The AP reported that travel to the Caribbean Islands has dropped significantly with the largest drops at Anguilla 18%, Antigua 14% and St Lucia 13.7%. The smaller islands could be having a tougher time due to the airlines removing some flights to save money. Cruise lines also are feeling the pinch and are reporting lower customer travel days as well, so everyone is getting caught up in the recession. Travel experts are not sure when the trend will end, but Max Barton said “when the recession ends in the US we’ll start to see travel to the caribbean increase. This isn’t a new phenomenon. We’ve seen the same results in previous recessions just not quite as bad as this one. I’ve been through several and I’ve never seen it like this”.
“But it will turn around eventually. People want to get away and relax and the Caribbean is fairly close for travelers on the east Coast”.
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