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Bonaire; Dick Pope Sr. Institute; Tourism Corporation Bonaire; Blue Economy

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Bonaire: The First Blue Destination In The Caribbean, Robertico Croes, Manuel Rivera, Kelly Semrad, Valeriya Shapoval, Mathilda Van Niekerk Feb 2020

Bonaire: The First Blue Destination In The Caribbean, Robertico Croes, Manuel Rivera, Kelly Semrad, Valeriya Shapoval, Mathilda Van Niekerk

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In December 2016, the Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) commissioned the Dick Pope Sr. Institute for Tourism Studies at UCF Rosen College to develop a Strategic Tourism Master Plan 2017-2027. At that time, the TCB felt the destination was at a critical crossroads. The central questions were how to make the tourism industry sustainable now and for the future, and how to optimize the participation of residents in the benefits that sustainable tourism could afford to them.