tourism
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CARPHA gets IDB funding to address tourism sustainability challenges
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved funding to the tune of US$800,000 for the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to address health, safety and environmental (HSE) threats that challenge the sustainability of tourism in the Caribbean. CARPHA, which has direct responsibility for the execution of the project will work along with the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) and the Caribbean…
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Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Urges UN Conference to Support CARICOM Position on Climate Change
PARIS, France, Dec 02 2015 – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is calling on the global community to support CARICOM’s position advocating for a cap on the world’s temperature rise at 1.5 degrees Celsius as part of their deliberations during the United Nations Climate Change Conference, taking place in Paris from Nov. 30 – Dec. 11, 2015. In…
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CTO launches Travel Trends Report 2015 at World Travel Market
LONDON, UK – The Caribbean Tourism Organiation (CTO) today launched its UK and European Travel Industry Trends & Insight Report 2015, produced in conjunction with the travel trade publication, TTG. For the second year running, the CTO has produced this report to give members and wider travel industry partners a unique insight into the key issues affecting the industry and…
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Caribbean tourist arrivals outpacing other major regions
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is forecasting a five to six per cent growth in tourist arrivals for the region in 2015. The news comes as the region outpaces all other major regions globally, with record numbers for the first six months of 2015. “For the first six months the Caribbean welcomed 14.8 million, approximately 800 thousand or 5.8 per…
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CTO gets first hand look at Montserrat’s tourism potential
Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) paid a visit to Montserrat on Friday October 9th, 2015. The Honourable Richard L. Sealy, Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Barbados and also Chairman of CTO and Mr. Hugh Riley, Secretary General of CTO, visited with the Honourable Premier and Minister of Tourism, Mr. Donaldson Romeo. Main purpose of the visit was to understand Montserrat’s…
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CTO Secretary General calls for action to facilitate travel to and through the Caribbean
Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Hugh Riley has urged regional authorities to institute an Open Skies policy and wherever possible to eliminate secondary screening at Caribbean airports. Mr. Riley argues that while an Open Skies policy would allow regional carriers to take unlimited flights to all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states and encourage the growth of competition…
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Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association focusing on local associations
Emil Lee, president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), reported progress during his first year in office as CHTA continues its evolution into a Hub and Spoke organization. He said he is pleased that the focus on strengthening the National Hotel and Tourism Associations (NHTAs) throughout the region is evolving quickly. He also cites a new era of…
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Antigua Opens Region’s Most Modern Airport Terminal
first airport terminal in CARICOM with jet bridges. Antigua (Antigua Focus) – The twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda has opened one of the most modern international airports in the Caribbean. The 23,000-square metre new terminal for the destination, more than doubles the capacity of the adjacent previous terminal, making way for an increase in passenger use of the V.C. Bird…
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Our sargassum test demands urgent action
Some of the region’s leading experts and researchers were today huddled at the University of the West Indies with one sole purpose: to find a coordinated, practical, regional response to the unwelcomed guest lining our coveted beaches. And it has been long in coming. Some observers would argue much too late, given growing, unfair international media reports that paint a…
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Millions of dollars, massive manpower needed to tackle Sargassum seaweed
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday August 18, 2015 – It would take at least US$120 million and more than 100,000 people to clean up the Sargassum seaweed that has created “an international crisis” and “the greatest single threat” to the Caribbean, according to Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Sir Hilary Beckles. And he says the international community should…
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