International Tourism Publication founded in 1996 Year XII • Issue 212 • September 2012 • Regular Edition • www.traveltradecaribbean.com • ISSN 1724 - 5370 Poste italiane Spa - Sped. in Abb. Post. D.L. 353/2003 Conv. in L. 27/02/2004, no. 46 Art. 1 comma 1, DCB Milano - Prezzo per copia EURO 0,25
A French Island in the Caribbean. Martinique and the Rum Route TOURISM IS MARTINIQUE’S principal resource with income in the order of 250 million euros and the reception of almost half a million tourists, essentially French (82%); the rest are Europeans (9%) and North American (7%, mainly French-speaking Canadians). The French are especially receptive to the French-
Cuba at Top Resa 2012 Cuba is once again present at IFTM Top Resa. The 45 m2 Cuban stand is located in the area of the Caribbean and its atmosphere features motifs of the Authentic Cuba publicity campaign. 8
speaking aspect in a tropical space, a fundamental element to reduce the sensation of feeling like a stranger. The tourism sector officially employs 10% of the active population, distributed among around 100 hotels, dozens of restaurants, vacation houses and some 200 hostels. 8
French Imprint in the Caribbean SEVERAL places in the Caribbean declared World Cultural Heritage Sites by UNESCO are permeated by French descent. There are three of them in Cuba: La Tumba Francesa (Master Work of Oral and Immaterial Heritage), Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations of the Southeast of Cuba and the Urban Historic Center of Cienfuegos, a city founded by the French. Haiti safeguards the Historic National Park: Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers, which comprise the ruins of the Palace of Sans Souci – built to rival with Versailles –, the Laferrière Fortress and the Ramiers buildings. 12
State of the Tourist Industry in the Caribbean Conference CONVENED by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the State of the Industry Conference (SOIC) will be held in Saint Kitts October 11 and 12, bringing together more than 300 tourist industry leaders from more than 30 CTO member countries, as well as representatives from the regional private sector, academicians and the press.
The Fabulous Caribbean that Speaks French
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French Caribbean: a Garden of Eden
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New Air Connections in the Caribbean
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Palace of Sans Souci.
Challenges of Climate Change for Central America and Caribbean AS PART of the joint actions in favor of conserving life on the planet and for sustainable development for the regions of Central America and the Caribbean, being carried out by the embassies in Havana of the republics of Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica, Costa Rican Ambassador Hubert Méndez Acosta gave the interesting lecture “The challenges of climate change for Central America and the Caribbean,” from which we have selected some of his reflections. 2