%0 Journal Article %1 Poon1988/9 %A Poon, Auliana %D 1988/9 %J Tourism Management %K Caribbean all-inclusive holidays innovation; tourism; %N 3 %P 213-220 %T Innovation and the future of Caribbean tourism %V 9 %X Caribbean tourism is plagued with problems such as high winter/summer hotel occupancy variability and the sensitivity of tourism to domestic political conditions. This article argues that the future of Caribbean tourism will increasingly depend upon its innovativeness -- its capacity to anticipate and to respond creatively to changes taking place in the international tourism marketplace. The importance of innovation is evident in Jamaica's Super Club hotels. With their `all-inclusive' innovation, Super Club's performance has far outstripped that of traditional multinational corporations-affiliated hotels. The case for innovation is argued using empirical data collected in 1985 for Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

@article{Poon1988/9, abstract = {Caribbean tourism is plagued with problems such as high winter/summer hotel occupancy variability and the sensitivity of tourism to domestic political conditions. This article argues that the future of Caribbean tourism will increasingly depend upon its innovativeness -- its capacity to anticipate and to respond creatively to changes taking place in the international tourism marketplace. The importance of innovation is evident in Jamaica's Super Club hotels. With their `all-inclusive' innovation, Super Club's performance has far outstripped that of traditional multinational corporations-affiliated hotels. The case for innovation is argued using empirical data collected in 1985 for Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.}, added-at = {2008-08-31T18:03:07.000+0200}, author = {Poon, Auliana}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2bf9db7f487cc21daabfa6ced264b4217/jomiralb}, description = {Old biblio}, interhash = {ec0922a11fd4ccebedc83c7880135035}, intrahash = {bf9db7f487cc21daabfa6ced264b4217}, journal = {Tourism Management}, keywords = {Caribbean all-inclusive holidays innovation; tourism;}, number = 3, owner = {oriol}, pages = {213-220}, timestamp = {2008-08-31T18:03:21.000+0200}, title = {Innovation and the future of Caribbean tourism}, volume = 9, year = {1988/9} }