Caribbean Marketplace sees little change in 2010

(DiveTravelBusinessNews.com - January 19, 2010) -- The tourism outlook for 2010 in the Caribbean region anticipates an uphill struggle and continued challenges for hoteliers, operators and destinations as the economic effects of the global recession continue to erode demand.

The mood at the annual Caribbean Marketplace was sober and realistic. Yet, attendance figures, the third-largest in recent years, suggested that buyers and suppliers are hellbent on salvaging business lost in 2009 and bolstering what’s on the books thus far in 2010 and beyond with creative deals and incentives.

Alec Sanguinetti, director general and CEO of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, which hosted Marketplace, put it bluntly: "From the tourist industry point of view, we see no reason that 2010 will be any better than 2009." Read more of Gay Nagle Myers story here at Travel Weekly.

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