In the caribbean who is against tourism?

Question

In the caribbean who is against tourism?

Answer 1

No one because for most islands it is the only industry there is.

Answer 2

Duh Cuba.

Answer 3

Just like everywhere else on earth, you will find some people here and there who don't like tourists much. however tourism is a very important part of the economy for most islands, so the number of people against it are very small.

what's with the question he?

Answer 4

No one!

Cuba is very much in favour of tourism.  I was there for two weeks in December.  If anyone is against tourism there then it's the USA!

Answer 5

Actually all the Caribbean islands are FOR tourism. It's one of their biggest industries...and Cuba being high on the list.

And whoever thinks Cuba is against tourism doesn't have their facts straight. Tourism is one of their highest forms of industry. They are well-trained for it, more than many other islands I know of...and they know how to make their guests feel welcome and easily go back. I've known more people go to Cuba over and over again (at least 20 times in travel) more than any other island I know.

It's not Cuba that is anti-tourism, it's the US that is against tourism into Cuba. Cuba will still welcome US citizens and the US are the ones that will fine anyone trying to go there.

Answer 6

Every Caribbean island entertains tourism.....  Trinidad traditionally hasn't depended on Tourism because their bread and butter is mainly from oil and gas (Petro-Chemicals.) but Tobago does depend on some tourism.  In more recent times Trinidad has made it their business to diversify and Tourism is something they're looking at getting more into now.

As far as Cuba.  Tourism is now their second largest sector behind mining.

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Cuba says nickel now top foreign exchange earner

Published on Wednesday, January 16, 2008

http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cuba/cub...

HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): The Cuban nickel industry surpassed tourism as the country's top foreign exchange earner for the first time in 2007, an economic commentator said on state-run television on Tuesday.

"Cuba's production of between 75,000 and 76,000 tonnes meant revenues of around $2.7 billion, while tourism earned around $2.1 to $2.2 billion," Ariel Terrero, considered the best informed economic commentator on state-run television, said.

Cuban officials have said nickel output was up 2.2 percent last year over a 2006 output of around 74,000 tonnes.

Terrero confirmed unrefined nickel plus cobalt production should reach a record 80,000 tonnes this year.

"There are plans to increase production at the Pedro Soto Alba plant, a joint venture with Canada, by 4,000 tonnes, an investment that began some time ago and which should come on line beginning this year," he said.

Joint venture partner Sherritt International (S.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) has announced plans to add 16,000 tonnes to the plant's capacity, 4,000 tonnes in 2008, another 9,000 tonnes in 2009 and a final 3,000 tonnes in 2011.

Sherritt partner, state-run Cubaniquel, operates two older plants in eastern Holguin province where the joint venture is located, exporting the product mainly to Europe and China.

The three plants have operated at capacity for a number of years.

The Communist-run Caribbean island is one of the world's largest nickel producers and supplies 10 percent of the world's cobalt, according to the Basic Industry Ministry.

Nickel is essential in the production of stainless steel and other corrosion-resistant alloys. Cobalt is critical in production of super alloys used for such products as aircraft engines.

Cuban nickel is considered to be Class II with an average 90 percent nickel content.

Cuba's National Minerals Resource Center reported that eastern Holguin province where the industry is based counted 34 percent of the world's known reserves, or some 800 million tonnes of proven nickel plus cobalt reserves, and another 2.2 billion tonnes of probable reserves, with lesser reserves in other parts of the country.[-End]