Editing Turks and Caicos Islands (section)

===Tourism=== <!--linked from [[Template:Turks and Caicos topics]]-->
{{main|Tourism in the Turks and Caicos Islands}}
Tourism is one of the largest sources of income for the islands, with most visitors coming from America via ship.<ref name="cia.gov"/> Tourist arrivals had risen to 264,887 in 2007 and to 351,498 by 2009. In 2010, a total of 245 cruise ships arrived at the Grand Turk Cruise Terminal, carrying a total of 617,863 visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.depstc.org/quickstats/qstat2.html |title=TCI Stats Box |website=Department of Economic Planning and Statistics |access-date=15 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113142447/http://www.depstc.org/quickstats/qstat2.html |archive-date=13 November 2009 }}</ref>

[[File:Turks and Caicos Islands sunset.jpg|thumb|right|A Turks and Caicos sunset]]
[[File:Grand Turk beach.JPG|thumb|right|View of the southwestern beach at [[Grand Turk]]]]

The government is pursuing a two-pronged strategy to increase tourism. Upmarket resorts are aimed at the wealthy, while a large new cruise-ship port and recreation centre has been built for the masses visiting Grand Turk. Turks and Caicos Islands has one of the longest coral reefs in the world<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jupitermag.com/nomads-notebook/worlds-third-largest-coral-system-awaits-turks-and-caicos |first1=Gloria |last1=Stuart |title=The World's Third-Largest Coral System Awaits At Turks And Caicos|website=Jupiter Magazine|date=26 February 2019|language=en|access-date=12 August 2019|archive-date=12 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812075026/https://www.jupitermag.com/nomads-notebook/worlds-third-largest-coral-system-awaits-turks-and-caicos|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visittci.com/about/interesting-facts |title=Interesting Facts about the Turks and Caicos Islands |access-date=14 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405035347/https://www.visittci.com/about/interesting-facts |archive-date= 5 April 2016 }}</ref> and the world's only [[conch]] farm.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://caribbeandays.com/destinationguide/turksandcaicos/tourism.aspx |title=Tourism in Turks & Caicos |publisher=Caribbean Days |access-date=20 February 2015 |archive-date=21 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221011500/http://caribbeandays.com/destinationguide/turksandcaicos/tourism.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The French vacation village company of Club Méditerannée ([[Club Med]]) has an all-inclusive adult resort called 'Turkoise' on [[Providenciales]].

The islands have become popular with various celebrities. Several Hollywood stars have owned homes in the Turks and Caicos, including [[Dick Clark]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visittci.com/about/celebrities-famous-people|title=Celebrities and Famous People in the Turks and Caicos|website=Visit Turks and Caicos Islands|language=en|access-date=10 October 2019|archive-date=25 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425065222/https://www.visittci.com/about/celebrities-famous-people|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Bruce Willis]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/bruce-willis-sells-turks-and-caicos-compound-for-27-million-11564657240|title=Bruce Willis Sells Turks and Caicos Compound for $27 Million|last=Clarke|first=Katherine|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=August 2019|language=en-US|access-date=10 October 2019|archive-date=10 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010035623/https://www.wsj.com/articles/bruce-willis-sells-turks-and-caicos-compound-for-27-million-11564657240|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ben Affleck]] and [[Jennifer Garner]] married on [[Parrot Cay]] in 2005. Actress [[Eva Longoria]] and her ex-husband [[Tony Parker]] went to the islands for their honeymoon in July 2007. Musician [[Nile Rodgers]] has a vacation home on the island.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Alleyne |first1=Mike |title=Interview With Nile Rodgers |journal=Journal on the Art of Record Production |date=October 2007 |issue=2 |url=https://www.arpjournal.com/asarpwp/interview-with-nile-rodgers/ |access-date=8 August 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808202649/https://www.arpjournal.com/asarpwp/interview-with-nile-rodgers/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

To boost tourism during the Caribbean low season of late summer, since 2003 the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board have organised and hosted an annual series of concerts during this season called the Turks & Caicos Music and Cultural Festival.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Turks and Caicos Music & Cultural Festival |url=http://www.musicfestival.tc/ |date=21 April 2008 |access-date=7 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612181412/http://www.musicfestival.tc/ |archive-date=12 June 2008}}</ref> Held in a temporary [[Shell (theater)|bandshell]] at The Turtle Cove Marina in [[The Bight]] on [[Providenciales]], this festival lasts about a week and has featured several notable international recording artists, such as [[Lionel Richie]], [[LL Cool J]], [[Anita Baker]], [[Billy Ocean]], [[Alicia Keys]], [[John Legend]], [[Kenny Rogers]], [[Michael Bolton]], [[Ludacris]], [[Chaka Khan]], and [[Boyz II Men]].<ref name="musicfestival.tc">{{cite news |title=The Turks and Caicos Music & Cultural Festival News Release |url=http://www.musicfestival.tc/go/en/news-info--ID--67.html|date=21 April 2008 |access-date=7 August 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080804034317/http://www.musicfestival.tc/go/en/news-info--ID--67.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 4 August 2008}}</ref> More than 10,000 people attend annually.<ref name="musicfestival.tc"/> In 2024 several American tourists were arrested for being in possession of small arms ammunition, each facing 12 year mandatory prison terms.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ebrahimji |first1=Alisha |title=What we know about the Americans arrested for bringing ammo to Turks and Caicos |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/28/americas/ammo-arrests-turks-and-caicos/index.html |website=CNN |date=28 May 2024 |access-date=4 June 2024}}</ref>

;Resorts
* Grace Bay Club<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gracebayclub.gracebayresorts.com/ |title=Grace Bay Club |website=Grace Bay Resorts |access-date=2022-03-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126203841/https://gracebayclub.gracebayresorts.com/ |archive-date=2022-01-26}}</ref>
* [[The Somerset on Grace Bay]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thesomerset.com/ |title=The Somerset on Grace Bay |website=www.thesomerset.com |access-date=22 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204112417/https://www.thesomerset.com/ |archive-date=2021-12-04}}</ref>
* [[Beaches Resorts]] – Turks & Caicos<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.beaches.com/resorts/turks-caicos/ |title=Beaches Turks & Caicos |work=Beaches Resorts |access-date=2022-03-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216205107/https://www.beaches.com/resorts/turks-caicos/ |archive-date=2022-02-16}}</ref>
* Seven Stars Resort<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sevenstarsgracebay.com/ |title=Seven Stars Resort & Spa |website=www.sevenstarsgracebay.com |access-date=22 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228013145/https://www.sevenstarsgracebay.com/ |archive-date=2022-02-28}}</ref>
* Alexandra Resort<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alexandraresort.com/ |title=Alexandra Resort |work=www.alexandraresort.com |access-date=11 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130040307/https://www.alexandraresort.com/ |archive-date=2022-01-30}}</ref>
* West Bay Club<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thewestbayclub.gracebayresorts.com/ |title=West Bay Club |website=Grace Bay Resorts |access-date=2022-03-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225144934/https://thewestbayclub.gracebayresorts.com/ |archive-date=2021-12-25}}</ref>