Includes bibliographical references (p. [346]-359) and index.

Caribbean tourism and the role of the University of the West Indies Kenneth O. Hall, Jean S. Holder and Chandana Jayawardena -- A policy framework for sustainable development of the tourism industry Anthony Clayton -- Planning for sustainable tourism development in the Caribbean Pauline Mchardy -- Caribbean cruise tourism: delusion? illusion? Paul F. Wilkinson -- Boosting the competitiveness of the Caribbean tourism industry: application of intellectual capital and knowledge management K. Michael Haywood -- The performance of tourism (POT) analysis of four Caribbean countries Diaram Ramjee Singh and Chandana Jayawardena -- Mundo Maya and cultural resurgence among Mayas in Mexico Ian Boxill and Johannes Maerk -- Tourism in Jamaica: the impact of the past on the future Carolyn Hayle -- Enhancing the viability of Caribbean airlines: case studies on Air Jamaica, BWIA and LIAT Nadia Asgill Simei, Osbert Fredrick, Lorraine N. Nicholas and Nikoyan Radix Roberts -- Application of the product life cycle theory in resorts: a case study from Guyana Donald Sinclair.

Terrorism and tourism : the Bahamas and Jamaica fight back after 9/11 Godfrey Pratt -- Tourism in Montserrat : the challenge of a volcanic crisis Gracelyn Cassell and Ernestine Cassell -- Tourism in the Caribbean : a consensus building tourism growth strategy for Jamaica Nikolas Karagiannis and Christos Salvaris -- Challenges in gathering research data from graduates : the learning outcomes from the CHTM survey Tika N. Sharma, Ainsley M. O'Reilly and Christos D. Salvaris -- The role of information and communication technologies in state of the art hotels : a review and a case study Michael Haughton and Audley Harris -- Leisure, recreation and tourism : the Commonwealth Caribbean experience Ainsley M. O'Reilly -- Planning and managing visitor attractions in the Caribbean Ainsley Dixon, Malcolm Letang, Robert Stephens and Annette Tingle -- The development of sustainable community tourism attractions in the Caribbean : maintaining the balance James Li, Ava Sewell, Sharon Stanley and Sandra Tomlinson -- Tourism development and marketing : case studies from the Bahamas, Belize and the US Virgin Islands Godfrey A. Pratt.