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"Timeshares, vacation clubs, all-inclusive clubs, fractional ownerships are all part of the vacation ownership industry whose goal is to convince people to pay increasing monthly fees for the rest of their lives in exchange for dream vacations in exclusive luxury resorts." ~ Mary Dawood Catlin

An opening of Cuba to U.S. tourism would represent a seismic shift in the Caribbean's tourism industry. This study models the impact of such a potential opening by estimating a counterfactual that captures the current bilateral restriction on tourism between the two countries. After controlling for natural disasters, trade agreements, and other factors, the results show that a hypothetical liberalization of Cuba-U.S. tourism would increase long-term regional arrivals. Neighboring destinations would lose the implicit protection the current restriction affords them, and Cuba would gain market sh

OUTDOOR life and physical activity have long been recognized as an important phase of a well-rounded life, and this is no less true for the blind than for the seeing. Various agencies for the blind, particularly those situated in metropolitan areas, have undertaken to provide for such activities through the medium of summer vacation camps. Some organizations have found it most satisfactory to maintain and finance their own camps, where only blind people are accepted. Others have solved the problem by arranging for their sightless clients to attend a vacation camp intended primarily for the seeing. In view of the variety of facilities and activities provided by the various organizations, the Editors feel that the accompanying symposium on summer vacation camps may be of timely interest.