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World Tourism Day 2018 Message by Hugh Riley Secretary General Caribbean Tourism Organization
the Caribbean Tourism Organization | September 27, 2018
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (27 September, 2018) The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the tourism development agency for the region, joins the global community today in celebrating World Tourism Day 2018 under the theme Tourism and the Digital Transformation. Digital advances have had a profound and transformative impact on our lives. They have influenced the way we learn, changed how we work, and altered the way humanity's social fabric is connected. This behavioural evolution will continue; and in the travel and tourism business those who adapt will reap the rewards of technological innovation. As the Caribbean's primary foreign exchang...
Caribbean Tourism Organization Remembers Tourism Advocate Neil Blyden
January 9, 2017
NEW YORK, NY (Jan. 9, 2017) - Former member of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Neil Blyden, passed away in his home on Jan. 1, 2017. The late businessman is renowned for promoting the British Virgin Islands internationally when he served under the Virgin Islands Party government as Chairman of the British Virgin Island (BVI) Tourist Board from 1999 to 2003 and again from 2010 to 2011. While Chairman, the BVI Tourist Board went through a successful rebranding exercise. He was also known for his years in advertising and promotions, his distinctive radio voice especially when recording radio and TV commercials, and his contributi...
Caribbean Tourism Industry Stakeholders to Hold Brexit Briefing on Possible Implications for Tourism
Caribbean Tourism Organization | July 1, 2016
THE CARIBBEAN (July 1, 2016) - The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), representing the region's public and private sector tourism interest, recognize and respect the will of the majority of voters as reflected in the outcome of the British EU referendum. The extent to which the decision by UK voters to opt out of the European Union will affect travel to and from our region remains to be seen. The severity and longevity of exchange rate fluctuations is an immediate concern. Caribbean tourism industry stakeholders should monitor this, given its potential impact on travel planni...
CHTA Launches Strategic Plan to Guide Collaborative Efforts with National Hotel & Tourism Associations, Public Sector
Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association | April 12, 2016
THE CARIBBEAN (April 12, 2016) - Under the leadership of President Karolin Troubetzkoy and CEO and Director General Frank Comito, the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) has developed a Strategic Business Plan with a bold new vision to lead the organization over the next three years. The plan consists of seven strategic objectives with the core goal of increasing engagement within the membership and National Hotel and Tourism Associations (NHTAs), and strengthening collaborative efforts with synergistic organizations throughout the public and private sectors, including the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) with which CHT...
Caribbean Tourism Sets New Performance Records in 2015
the Caribbean Tourism Organization | February 17, 2016
Close to 29 million visitors and US$30 billion in earnings as Caribbean outperformed all regions of the world in 2015 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (17 Feb. 2016) - For the first time ever since the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) began keeping records, the Caribbean outperformed every major tourism region in the world in setting new arrival and spend records in 2015 while exceeding expectations. International tourist trips to the region grew by seven per cent to 28.7 million visits, much higher than the projected four to five per cent growth. Visitors spent an estimated $30 billion, a 4.2 per cent rise over the $28.8 billion spent in 2014...
CTO, CHTA Working With Caribbean Health Agency to Mitigate Zika Impact
Caribbean Tourism Organization | January 27, 2016
BRIDGETOWN, Barbardos (Jan. 27, 2016) -- The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) are urging all Caribbean countries and the national hotel and tourism associations and hotels in the region to diligently work to control the mosquito population in light of the recent reports of the Zika virus. In addition, CTO and CHTA are working diligently with public health authorities in the Caribbean to mitigate the effects of the Zika virus. Zika, also known as ZIKV, is spread by the Aedes genus of mosquito, in particular the Aedes aegypti. CTO and CHTA are in close contact with the Caribbean...
