There is consensus that weather and climate are intrinsically
important for holiday decision-making,and that changes in
weather patterns due to climate change will have widespread
consequences for tourism demand.However,very little is known
about the implications of extreme weather events for the under-
standing of the suitability of destinations for holiday-making and
future travel behavior.Thisstudyhasconfirmedsomeofthe
results of earlier studies and identified a number of new inter-
relationships. Firs to fall,differences between repeat and first-
time visitors have been confirmed,in the sense that repeat
visitors are more resilient to weather extremes,as‘weather’loses
importance with continued visitation.Considerabledifferences
exist between tourists,however,as individual traveler personalities will negotiate of what constitutes ‘bad’ weather and in
different ways .Extreme events do,however,also affect continued
visitation: in this specific case study,some 17% of respondents
stated that they would not return to Martinique because of the
experienced weather situation .This indicates a significant vulnerability of sun,sand and sea destinations to weather extremes.
Further research is required,however,to confirm that such notions
are lasting,or if they can be further rein forced by recurring extreme
events.