The theme of this year's World Tourism Day, "Tourism and Jobs: A better future for all", is particularly relevant for the Caribbean because no other sector creates more jobs or more opportunities in a wider variety of professions and skills.
In addition to the 2.5 million people employed directly, many more benefit indirectly from the industry's contributions to Caribbean health, wealth, education and the environment. Our infrastructure, schools, hospitals, public services, and parks and recreation facilities are all helped by this dynamic and growing industry - already the world's largest sector but also its fastest growing.
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