This fabled sea, covering more than a million square miles and 7,000 islands with diverse languages, cultures, and ecosystems, has become probably the planet's premier vacation playground. Here it's all about its regional issues and allures. And yes, the (Plus) means we're including the Bahamas and Bermuda along with the Caribbean coasts of Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guayana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Suriname, and Panama.
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The Island of Tobago Is a Sweet Little Slice of Old-Time Caribbean
VisitTobago.gov.ttThe smaller of the two main islands which make up the country of Trinidad and Tobago lies 22 miles northeast of larger Trinidad (a 20-minute flight away, as well as with direct service to/from Barbados, the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany). It´s known for its unspoiled natural beauty, rich history (dating back to 1654, and vibrant culture (which besides numerous current ways to experience it is particularly on display during events such as the Tobago Heritage…
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Its principals have successfully owned, operated, and managed hotels and condominium hotels for over 20 years in the South Florida area.
This group of professionals has maintained a single focus on condominium resorts disbursing over $15,000,000 in unit owner’s annual rental revenue. This same group of professionals has expanded their target market to include the north coast of the Dominican Republic where they soon became one of the most recognized resort managers and developers on the north coast. With their expansion into the Caribbean, this group has become successful in cross marketing their Caribbean properties with their international marketing program for their Florida hotel operations.
In 2003, CVP’s principles made the corporate decision to invest heavily on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic. In five short years CVP was able to establish themselves as the leading authority in luxury villa rentals catering to very select clients. Bringing true professionalism to the North Coast real estate industry, CVP quickly earned the respect and reputation it enjoys in this industry today. Currently, Caribbean Vacation Properties enjoys the reputation as one of the largest luxury property developers on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic and offers a unique selection of exclusive properties and real estate developments.
The character and attitude of island/town where cruise ships make a port of call are much different than say, Saba, or Martinique, or take your pick. So the proposition that "Caribbean is Chuck E. Cheese." is unsustainable.
To be brutally honest, majority of the americans who I have met in the various islands, go mostly to escape the winter (I discount the folks of the various diaspora living or settled in the US) Summer travel, in my non-data-driven view, is mostly folks returning to their native lands, and some cruise related tourists.
Am I off base here ?