The surfeit of crime that is currently affecting some Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries is doing nothing to stem the flow of extra regional visitors who have always favoured this part of the world as destinations for reflection and relaxation. Visitors’ preference for favouring the Caribbean, as against other parts of the world where serious crime receives much more widespread media exposure is, reportedly, one of the revelations culled from a MasterCard survey at the Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Montego Bay, Jamaica, earlier this week.
The survey which, while, reportedly conceding that there are crime challenges confronting some Caribbean countries, asserts that this is doing little to keep extra regional visitors away from this part of the world. Its revelation that over 80 per cent of tourists visiting the region usually feel safe here was made public several days ago by Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association President Nicola Madden-Greig at the CHTA’s 42nd Marketplace in Montego Bay.