Many countries have seen a significant decline in tourist arrivals and revenue receipts, which worried the tourism dependent region.CEO of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) Alec Sanguinetti said that ‘the arrival of tourists has decreased in almost all Caribbean countries. The main concern should be refused for the global visitors Caribbean countries from all the traditional source markets. “According to data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization arrival of cruise ships do not fall as fast as another route to the Caribbean. Twenty countries in the region reported the arrival of cruise ships, with eleven said that they have more cruise ships from the previous year, while eight said that they have less. However, this is the background to more people taking the cruise as they enabled a wider and more diverse vacation experiences, so many people take cruises to the Caribbean are those who have chosen yacht on land-based holiday, so they weren ‘t Additional guests but visitors to reroute their arrival.

Cuba is the only country in the region to really buck the trend, with the number of visitors has increased steadily from the United States, perhaps because of Cuban immigrants back to their old homes for the first time since sanctions imposed by the U.S. government.

ABTA say holiday bookings from the UK to the Caribbean has fallen 19% over the same period last year and that the British government’s decision to double air passenger tax to some long haul flights from 1 November 2009 will not help as it could mean an increase in the price of £ 300 for a family of four flew from England to the Caribbean.