Good Practices: Manuals & Reports


Good Practices: Natural Hazard Risk Management in the Caribbean Tourism Sector 

This report is an output of the 8th European Development Fund (EDF) Caribbean Regional Sustainable Tourism Development Programme (CRSTDP), which is a five-year (2003-2008) programme funded by the European Union. The report was developed under the direction Ms. Mareba Scott, Sustainable Tourism Product Specialist at the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and Mr. Ian Salter, CRSTDP Sustainable Tourism Policy Development Consultant of Carl Bro a/s. The report was developed in cooperation with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA), which was represented by Ms. Patricia Maughaun and Ms. Nicole Alleyne.

Competing with the Best: Good Practices in Community Based Tourism in the Caribbean
This manual is an output of the 8th European Development Fund (EDF) Caribbean Regional Sustainable Tourism Development Programme (CRSTDP).  

Part 1 - Introduction, Objectives & Methodology; Defining community based tourism
Part 2- Developments in Community based tourism; critical factors; lessons learnt; overview of critical factors
Part 3 , - Dominica case studies
Part 4 - Dominican Republic & Jamaica case studies
Part 5  - St. Lucia case studies
Part 6  : - Trinidad case studies
Part 7  - Additional information

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Bonnes pratiques en matière de tourisme communautaire dans la Caraïbe
La Caraïbe dépend davantage du tourisme pour garantir des revenus que toute autre région du monde.  La mondialisation a eu pour résultat que la plupart des petits États insulaires de la Caraïbe sont limités vis-à-vis de leurs autres options économiques. Download Full Document


Goede werkmethoden in het Caribisch Gebied inzake het  toerisme dat de eigen gemeenschap ten goede komt (het gemeenschapstoerisme) 
‘Toerisme dat de eigen gemeenschap ten goede komt’ (‘community-based tourism’) is geen nieuw begrip. Hoewel er in verschillende bestemmingen in Afrika, Latijns Amerika en Azië internationale ervaring is vastgelegd, is het ‘toerisme dat de eigen gemeenschap ten goede komt’ niet erg bekend in het Caribisch Gebied.
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Making Tourism Count for the Local Economy in the Caribbean, Pro-Poor Tourism Partnership & CTO

Part 1 - Tourism and the local economy-building linkages; Bringing local producers into the supply chain; Building links with local farmers; Employing local staff

Part 2 - Involving local people in products, tours & packages; Encouraging tourists to spend in the local economy; Building neighbourhood partnerships; 

Part 3 - Managing internal change for developing local linkages; Appendix


Developing a Niche Tourism Market Database for the Caribbean
This report presents detailed profiles of 20 niche tourism markets.  All of these niche markets are already available in many Caribbean countries, although their level of product development and sophistication varies.

Guide to Good Practices for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Caribbean 
This is "a regional database of sustainable tourism best practices among public and private sector actors in the region. This database includes but is not limited to national, regional and international projects, reports, dossiers and studies available on tourism and the environment in the Caribbean."

Good Practices in Tourism Awareness Programmes - Raising the Tourism Sector’s Profile and Status in Caribbean Countries
Information on successful national tourism awareness programmes being implemented in CTO member countries.