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  • Photo of CARPHA visit covers tourism and health
    July 27, 2015
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    CARPHA visit covers tourism and health

    CARPHA continues to advocate collaboration between health and tourism sectors to jointly address the critical link between tourism and health. One way of achieving this objective would be to strengthen the existing national surveillance system through the addition of an early warning and response mechanisms for travel related illnesses, i.e. establishing the monitoring of illnesses among visitors in hotels and…

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  • Photo of Region’s premier tourism conference to focus on growth through innovation
    July 22, 2015
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    Region’s premier tourism conference to focus on growth through innovation

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A theme has been announced for the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO)’s State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) in Curaçao from 21-23 October. This year’s theme, Caribbean Tourism: Growth Through Innovation, reflects the need for Caribbean tourism to continuously introduce new ideas, methods and products in order to remain competitive, said the CTO Secretary General, Hugh Riley. The…

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  • July 16, 2015
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    ACS tourism meeting benefits TT

    TOURISM in Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the Greater Caribbean will be positive impacted by two very different, but important events this month, one in which the first steps have already been taken and the other in two weeks. With the signing last week of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ministry of Tertiary Education and Skills Training…

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  • Photo of Changing international perception of Caribbean via Tourism
    July 9, 2015
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    Changing international perception of Caribbean via Tourism

    One of the challenges we face in the region is how to change the perception of the Caribbean as being that of a destination solely for vacation tourism”. This was the view of President of the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA), McHale Andrew, of Invest Saint Lucia last week during a study tour to Columbian Investment Promotion Agencies…

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  • Photo of New Caribbean Basin Initiative called for focused on tourism
    June 24, 2015
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    New Caribbean Basin Initiative called for focused on tourism

    MIAMI, USA — The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), representing the private sector tourism interests of the region, has called for the establishment of a Caribbean Basin Tourism Initiative (CBTI) to address the region's socio-economic challenges and create new opportunities for stimulating trade, travel and investment throughout the region.  The recommendation is presented in a position paper which CHTA…

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  • Photo of CHTA proposes Caribbean Basin Tourism Initiative
    June 22, 2015
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    CHTA proposes Caribbean Basin Tourism Initiative

    The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) yesterday called for the establishment of a Caribbean Basin Tourism Initiative (CBTI) to address the Caribbean's socioeconomic challenges and stimulate greater regional trade, travel, and investment, as Cuba gets poised to take a considerable share of the region's U.S. visitor market. In a press release issued yesterday, CHTA President Emil Lee said that…

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  • Photo of 2015 State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) (20 – 23 October 2015), Curaçao
    June 11, 2015
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    2015 State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) (20 – 23 October 2015), Curaçao

    The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Curaçao Tourist Board have announced the dates for the region’s leading tourism forum, the State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) 2015. Curaçao will host SOTIC from 21- 23 October 2015 at the famous World Trade Center in Willemstad, bringing together senior industry decision makers and interested partners to address the biggest concerns and…

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  • Photo of Antigua And Barbuda Launches Caribbean Week With Must Attend Event Of The City
    June 3, 2015
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    Antigua And Barbuda Launches Caribbean Week With Must Attend Event Of The City

    NEW YORK, NY – USA . June 3, 2015 – The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority started Caribbean Tourism Week with a splash by hosting the must-attend event of the city, with over 180 attendees including influential, top-tier leading media, and travel trade and executives. The event was held to celebrate achievements of the past year of The Government of…

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  • Photo of Tourism competition is not a guessing game | Ronald Sanders
    May 28, 2015
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    Tourism competition is not a guessing game | Ronald Sanders

    Sir Ronald Sanders BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday May 22, 2015 – The performance of only five of the 14 independent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are recorded in the 2015 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. Of the 144 countries measured by the Report Barbados is the highest ranked CARICOM country at 46 with Trinidad and Tobago at 69…

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  • Photo of Mcneill Wants Regional Approach To Caribbean Tourism
    May 20, 2015
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    Mcneill Wants Regional Approach To Caribbean Tourism

    MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, May 18, 2015:  Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, is pressing for a regional approach to growing the Caribbean tourism market. “Our regional governments must continue to work together to strengthen our ties with meaningful cooperation as we build a strong, multi-destination industry,” said Minister McNeill ahead of going to Haiti on Tuesday (May…

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