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Caribbean tourism improving.


CARIBBEAN TOURISM IMPROVING. The Caribbean tourism sector's performance is expected to improve in 2004, continuing an upward trend that began in 2003, the Caribbean Tourism Organization The Caribbean Tourism Organization's main objective is the development of sustainable tourism for the economic and social benefit of Caribbean people. The CTO provides to and through its public and private sector members, the services and information to accomplish this goal.  (CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. ) said Feb. 2:

CTO, the regional organization for tourism research and the leading authority on Caribbean tourism statistics, estimated that tourist arrivals to the Caribbean increased by about 6% in 2003, capping a period of gradual recovery which began in the latter part of 2003. "This trend is likely to continue in 2004 producing growth perhaps in the 4% to 5% range," said Arley Arley may refer to:
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 Sobers, CTO's director of research and information management. He added that a weak U.S. dollar; safety and security issues; the improving performance of the U.S., Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma.  and European European

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Improvements in arrivals to the Caribbean in 2003 came from all the major markets, with arrivals from the U.S. up 4%, Canada increasing 15% and Europe growing by 9%. "Performances among our destinations varied, although most destinations recorded reasonable levels of growth in their tourist arrivals in 2003," Mr. Sobers said. He added that cruise passenger visitations were up by 10% in 2003, in line with the increased capacity allocated to the Caribbean. Details: Johnson Johnrose. Email: jjohnrose@caribtourism.com. Kristen Schneider, Tel:(516) 594-4100. Email: Kristen@Kahn-Travel.com
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Title Annotation:The Region
Publication:Caribbean Update
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:50CAR
Date:Mar 1, 2004
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