Q. Can we hear more about your predictions for the tourism season?
During the 19th century, the tourism season consisted of the winter months.
The beach conservation and development works will be completed by the 2008 year-end tourism season.
The population expands substantially in the summer during the tourism season.
The strikes hit at the height of Guadeloupe's main tourism season.
"Usually, we send our last groups in mid-September, which has always been the end of the tourism season there."
The festival usually lasts three days and was started in the mid-1990s as an official kick off to the tourism season.
Hotel prices are in effect through March, after which they generally increase for the tourism season.
The town's population was 30,957 in 2010 and peaks at around 300,000 to 400,000 people during the tourism season.
During the tourism season, the place hosts several open-air concerts and plays.