Cruise Tourism in Dominica: Benefits and Beneficiaries

Authors

  • Bruno Marques French University of the Caribbean and Guyana
  • Romain Cruse French University of the Caribbean and Guyana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/ara.v5i2.19061

Keywords:

Dominica, cruise tourism, benefits, beneficiaries, systemic approach, concentration

Abstract

The impressive growth of cruise tourism in Dominica, inside highly competitive area of the Caribbean basin, gives the island an astonishing flavor of success. By adopting a systemic approach the article demonstrates that three agents concentrate more than 70% of the financial impact of the cruise activity in Dominica: the local travel agencies, souvenir shops and the cruise lines. The low dispersion of the beneficiaries is concomitant with a spatial concentration and a minimal macroeconomic benefit. This case study, devoted to Dominica, suggests a highly concentrated model of cruise tourism in the Caribbean underpinned by organized tours as the main mode of experiencing the stopovers and a source of revenue for cruise lines, whose subcontractor: the local travel agencies are the primary distribution channel of cruise tourism revenue, high level of economic and spatial concentration generating low trickle down macroeconomic effect.

Author Biographies

Bruno Marques, French University of the Caribbean and Guyana

Bruno Marques, Associate professor of economics at French University of the Caribbean and Guyana, member of the Research Center in Economics, Management, Modeling, and Applied Computing. Main research fields Long Run growth and Tourism.

Romain Cruse, French University of the Caribbean and Guyana

Romain Cruse, lecturer at French University of the Caribbean and Guyana, member of the Research Center in Economics, Management, Modeling, and Applied Computing. Main research fields: cultural and social geography in the Caribbean and in South America.

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Published

2017-05-15

How to Cite

Marques, B., & Cruse, R. (2017). Cruise Tourism in Dominica: Benefits and Beneficiaries. Ara: Journal of Tourism Research, 5(2), 7–19. https://doi.org/10.1344/ara.v5i2.19061

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2015)

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