Karine Roy-Camille, commissioner of tourism for Martinique, has her work cut out for her when it comes to attracting a greater number of U.S. visitors. Martinique welcomed 614,000 visitors in 2012, a 6.3% rise over 2011. But close to 85% of those visitors were from France, with the U.S. accounting for only 4%.

Guyana’s tourism sector has shown strong growth so far in 2013, according to data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The country received 117,517 tourist arrivals from January to August, an increase of 12.4 percent so far this year.