Amid Caribbean Slump, Curacao Tourism Booms
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › January 04, 2009
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WILLEMSTAD, Curacao - In a grim season for Caribbean tourism, an island just north of Venezuela stands out: Hotel rooms are scarce and discounts unavailable.
That's largely because Curacao is crowded with Venezuelans, many fleeing their country's spiraling inflation and currency controls for a Dutch Caribbean island best known for its diving opportunities and historic city center, a U.N. World Heritage site.See the full content of this document
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Amid Caribbean Slump, Curacao Tourism Booms
While other destinations are slashing prices and laying off resort workers, officials in Curacao have been trying to find private apartments for surplus visitors.
"We're doing very, very well," Billy Jon...See the full content of this document
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