International tourist arrivals to the Caribbean region are projected to reach 30 million by the year 2030, according to the Tourism Towards 2030 forecast from the UN World Tourism Organization.
The Caribbean received a total of 21 million tourist arrivals in 2012. That was announced this week at the 55th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for the Americas, which is being held in San Jose, Costa Rica.

The Dominican Republic has big ambitions for its tourism sector, hoping to attract 10 million annual visitors by 2023. That would represent a drastic jump from its current totals of almost 4.6 million, a number which already leads the Caribbean region.

With the UK suffering an even worse winter than usual, plagued by record levels of snow, ice and rain, it’s not difficult to see why most of us are turning our thoughts to holidays in the sun - with 4.5 million searches on http://www.thomascook.com between Christmas and New Year alone. Luckily, the UK’s favorite tour operator is on hand to provide some top tips as to the biggest travel trends for 2013.

The Americas saw an increase of 6 million arrivals, reaching 162 million in total. Leading the growth were destinations in Central America, while South America showed some slowdown as compared to the double-digit growth of 2010 and 2011. The Caribbean is performing above the previous two years.