Peak Travel

The Tourism ‘Crisis’ in San Andrés

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When two budget airlines collapsed in Colombia, tourism to the small island of San Andrés suddenly dropped. The travel industry makes up 90 percent of the island’s economy, and many worried this would spell a crisis for its residents. What actually happens to a popular destination when many of the tourists stop coming? 


SHOW NOTES:

  • The beautiful waters of San Andrés
  • Stay at Cleotilde Henry’s Posada Nativa
  • Learn more about San Andrés’ history with Colombia (in Spanish)
  • Keep up to date with Job Saas
  • Laura López Martínez’s paper about Caribbean history
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