.. record numbers for the Dominican
Republic, Cuba, Jamaica, and Aruba.
TOURISM to the Caribbean saw its fifth year of growth in 2014, with a record number of visitors and spend. The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) says a record 26.3 million holidaymakers visited the islands in 2014, up 1.3 million on 2013.
The growth was faster than the region had anticipated, and it came with a record spend of US$29.2 billion (£19.1 billion).
UK numbers were up by 12%, helped by increased flights to the region and more confidence in the economy.
The Dominican Republic, Cuba, Jamaica, and Aruba set their own tourism records in the year (making up 45% of arrivals), while St. Lucia, Belize - from the mouth of St, Herman's cave pictured, and Haiti also posted record overnight levels.
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Picture Credit: "Hotel nacional habana". Licensed under CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons; "St Hermans Cave Belize" by Yourexhalekiss - Own work.via Wikimedia Commons.
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