T&T moves to prop up falling tourism industry

industry PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – T&T is looking to the diaspora market and to the Caricom market to boost its tourism industry, says Tourism Minister Stephen Cadiz. He said T&T has lost 60 per cent of the Caricom market. Cadiz was addressing members of the local, regional and international media at a news conference held yesterday at the Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain.
The news conference marked the start of the 14th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development (STC-14) themed Keeping the Right Balance, Enhancing Destination Sustainability Through Products, Partnerships and Profitability. The conference is expected to explore the ways in which the Caribbean can enhance destination sustainability and competitiveness in the current global environment.