER SHIPS TRADE IN SERVICES EXPORTS This issue of the Bulletin reviews the main trends of trade in goods and services for the countries of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) in 2004. The strong recovery of trade in goods and the robust expansion of trade in services are highlighted, emphasizing the increase in services as a proportion of total exports for the smaller Caribbean economies, which may even exceed 80%.A detailed analysis of the performance of the tourism component, especially travel, showed that in 2004 there was a boom in cruise ship arrivals, a situation which poses a real challenge for some islands in terms of ensuring a permanent flow of tourists and making use of the main comparative advantages -sun, sea and beaches- and possible linkages with the rest of the economy such as the hotel industry, restaurants, business and entertainment centres, guided excursions, transport, yachting, and others. In some islands, the ratio of cruise passengers to inhabitants is particularly high, and can reach a significant factor of about 11 tourists for every inhabitant in the Bahamas, 8 in Aruba, 7 in Antigua and Barbuda and 5 in Dominica, and around 4 for a sample of eleven countries.One of the main challenges for a number of Caribbean islands is how to capitalize on such linkages by developing sustainable tourism that minimizes the possible adverse impacts on the environment and the everyday life of the citizens. 2014-03-20T01:31:58Z 2014-03-20T01:31:58Z 2005-03 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/36343 en FAL Bulletin 223 application/pdf ECLAC
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topic BUQUES DE PASAJEROS
COMERCIO DE SERVICIOS
EXPORTACIONES
PASSENGER SHIPS
TRADE IN SERVICES
EXPORTS
spellingShingle BUQUES DE PASAJEROS
COMERCIO DE SERVICIOS
EXPORTACIONES
PASSENGER SHIPS
TRADE IN SERVICES
EXPORTS
Tourist Cruise Ships and the Trade in Services: Recent Trends in Countries of the Caribbean Basin
description This issue of the Bulletin reviews the main trends of trade in goods and services for the countries of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) in 2004. The strong recovery of trade in goods and the robust expansion of trade in services are highlighted, emphasizing the increase in services as a proportion of total exports for the smaller Caribbean economies, which may even exceed 80%.A detailed analysis of the performance of the tourism component, especially travel, showed that in 2004 there was a boom in cruise ship arrivals, a situation which poses a real challenge for some islands in terms of ensuring a permanent flow of tourists and making use of the main comparative advantages -sun, sea and beaches- and possible linkages with the rest of the economy such as the hotel industry, restaurants, business and entertainment centres, guided excursions, transport, yachting, and others. In some islands, the ratio of cruise passengers to inhabitants is particularly high, and can reach a significant factor of about 11 tourists for every inhabitant in the Bahamas, 8 in Aruba, 7 in Antigua and Barbuda and 5 in Dominica, and around 4 for a sample of eleven countries.One of the main challenges for a number of Caribbean islands is how to capitalize on such linkages by developing sustainable tourism that minimizes the possible adverse impacts on the environment and the everyday life of the citizens.
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title Tourist Cruise Ships and the Trade in Services: Recent Trends in Countries of the Caribbean Basin
title_short Tourist Cruise Ships and the Trade in Services: Recent Trends in Countries of the Caribbean Basin
title_full Tourist Cruise Ships and the Trade in Services: Recent Trends in Countries of the Caribbean Basin
title_fullStr Tourist Cruise Ships and the Trade in Services: Recent Trends in Countries of the Caribbean Basin
title_full_unstemmed Tourist Cruise Ships and the Trade in Services: Recent Trends in Countries of the Caribbean Basin
title_sort tourist cruise ships and the trade in services: recent trends in countries of the caribbean basin
publisher ECLAC
publishDate 2014
url http://hdl.handle.net/11362/36343
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