International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management: Volume 15 Issue 3

Developing indigenous tourism: challenges for the Guianas

As emergent tourism destinations, the Guianas are new players in a game in which rules have been agreed, strategies defined and competition has been intense. New players succeed…

Towards an alternative tourism for Belize

This paper argues that tourism development in Belize should avoid going the traditional mass tourism route of most Caribbean destinations. Instead, it suggests that Belize is at…

Cuba: hero of the Caribbean? A profile of its tourism education strategy

Features a realistic perspective of the current hospitality and tourism paradigm in Cuba. Previews the newly released hospitality and tourism education strategy to be rolled out…

The future of hospitality education in Grenada

The quality of hospitality education is a topical issue. It is being increasingly realised that the education level of tourism employees impacts on the quality of a country’s…

Internal marketing of attitudes in Caribbean tourism

Tourism is the mainstay of the Caribbean and the attitude of the people in the region may have a significant impact on the success of the industry. This paper analyzes the way in…

The “all‐inclusive” concept in the Caribbean

Seeks to review the all‐inclusive concept in the context of the Caribbean. The origin of all‐inclusives in the world and the Caribbean is analysed. The concept was first…

The feasibility of Sabbath‐keeping in the Caribbean hospitality industry

This article addresses religious tolerance for Sabbath‐keepers in the hospitality industry. The authors approach this issue by assessing the perception of managers in the Jamaican…

Performance of tourism analysis: a Caribbean perspective

Introduces a new concept, performance of tourism (POT) analysis as a tool for measuring the performance of tourist destinations. Comments on the Caribbean region’s overdependence…

The state and tourism: a Caribbean perspective

Tourism, today, has not only emerged as the engine of growth but also become the largest and the fastest growing sector in the Caribbean. For this reason the industry is now…

Tourism, linkages, and economic development in Jamaica

This article offers, briefly, a production‐oriented development framework for Jamaica, based on growth‐promoting linkages between tourism, commodity production sectors, and…

Policy coherence and sustainable tourism in the Caribbean

The common failure to give due weight to environmental and social factors creates a risk that that short‐term economic growth objectives may be traded off against long‐term…

Terrorism and tourism: Bahamas and Jamaica fight back

This study highlights the fragility of the tourism industry in developing countries. The overdependence of the Bahamas on the tourism industry, for economic development, is…

International hotel managers and key Caribbean challenges

Broadly categorises hotel managers. Uses lessons learnt by managing hotels in the Caribbean. Presents two recent models in the context of the Caribbean. States that clear…

Tourism and Hospitality Education and Training in the Caribbean

Book Review: People and Tourism: Issues and Attitudes in the Jamaican Hospitality Industry, by Professor Hopeton Dunn and Dr Leith Dunn

Turismo, Desarollo y Recursos Naturales en el Caribe (Tourism, Development and Natural Resources in the Caribbean)