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Tourism employs 2.4 million citizens of Caribbean nations, and because of recent hurricanes many industry profession- als are unemployed or working reduced hours. Coordinated by Tourism Cares, the Caribbean Tourism Recovery Fund is help- ing restore resources and infrastructure in order to maximize the destination’s appeal—and get people back to work. The fund focuses on the islands directly affected by hurricanes, comple- menting relief efforts and empower- ing the tourism sector to