How has tourism been affected by the environmental changes in the climate?
The overall destruction taking place in the Caribbean over the last hundred years has been devastating to island dwellers and the tourism industry that they depend on. Hurricanes and ocean storms have increased in the last hundred years and with that so has the damage wreaked upon the island’s landscape and consequently the incredible cost of maintenance and repair. Every time a storm blows through or a hurricane decimates an island the news coverage engages travelers who are quick to say that these islands have become dangerous and therefore are not places where tourism dollars will be spent; and in turn deter future tourists from visiting those islands. In addition to travelers, sport divers are losing the very thing that draws them to the Caribbean- coral reefs. This loss is doubled when taking into account the disappearing resource and henceforth the recreation that it provides, but also the loss suffered by the tourism industry, which provides a great source of revenue for island
