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Caribbean Tourism Group Launches Blog

Monday, 14/07/2008
by Gay Nagle Myers

The Caribbean Tourism Development Co. (CTDC), the marketing and business-development unit owned by the Caribbean Hotel Association and the Caribbean Tourism Organization, launched its Caribbean Insider blog on CaribbeanTravel.com.

 

Caribbean Tourism Group Launches Blog

Monday, 14/07/2008
by Gay Nagle Myers

The Caribbean Tourism Development Co. (CTDC), the marketing and business-development unit owned by the Caribbean Hotel Association and the Caribbean Tourism Organization, launched its Caribbean Insider blog on CaribbeanTravel.com.

 

Alan Greenspan Delivered Upbeat Speech on Caribbean Tourism

Monday, 30/06/2008

Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan last week said Caribbean region tourism could prosper despite the damage caused by high oil prices leading to skyrocketing airfares and withdrawn flights.

 

Airline Challenges Lead to Unprecedented Cooperation among Caribbean Governments

Monday, 23/06/2008

The current economic difficulties facing the airline industry worldwide have provided numerous challenges to the destinations they serve but have led to at least one positive in the Caribbean region in what could become an unprecedented level of cooperation and coordination among Caribbean governments. The airline challenges have caused many to recognize that they can deliver far more benefits to their citizens by cooperating with other governments than by acting alone.

 

Airline Challenges Lead to Unprecedented Cooperation among Caribbean Governments

Monday, 23/06/2008

The current economic difficulties facing the airline industry worldwide have provided numerous challenges to the destinations they serve but have led to at least one positive in the Caribbean region in what could become an unprecedented level of cooperation and coordination among Caribbean governments. The airline challenges have caused many to recognize that they can deliver far more benefits to their citizens by cooperating with other governments than by acting alone.

 

Conrad Higgs to Moderate Caribbean Sustainability Conference in Turks & Caicos

Monday, 14/04/2008

Investing in sustainable tourism policies and products to benefit the Caribbean region will be the focus of an international panel of experts who will present a special session during the 10th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism, April 30.

The panel will be moderated by Conrad Higgs, CEO of TCInvest (Turks and Caicos Islands Investment Agency), an independent agency in the islands with a mandate to attract new offshore investment, encourage entrepreneurship amongst the residents and provide financing to the local population.

 

Taking Caribbean Tourism to the American Capital

Thursday, 10/04/2008

This June’s Annual Caribbean Tourism Summit (ACTS) in Washington DC from June 21 to 24 is not only the first such meeting, it also represents the new spirit of collaboration between the Caribbean’s public and private sectors.

 

Heavy Hitters Announced for CMEx Puerto Rico

Tuesday, 01/04/2008

An influential Minister of Tourism, an enlightened Executive Director of Tourism, an expert in Caribbean Diaspora relations, a specialist in branding small hotels, a renowned American journalist, and an expert in the faith tourism market are among the
headliners of the 12th full edition of Counterpart International’s Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx) set for the Holiday Inn San Juan in Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, from May 15 to 19, 2008.

 

Caribbean’s New Website Launched in New York

Tuesday, 01/04/2008

The Caribbean’s positioning as a valuable and viable brand took a major step forward this month with the launch of the Caribbean Tourism Development Company’s (CTDC) new consumer travel site, http://www.caribbeantravel.com/.

CTDC, the marketing and business development unit owned equally by the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) and the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), presented the new site to members of the travel press, describing it as a colorful and content-rich site designed to be the central portal to all things related to Caribbean travel.

 

Caribbean Marketing Organization to Host Travel Summit in Washington

Monday, 28/01/2008

The Caribbean Tourism Development Co. (CTDC), a joint marketing and business development unit owned equally by the Caribbean Hotel Association and the Caribbean Tourism Organization, will host the inaugural Caribbean Tourism Summit, set for June 21 to 25 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington.

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National Tour Association Appoints New Chairman

Michele Michalewicz, CTP, a Salt Lake City travel professional and president of Western Leisure, Inc. has been inducted as the 2009 chairman and CEO of the National Tour Association. NTA is the industry’s premier packaged travel association made up of more than 3,000 members from around the globe.

 
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Travel Agents to Be in Higher Demand in 2009

by Sharon Chambers

Peter Yesawich, president and CEO of Ypartnership, expects more consumers to turn to travel agents when planning their trips in 2009. Meanwhile, research conducted by Ypartnership states that the travel intentions of Americans remain strong as 71 percent of active travel households are planning at least one overnight trip during the next six months –the same amount as one year ago.

 
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CTO to Launch Social Network for Agents

by Gay Nagle Myers

The Caribbean Tourism Organization in January will launch online programs aimed at improving its North American chapter system and the way that travel agents do business.

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Golf Resorts Being Upscaled in Puerto Rico

This seaside stretch, a half-hour’s drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workers sweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops in developer Donald Trump’s latest Caribbean venture.

 
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Antigua Air Traffic Slows Down

A flow control system implemented by air traffic controllers at the VC Bird International Airport in Antigua has been disrupting flights in and out of the island during the Christmas rush.

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