Caribbean Tourism Organisation News
Minister Bartlett Champions Caribbean Tourism Logistics Hub
CTO Secures IDB Commitment and World Bank Support to Advance Regional Supply-Side Tourism Strategy
Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner
Sixteen-year-old Jolé St. John, Tobago’s Junior Secretary of Tourism, has been crowned winner of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) 21st Regional Tourism Youth Congress, held Thursday at Hilton Barbados Resort.
Cayman Islands Director of Tourism Honoured as Director of the Year - Caribbean Tourism Organisation
Director of Tourism, Rosa Harris was recently awarded the Director of Tourism of the Year award at the annual Women in Caribbean Tourism Awards, part of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s (CTO) Caribbean Week taking place from 1-5 June at the Westin New York Times Square in New York. The Women in Caribbean Tourism Awards recognises the crucial contributions of women in tourism across the Caribbean region and beyond.
Caribbean tourism stakeholders underscore importance of collaboration
As the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season got off to a busy start, key stakeholders in the Caribbean tourism sector convened a virtual forum last week, placing a spotlight on the pivotal role of effective, strategic crisis communications when responding to, and recovering from, natural and manmade disasters.
Minister Of Tourism Josephine Connolly Presents At CTO’s Destination Media Briefings
Josephine Connolly, the Turks and Caicos Islands’ Minister of Tourism, recently attended the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO’s) Business Meetings and Caribbean Tourism Youth Congress at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Grand Cayman – the first major in-person events for the CTO since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scientists create guidelines to help conserve Caribbean coral reefs
The Nature Conservancy, the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association and the United Nations Environment Programme have joined forces to create a guide to coral reef restoration designed specifically for the Caribbean tourism sector.
Regional tourism bodies call on sector to advance hurricane preparedness
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) have urged the tourism sector to step up preparations for the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
Caribbean Tourism Organisation to launch online training campus
The Caribbean Tourism Organisation has reached agreement with the Canada-based e-learning courseware development company, Velsoft, to further advance its virtual training and development programme.
Jamaica to headline new London tourism showcase
Created by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation UK & Europe, the event will bring buyers and suppliers together and provide the opportunity to grow business and learn more about the region.
Caribbean Tourism Organisation launches regional skills audit
A Jamaican firm has been selected by the regional tourism development agency, the Caribbean Tourism Organisation, to conduct its first-ever regional skills audit to assess the competencies of the regional tourism workforce.
Caribbean tourism slips by two thirds during Covid-19 year
Data from the Caribbean Tourism Organisation shows that tourist arrivals to the region fell to just over 11 million in 2020, a decline of 65 per cent when compared to the record 32 million visits in 2019.
Brighter to launch new Caribbean Tourism Organisation campaign
A pro bono account, the company started working with the organisation this month to increase followers and engagement through a series of planned inspiring content aimed at consumer, trade and media.