“Why would you want to go to Manzanillo?” That was El Careyes Beach Resort General Manager Miguel Rivero’s response when I asked about the easiest way to get to town from his hotel.

Jamaica is a beautiful country, but it’s definitely a place where you want to keep your personal safety in mind. The island, after all, has one of the highest murder rates in the world, and while tourists generally aren’t the targets, they do fall victim to plenty of street crime at resort areas.

Recent attacks on tourists in Tobago have raised fresh concerns over the safety of holidaymakers visiting the island.

Recent attacks on tourists in Tobago have raised fresh concerns over the safety of holidaymakers visiting the island.

Recent attacks on tourists in Tobago have raised fresh concerns over the safety of holidaymakers visiting the island.

Average domestic air fares dropped 9.1 percent in the first quarter of 2009 from the fourth quarter of 2008, the biggest quarter-to-quarter drop on record, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported.