St. Martin’s Tourist Office and St. Maarten’s Tourist Bureau participated at the CHTA Caribbean Travel Marketplace last week, from January 21st – 23rd at Baha Mar in The Bahamas. CHTA’s Marketplace is the Caribbean’s largest tourism marketing event with over 1,000 delegates, tour operators, and suppliers, along with representatives from ...
Read More »New CEO appointed for Nevis Tourism Authority
The Nevis Tourism Authority, (NTA) has a new CEO. The NTA Board of Directors conducted an exhaustive review of more than 40 applicants. These 40+ applicants were shortlisted based on their knowledge of the destination, background in tourism, industry experience and qualifications. The board conducted extensive interviews with the finalists ...
Read More »It’s official: New year’s message from acting Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization
Bridgentown, Barbados.– If we were to stop and reflect on this year as it comes to a close, we would most likely describe 2019 as a varied year, which both highlighted the strengths in Caribbean tourism and its inherent weaknesses. The sector’s strengths were evident in the significant growth rates ...
Read More »Barbados records strong January- September performance
Chief Executive Officer of The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) William Griffith has revealed that based on the destination management organisation’s review, the island has enjoyed a 4.2% increase in stay-over arrivals in the first nine months of 2019 in comparison to the corresponding 2018 period. Between January and September ...
Read More »TTC Special: Caribbean tenacity favors tourism
By Frank Martin TTC service. -The Caribbean tenacity in its objective of maintaining its crucial Tourism industry stable resulted in tourist arrivals to the Caribbean increasing by 9.7% during the first half of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. According to a report from the Caribbean Tourism Organization ...
Read More »The Caribbean Tourism Organization has made an initial monetary contribution to The Bahamas
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 ...
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