The Caribbean Sea is home to an abundance of marine life such as queen conch, sharks, turtles, and spiny lobsters. Local communities depend heavily on these. In the 1920s, tourists visited the Caribbean for pleasurable, sun-bathing vacations. Sun exposure was considered healthy at that time and tans were a symbol of spontaneity and sensuality among the wealthy.
Before World War II, more than 100,000 tourists visited the region a year. The recent increase in cruise ship popularity has led to pollution of coastal waters through the emission of oil, sewage and lubricants. Tourism became an economically important industry as Caribbean bananas, sugar, and bauxite were no longer competitively priced with the advent of free-trade policies. But nobody doubts its importance nowhere in the world is more dependent on tourism than the Caribbean.
After the first English cricket tour to the Caribbean in 1895, the manager reported that the real danger was not the sun or the mosquitoes, but excessive Caribbean hospitality. In the 19th century, resort hotels were also built on The Bahamas, Jamaica and Barbados to support an increasing tourist trade. Just like a patchwork made up of many colourful scraps of fabric -the Caribbean islands (perhaps with the exception of the islands where the US has intervened (e. Still, the Caribbean is one of the best winter destinations as it provides a warming escape from the cold.
By 1936 there was an express service to the Caribbean from New York it took 22 hours to reach Trinidad. The idea of Cuba “opening up again excites airlines and tour operators Cuba has about 26,000 visitor rooms, more than anyone else except the Dominican Republic but Caribbean tourism planners shudder at the thought of a newly capitalist Cuba sucking away all their business as tourists flock back to its mountains and beaches and historic cities. Pan Am, Eastern, Delta, National Airlines and Trans-Caribbean Airways were among the carriers flying into the Caribbean from New York, Miami and Key West. The influx of tourists in the Caribbean has caused environmental damage to both the marine and land ecosystems of the region.
Looking back at it, you might say that Caribbean tourism was invented about a hundred years ago by a ship’s captain from Massachusetts. Other savory Caribbean dishes to try when visiting the islands include Mofongo, Spiced Plantains, Flying Fish, and Jerk Chicken (or Jerk anything).
