Travel And Tourism in Dominica
Euromonitor International's Travel And Tourism in Dominica report offers a comprehensive guide to the market at a national level. It looks at travel accommodation, transportation, car rental, tourist attractions and retail travel. It identifies the leading companies and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market, including background information on disposable income, annual leave and holiday taking habits.
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Chapters: 8 | Tables: 51 | Publication date: Mar 2007
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Airline capacity and utilisation; Arrivals by country of origin; Arrivals by mode of transport; Arrivals by purpose of visit; Car rental services by sector; Demand factors; Departures by destination; Departures by mode of transport; Departures by purpose of visit; Domestic tourism by destination; Domestic tourism by mode of transport; Tourism receipts and expenditure; Tourist attractions; Transportation; Travel accommodation; Travel retail services
Executive summary
Ecotourism Dominates Dominica
Dominica has an abundance of natural resources. Covered by a dense tropical rainforest, it has vegetation unknown elsewhere in the West Indies. Dominica has an area of 290 sq m, plenty of rivers, waterfalls, boiling lakes and pristine coral reefs. Among its national parks is the Morne Trois Pitons, which is a World Heritage Site. The Morne Trois Pitons is rated by Skin Diver magazine as one of the top 10 places for diving in the world, and as one of the top five in the Caribbean for the quality of its reefs. As a result, Dominica was the first country in the world to be benchmarked by Green Globe 21(a global benchmarking and certification programme managed by Green Globe Asia Pacific) as an ecotourist destination.
Replacing the Banana Plantations
Dominica experienced economic recession during the review period. The economic recession was the result of the decline in banana production. Exports of bananas totalled less than US$5 million in 2003, down from US$38 million in 1988. The economic recovery was due to the improved performances in tourism and manufacturing at the end of the review period. Tourism is expected to contribute 11.1% of GDP in 2006 and the industry is expected to become more important as the government seeks to replace banana production. Tourism should account for approximately 30% of Dominica’s foreign exchange earnings in 2006, three times the amount contributed by bananas.
Limited Access to Dominica
Dominica’s rugged terrain has made airport construction extremely costly and difficult. As a consequence, neither of its two airports (Melville Hall Airport and Canefield Airport) is large enough to handle a jet, so there are no direct flights from the US. As a result, anyone who wants to travel to Dominica has to do so from another Caribbean country. In 2005, the majority of arrivals were from other Caribbean countries, the US and the UK. Dominica is to an extent dependent on visitors from the Caribbean who do not tend to stay as long nor spend as much as Americans or Europeans.
Cruise Passengers Offer the Potential for Growth
Carnival, Royal Caribbean International, Holland America, Princess Cruises and Cunard are some of the international cruise lines that dock in Dominica. The number of cruise passengers has grown much more rapidly than the number of tourists and by the end of the review period cruise passengers outnumbered tourist arrivals by approximately 5-to-1. If the government enacted a plan to encourage cruise passengers to stay one night or return to the island for a holiday, the number of arrivals would increase greatly.
Table of contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ECOTOURISM DOMINATES DOMINICA
REPLACING THE BANANA PLANTATIONS
LIMITED ACCESS TO DOMINICA
CRUISE PASSENGERS OFFER THE POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH
KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM
Outlook
Impact
GOVERNMENT TOURISM POLICY
Outlook
Impact
DEVELOPMENT OF ECOTOURISM
Outlook
Impact
THE TOURIST PROFILE
Outlook
Impact
RENTAL CAR SECTOR
Outlook
Impact
TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION
TRENDS
PROSPECTS
TRANSPORTATION
TRENDS
PROSPECTS
TRAVEL RETAIL
TRENDS
PROSPECTS
MARKET DATA
Table 1 Length of Trip: 2000-2005
Table 2 Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2000-2005
Table 3 Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2000-2005
Table 4 Arrivals by Purpose of Visit: 2000-2005
Table 5 Departures: 2000-2005
Table 6 Departures by Destination: 2000-2005
Table 7 Departures by Mode of Transport: 2000-2005
Table 8 Departures by Purpose of Visit: 2000-2005
Table 9 Domestic Trips by Mode of Transport: 2000-2005
Table 10 Incoming Tourist Receipts: 2000-2005
Table 11 Incoming Tourist Receipts % Growth: 2000-2005
Table 12 Outgoing Tourism Expenditure: 2000-2005
Table 13 Outgoing Tourism Expenditure % Growth: 2000-2005
Table 14 Domestic Tourist Expenditure: 2000-2005
Table 15 Forecast Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2005-2010
Table 16 Forecast Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2005-2010
Table 17 Forecast Departures: 2005-2010
Table 18 Forecast Departures by Destination: 2005-2010
Table 19 Forecast Departures by Mode of Transport: 2005-2010
Table 20 Forecast Incoming Tourist Receipts: 2005-2010
Table 21 Forecast Domestic Tourist Expenditure: 2005-2010
Table 22 Forecast Outgoing Tourism Expenditure: 2005-2010
SECTOR DATA
Table 23 Hotels: Units 2000-2005
Table 24 Regional Hotel Parameters 2005
Table 25 Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2000-2005
Table 26 Travel Accommodation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2000-2005
Table 27 Hotel Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2000-2005
Table 28 Hotel Company Rankings 2005
Table 29 Forecast Hotels: Units 2005-2010
Table 30 Forecast Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2005-2010
Table 31 Forecast Travel Accommodation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2005-2010
Table 32 Forecast Hotel Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2005-2010
Table 33 Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2000-2005
Table 34 Airline Company Rankings 2005
Table 35 Transportation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2000-2005
Table 36 Air Travel Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2000-2005
Table 37 Forecast Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2005-2010
Table 38 Forecast Transportation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2005-2010
Table 39 Forecast Air Travel Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2000-2005
Table 40 Car Rental Sales: Value 2000-2005
Table 41 Car Rental Company Rankings 2005
Table 42 Car Rental Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2000-2005
Table 43 Forecast Car Rental Sales: Value 2005-2010
Table 44 Forecast Car Rental Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2005-2010
Table 45 Travel Retail Outlets: Units 2000-2005
Table 46 Travel Retail Sales: 2000-2005
Table 47 Travel Retail Company Rankings 2005
Table 48 Forecast Travel Retail Outlets: Units 2005-2010
Table 49 Forecast Travel Retail Sales: 2005-2010
Table 50 Tourist Attractions: Value 2000-2005
Table 51 Forecast Tourist Attractions: Value 2005-2010
DEFINITIONS
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
DEMAND FACTORS
Length of Trip
TOURISM PARAMETERS
Arrivals
Departures
Outgoing tourism expenditure
Domestic tourists
Domestic trips
Domestic tourist expenditure
TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION
Hotels
Other travel accommodation
Number of bed nights
Occupancy rates
Number of rooms and beds
TRANSPORTATION
Air
Other transportation
CAR RENTAL
TRAVEL RETAIL
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
INTERNET SALES