 Minister of Tourism, Stéphanie Villedrouin, embarked on various competitive tourist projects, including the development of Ile-a-Vache, Jacmel, the north, south-west, and Cotes-des-Arcadins.Tourism had risen significantly between 2012 and 2016.On 8 February 2016, Michel Martelly stepped down at the end of his term without a successor in place.