TY - GEN AU - Laville, Maria T. ED - Regional Workshop on Human Ecology in Development in the Caribbean TI - Role of tourism in development PB - CTRC KW - KW - KW - KW - N2 - According to the paper, the tourist industry plays an invaluable role in the development strategies of Caribbean and other countries. Tourism development leads to socio-economic and infrastructural development. The tourist industry serves as an incentive for storage and preservation of things and places that are of an historical nature and improves the efficiency of production and marketing of certain goods and services. The foreign exchange brought about through tourism is necessary for the government revenue. The individual's personal development, which tourism creates, is an asset to any country ER -