IS EMIL LEE LIVING ON PLANET EARTH? IN THE AGE OF CATACLYSMIC GLOBAL CHANGES, TERRORISM, MASS MIGRATION, MARIJUANA LEGALISATION ET AL CAN TOURISM BE DEPENDED ON TO SUSTAIN CARIBBEAN ECONOMIES?
“Cuba catalyst for sustainable regional marketing campaign!”. The above headline jumped out at me in the Friday issue of July 17 th , 2015 in the Today Newspaper. Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) President Emil Lee is the brainchild of the above quote. His statements were in reference to CHTA’s so called “Cuba White Paper”. The paper called Cuba: The Great Disruption for the Good of the Caribbean. The article claims that the paper has generated, a “huge” amount of interest in newspapers and trade journals in the US, without referencing even one instance of such, or providing a quote from one of the mediums, that has supposedly shown interest in Lee’s claims. On the heel of Carnival Cruises announcing that it had received permission from the US government, to begin cruises between the US and Cuba. The CHTA claims that, the cruise lines Cuba plans will adversely affect some current cruise destinations. Lee claims that: “ tourism presents the fastest opportunity