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Managing Director of Caribtours, Paul Cleary, says tours and taxi operators prices should increase to accommodate for loss in revenue due to pandemic.<\/p>

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\u201cYou can\u2019t have it both ways\u2026something\u2019s got to give; prices will have to go up. It\u2019s a reality, it is imminent,\u201d he told an industry webinar yesterday.<\/p>\n

Cleary highlighted that tourism is a labour intensive sector as well as the leading source of employment and job creation.<\/p>

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\u201cWhether you own a catamaran or doing an island tour, it all flows through and there will inevitably be an element of that [price increases],\u201d he explained.<\/p>

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He said even hotels need to increase their tours, taking into account that they will also be struggling with low occupancy.<\/p>\n

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