Still Healing, Caribbean Predicts Strong Tourism Growth


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It didn't take long for travelers across the world to start booking their vacations in the Caribbean again, even in the hardest-hit areas. That being said, the threat of another disaster always looms.

A year and a half after Hurricane Maria, tourism to the Caribbean may be starting to recover. On Wednesday, the Caribbean Tourism Organization projected a 6 to 7 percent increase in travelers to the region for 2019, as destinations slowly repair damaged infrastructure. A less catastrophic hurricane season in 2018 helped to revive the hospitality industry in spots like St. Barths, Anguilla, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the organization expects