Caribbean tourism sector on the upswing

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The tourism industry in the Caribbean is showing signs of recovery with the sector recording a 5.4 per cent increase last year as compared to 2011, a senior Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) official has said. CTO chairman Beverly Nicholson-Doty said that the state of the industry gives “reason to be optimistic” and that “all the signs suggest Caribbean tourism is rallying. She said visitor arrivals to the Caribbean especially from the North American market had increased and hotel revenues were moving “in the right direction, albeit with moderate acceleration.