By the closing stages, it was back to bring-your-own food, blowing conch shells and a sense of fun.

ECONOMIST: The Caribbean

Another treatment, Mother of Pearl, uses pulverized queen conch shells in an aloe and lemongrass-oil base to exfoliate the skin.

FORBES: The spa at The Palms ups the ante on the Turks & Caicos.

Fans blow conch shells, bang out a rhythm on steel brake-drums, and tote all-day liquid picnics of cold beer and rum.

ECONOMIST: Hopes for a legacy from the cricket field