EFFECTS OF SEPTEMBER 11 ON WORLD TOURISM Tourism has grown almost routinely for more than 50 years and has recovered rapidly from many crises. However, the repercussions of September 11, 2001 (9/11) have threatened to end the run. International tourism revenues have grown every year since the Second World War. Conflicts such as the 1991 […]
A Comparison of Cuba’s Tourism Industy with the Dominican Republic and Cancún, 1988–1999
In order to evaluate the potential for increased tourism to Cuba, it is important to consider its performance in the context of other competitive destinations of a similar nature. In this paper, we compare the past and present performance of Cuba to both the Dominican Republic and to Cancún. Puerto Rico, with its Spanish heritage, […]
Cuba’s Tourism Industry
For much of the world, Cuba is a relatively unknown tourism destination, and there remain many negative misconceptions. However, in spite of this, Cuba has experienced a tourism boom during the last eight or nine years, the likes of which have been rarely seen before. Take, for example, the growth in tourist arrivals which has […]