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Resorts on Grace Bay, Providenciales. Tourism in the Turks and Caicos Islands is an industry that generates more than 1 million tourist arrivals per year, and is "the main source of revenue for the country. The tourism industry began in the 1980s, with the opening of Club Med Turquoise, the country's first main resort."
The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; [ 7 ] / ˈtɜːrks / and / ˈkeɪkəs, - koʊs, - kɒs /) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and northern West Indies. [ 8 ]
This is a list of airports in the Turks and Caicos Islands, sorted by location. The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory located southeast of Mayaguana in the Bahamas and north of the island of Hispaniola. It consists of two groups of sub-tropical islands in the West Indies, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks ...
Providenciales (known locally as Provo) is an island in the northwest Caicos Islands, part of the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory. [ 2] The island has an area of 98 km 2 (38 sq mi) and a 2012 Census population of 23,769. [ 1] Providenciales is the third largest island in the Turks and Caicos in area, and is home to a ...
Parrot Cay is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The island contains about 1,000 acres (405 ha) of land, a mile-long beach and features a high-end beach resort with 61 rooms. [2] Parrot Cay became a private island resort in 1998. It is located about 575 mi (925 km) south east of Miami, and can be reached by a 35-minute boat ride from ...
Beaches Resorts is an operator of all-inclusive resorts for couples & families in the Caribbean, founded in 1997. [1] Beaches Resorts and Sandals Resorts are part of Sandals Resorts International (SRI) which is a parent company to five resort brands across seven countries.
Long before Christopher Columbus first set foot on the capital island of Grand Turk during his discovery voyage of the new world in 1492, the islands of the Turks and Caicos were inhabited by Taino and Lucayan peoples. These original settlers left a rich heritage of seafaring, salt raking and farming, which still lingers on today.
This is a list of cities in the Turks and Caicos Islands : Back Salina. Blue Hills. Blue Mountain. Bottle Creek. Breezy Brae. Chalk Sound. Cheshire Hall. Cockburn Harbour (South Caicos Town)