From: paul.graveline@travel.com (Paul Graveline) 
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: CARIBBEAN TRAVEL ROUNDUP2
Date: 31 Dec 92 01:03:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Travel Online / St. Louis Online - St. Louis, MO
Reply-To: paul.graveline@travel.com (Paul Graveline) 

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either  on  a  regular  basis  or from time to time. Without all your  
great  impressions,  comments  and insights, there certainly would be  
no  CTR.  As  mentioned  in  the  quote  above,  I had hoped that his  
venture  world  evolved  into a vehicle for sharing information about  
Caribbean travel. Thanks to you it has. 

Paul Graveline 
Editor 
28 Dec. 1992 

2/ CARIBBEAN NEWS FOR JANUARY 1993 
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Antigua 
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There  have  been  environmental protests against the construction by  
an  Italian  company  to  the  Coconut  Hall and Marshall Hall Resort  
developments.  These  are two new projects which opponents claim will  
have   a   detrimental   effect  on  the  Antiguan  environment.  The  
Environmental  Awareness Coalition has sponsored protests including a  
human  chain  to  prevent  further  construction which they feel will  
damage  the  mangrove  trees  and the fishing industry of the island.  
They  also  allege  that  the  authorization for the projects did not  
follow proper procedure.(BBC)  

Bonaire 
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Transworld  Radio Bonaire has announced that as of January 1 they are  
reducing  their  broadcast  schedule  on  800  kHz. A.M. and on their  
shortwave  frequencies.  Furthermore,  as  of  July 1, 1993, TWR will  
terminate  transmission  on  shortwave  altogether. At that time they  
will  be  inaugurating  a  satellite service to cover the Central and  
South  American  regions.  A.M.  radio  broadcast  transmission  will  
continue for the foreseeable future. (Chuck Roswell, TWR) 

Caribbean Curriculum 
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Professor  Charles Hetzel of Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts  
has  developed a curriculum devoted entirely to Caribbean culture and  
issues.  According  to the literature supplied to the CTR, "The focus  
of  this  program  is on the cultural, social, political and economic  
history  of  the  Caribbean.  Reggae, Calypso, salsa, unique language  
structures,  art  and literature of various island authors provide an  
overview of the culture".  

As  part  of  this  year's course, a week will be spent on St. Kitts- 
Nevis  in  April. Professor Hetzel has produced a complete curriculum  
devoted  to  the  Caribbean  and  is  willing  to share it with other  
educators  or  interested  parties.  You  can contact him through the  
Education  Department  of  Fitchburg  State  College,  160 Pearl St.,  
Fitchburg, MA 01420-2697 or at 508-342-2703.  

Future Arrives Early! 
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Getting   information   about   the  Caribbean  from  overworked  and  
underpaid  travel  agents  struggling  to  keep up with airline price  
wars   can   be  frustrating.  Well,  there  seems  to  be  some  new  
alternatives  to  consulting these these harried people. The first is  
the  present  way you are getting this information, via an electronic  
information  service  and  the  second  is  the growing popularity of  
consumer   travel   shows  where  prospective  travellers  can  visit  
exhibits  and  booths  manned  by proprietors and suppliers of travel  
services.  One  of these travel extravaganzas, Travel World, is being  
held  at  Boston's Bayside Exposition Center from 15-17 January, 1993  
and  is  open  to  the public. Pam Pejko, Sales and Promotion Manager  
for  the  Trans  National  Travel sponsored Vacation World show, told  
the  CTR  that  over  23,000  people  attended  last year's event and  
possibly  30,000  will  be  drawn  this  year. Pam is also working on  
similar  travel  shows  taking  place  in  Atlanta  (April 15-17) and  
Philadelphia (Oct. 14-17,1993).  

In  your  editor's opinion, these two developments mark a significant  
change  in  the way prospective visitors can obtain information about  
possible   destinations.   A  recent  article  in  the  World  Future  
Society's  magazine,  "The  Futurist",  dealt with just this subject.  
Therefore,   I   will  be  devoting  a  commentary  to  the  shifting  
modalities  of  accessing  travel  information  in  the February CTR.  
Barring   a   southern   New   England  blizzard  (  which  can't  be  
discounted),  I'll  attend  the  Boston  Travel World show and report  
back  next  month  on my impressions. In addition I'll be adding some  
comments about the future of accessing travel related information.  

3/ ISLAND PROFILE SABA BY LAN SLUDER 
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The  second in a continuing series of island profiles concentrates on  
Saba.  They  are prepared by our regular correspondent Lan Sluder and  
are copyrighted by him and used here with is permission.  

THUMBNAIL  SKETCH:  Saba  is  unique.  It's  a five-square mile green  
gumdrop,  so  steep  it  makes  San Francisco look flat as a pancake,  
just  20  minutes  by  air  from St. Maarten but a million miles away  
from  its  sister  Dutch islands clothing optional beaches and cruise  
ship  shoppers. Saba has only 50 hotels rooms (but more unfortunately  
are  a-building) and gets an average of only about 65 tourists a day.  
There  are  no real beaches or gourmet restaurants. What it does have  
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