A summary on the Caribbean tourism industry’s performance and the main attractions that the region offers to the Italian and European market as a whole are the general themes that TTC will take to Milan’s BIT 2020.
The worldwide tourism industry, so linked to finance, is reacting in various ways beneath the shadow of fears that the coronavirus throws at potential travelers around the world.
One of the more sought-after Cuban dishes by travelers from abroad is the "congri" rice, despite the fact that Europeans look askance at Cuban cuisine due to the high content in grease and condiments.
Photo: rawpixel/123RF No cases of the coronavirus have been reported in the Caribbean, assured regional tourism and health officials, who are hard at work aiming to keep the region coronavirus-free. A partnership established five years ago between the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the private sector-led Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) as well as the public sector Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is helping to drive a concerted effort by the region's health and tourism stakeholders to help prevent and mitigate any impact from the spread of the virus, which has been declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a global public health emergency of international concern. The three organizations quickly mobilized over a week ago, with CARPHA playing a key role in gathering facts and preparing briefs and tools for the region's largest industry, tourism, based upon its consultations with global health authorities, including WHO and [...]
Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says this is the ideal time for the Caribbean to embrace the concept of multi-destination marketing.
Photo: Richard Semik/123rf Tobago's magic is captured spectacularly in a three minutes and 10-second film featured on National Geographic. The video is a result of a collaboration with the Tobago Tourism Agency Ltd (TTAL) and is featured in the latest edition of world renowned National Geographic magazine. It showcases eloquently the countless aspects of Tobago’s unique and jaw-dropping environmental attraction and boldly declares, "There is no comparison to beauty." Source: NewsDay
Pictured left to right back row: Marla Chemont, Marketing Assistant, St. Maarten Tourist Bureau; Suzanne Scantlebery, Promotional Manager, St. Martin Tourist Office. Photo: CTO 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 28 Caribbean countries in attendance. With a total of 11,000 prescheduled appointments, the conference provides multiple networking opportunities that reinforce existing relationships and foster new ones. St. Martin and St. Maarten took the opportunity of sponsoring the opening luncheon for this major forum for a second year in a row. Honorable Valérie Damaseau, 1st Vice President of French St. Martin Territorial Council and President of St. Martin’s Tourist Office, delivered the keynote address, sharing with [...]
Digitalisation and sustainability are two topics that are currently of decisive importance in the global tourism industry. They are key for tourism professionals everywhere, regardless which market they represent.
ForwardKeys a business company offering a new approach about traveler operational business estimated that tourism in the Caribbean grew 4.4% in 2019.
Photo: TTC Published by eTurboNews etn Tourism is doing well in Cuba, and visitors are continuing to enjoy their holidays after today’s 7.7. earthquake off the Cuban coast. Dr. Enrique Arango Arias, head of Cuba’s National Seismological Service, told state media that there had been no serious damage or injuries reported. Airports in Cuba are operating as usual. The quake was felt strongly in Santiago, the largest city in eastern Cuba, said Belkis Guerrero, who works in a Roman Catholic cultural center in the center of Santiago. Buildings in Miami, Florida were evacuated and roads closed to give time to inspect the consequences of today’s giant earthquake. “We were all sitting and we felt the chairs move,” she said. “We heard the noise of everything moving around.” She said there was no apparent damage in the heart of the colonial city. “It felt very strong but it doesn’t look [...]
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