WTTC: Caribbean tourism grows, but at an environmental cost 

28-02-23

Between 2010 and 2019, the region's Travel & Tourism sector decoupled its economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions. The organisation's data shows that, during this period, while the contribution of travel and tourism to Caribbean GDP grew by an average of 3%, greenhouse gases increased by only 1.4%.

According to WTTC's Economic Impact report, the Caribbean, the most tourism-dependent region in the world, achieved a recovery of almost 37% in its contribution to GDP by 2021, reaching almost US$40 billion. However, this contribution is still 36 per cent short of pre-pandemic levels.