Sun Lust to Sun Plus: Niche Tourism in the Caribbean - Softcover

Acolla Lewis-Cameron (editor)|Leslie-Ann Jordan (editor)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9766409412 ISBN 13: 9789766409418

Publisher: The University of the West Indies Press, 2023

Synopsis

Unlock the secrets of sustainable Caribbean tourism in Sun Lust to Sun Plus: Niche Tourism in the Caribbean, a comprehensive overview of niche tourism development strategies that are restructuring the paradisiacal destinations of the Caribbean. Discover how the small island developing states (SIDS) of the Caribbean are redefining their approach to tourism, moving from traditional mass tourism, the “Sun Lust” of the past, to a more sustainable and diverse model, the “Sun Plus” of the present and future.

Through an exploration of existing and potential tourism niches in the region, Accola Lewis-Cameron and Leslie-Ann Jordan-Miller lead an impressive group of scholars who, through case studies and analyses of various niche tourism products, highlight the unique opportunities and challenges facing SIDS in the Caribbean and provide recommendations for creating a more resilient and sustainable industry.

While each chapter in this edited volume offers a unique perspective, they collectively provide a complete understanding of niche tourism’s role in bolstering and sustaining a vibrant and dynamic Caribbean tourism offer. Explore the concept of music tourism in Trinidad and the role of slow food in culinary tourism in the Caribbean. Dive into the challenges and opportunities of cruise tourism in Cozumel and the promise of medical tourism in the Cayman Islands. Uncover the potential of sustainable ecotourism in Dominica as a post-COVID-19 recovery strategy, and uncover the potential of educational tourism in Grenada as a socio-economic force.

The final chapters conclude with a clarion call for further tourism diversification away from the Caribbean’s traditional 3S product offering (sun, sea and sand) and for the introduction of a scorecard approach to ensure that the future of tourism in these tropical paradises is robust and sustainable. From a reading of this collection, academics, students and practitioners will gain invaluable insights and best practices that bridge the gap between tourism management theory and its application.

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About the Author

Acolla Lewis-Cameron is dean and a senior lecturer in tourism at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine. She holds a PhD in tourism education from Brunel University, UK. She is the co-author of Contemporary Caribbean Tourism: Concepts and Cases.

Leslie-Ann Jordan is a senior lecturer in hospitality and tourism at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine. She holds a PhD in tourism policy, planning and development from the University of Otago, New Zealand. She is the co-author of Managing Crises in Tourism: Resilience Strategies from the Caribbean.

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1.

Introduction:Caribbean Realities from Past to Present

Leslie-Ann Jordan

  

Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Small island developing states (SIDS) have longattracted the attention and fascination of scholars and researchers from a widerange of disciplines such as geography, biology, history, politics, ecology, anthropology and economics. For many researchers, islands function as small-scale spatial laboratories wheretheories can be tested and processes observed in the setting of a semi-closed system (Alexander 1980; King 1993; Baum 1997). SIDS vary dramatically in their physical size and their total land area; in theirlocation, either in favourable and hospitable situations or in trulychallenging ones where they cope with natural hardships such as hurricanes andcyclones; in their natural resource bases, both on land and offshore;and in their prospects for self-reliant economic development (Wood 1967; King1993; Bartmann 2001). They also differ in the nature of their politicalcultures, in their particular historical experiences, in their vulnerability toexternal intervention and in their ecological fragility (Bartmann 2001; Payneand Sutton 2001). As a result of such diversity, many scholars have become fascinated by SIDS and their commonalties and differences.

Edition details

• Publisher: The University of the West Indies Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9766409412
• ISBN 13: 9789766409418
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300