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Caribbean, tourism

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The Caribbean region comprises the Caribbean Sea, a chain of islands, and the surrounding coasts (Figure 1). Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago are independent island nations of this region. Other islands are overseas territories of Puerto Rico, the United States, Martinique, and France. The region has strong cultural and historical connections to European colonization, slavery, and the plantation system. Its tropical climate, beaches, upscale hotels and resorts, and political stability have made it one of the world’s major destinations with approximately 20 million arrivals annually.

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  1. Anthropology Department, Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady, 12308, USA

    George Gmelch

  2. Department of Anthropology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 210 Prince Philip Drive, A1C 5S7, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

    Diane Royal

  3. Department of Sociology, University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton, San Francisco, 94117, CA, USA

    George Gmelch

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  1. School of Hospitality Leadership, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA

    Jafar Jafari

  2. School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

    Honggen Xiao

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Gmelch, G., Royal, D. (2014). Caribbean, tourism. In: Jafari, J., Xiao, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_469-1

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