Il turismo crocieristico: sfide ed opportunità di sviluppo dei territori costieri. Il caso caraibico delle Piccole Antille

Grandi, Silvia and Sala, Anna Maria (2006): Il turismo crocieristico: sfide ed opportunità di sviluppo dei territori costieri. Il caso caraibico delle Piccole Antille. Published in: Working Paper Series Dept. of Economics - University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia , Vol. N. 540, (September 2006): pp. 1-34.

Abstract

Cruise tourism is rapidly growing in the last ten years worldwide and not just in North America. From a niche market it is becoming an important way to diversify the tourist supply and a stimulus for the coastal regional develoment even if sustainability is challenging. Identifying an itinerary and route, is central both for tour operators and shipowners in order to define a cruise product, and for port authorities in major and marginal places. The Caribbean area has been a precurson of the fenomenom and in this working paper it is presented the case of the West Indies' area with a specific discussion about Barbados.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia
• English Title: Cruise Tourism: challenges and opportunities for coastal regional development. The Carribean case of the West Indies.
• Language: Italian
• Keywords: Cruise Tourism; Coastal Development Economy; Ship Itineraries; Sustainable Development
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L9 - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities > L92 - Railroads and Other Surface Transportation; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R4 - Transportation Economics > R49 - Other; L - Industrial Organization > L8 - Industry Studies: Services > L83 - Sports ; Gambling ; Restaurants ; Recreation ; Tourism

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