The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has made an initial monetary contribution to The Bahamas following the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian earlier this month. The sum of US$20,000 has been transferred to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) of The Bahamas as part of the CTO’s on-going support of the long-term ...

By Frank Martin Plastic emerged in the United States in 1860, when a grand prize was offered to anyone who could replace ivory to make billiard balls. Today that material formed by organic compounds, synthetic or semi-synthetic, is still present in a dangerous game; pollution. It is a very bad ...

Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) created a “One Caribbean” branding strategy. Its purpose was to assist the islands that were affected by the storm by pledging a portion of profits from the “open” islands—but it also served to show that the ...

COCOCAY, Bahamas — As tourists zipped down water slides, zoomed along zip lines and zig zagged between bustling shops, crowded pools and cabanas, it would be difficult to say that things at Royal Caribbean International’s private island, “Perfect Day at CocoCay,” were anything other than the name advertised Sunday, only ...

By Frank Martin TTC Service. – The Dorian hurricane has reinforced theories with its slow and intense step on the Bahamas about the relationship between climate change and the strengthening of these storms. As is known, there are criteria for and against the actual existence of the link. However, the ...

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) expresses our deepest regret and sadness over the loss of life and damage done to the Abacos and Grand Bahama Island by dangerous category 5 hurricane Dorian. In the wake of this monstrous storm, we have witnessed the pain of those who lost loved ones, ...