Tourism Matters: The responsibilities of perceived status
By Adrian Loveridge It was of course almost inevitable, but hopefully it will send a very strong message to our tourism planners and policymakers that if we portray ourselves as an ‘iconic’ or ‘aspirational’ destination that there are responsibilities that…
Tourism Matters: How we partner with our sister islands is key
By Adrian Loveridge From Caribbean news Now Next week the first Caribbean Aviation Meet-Up event takes place in Dominica and the objective, if I fully understand the concept, is to attract a number of highly qualified ‘experts’ in their own…
Tourism Matters: Landmark UK court ruling
By Adrian Loveridge From Caribbean News Now For as long as I can remember it has been one of the most contentious laws in the United Kingdom for many years. Until a landmark court ruling last week, local education authorities…
Tourism Matters: We are missing invaluable data about visitors
By Adrian Loveridge From Caribbean News Now I still find it remarkable that, after so many years, such an exceptional property like Villa Nova remains unsold and empty. Yes of course it has its geographical challenges competing with what is…
Tourism Matters: Tourism is mostly about people
By Adrian Loveridge While I would not dream of depriving any ‘worker’ of their fundamental right to withdraw their labour, in the interest of humanity one has to question the timing. Tourism is mostly about people and how the various…
Tourism Matters: One of the best presented meetings
By Adrian Loveridge From Caribbean News Now I was fortunate enough to be invited to the recently held minister of tourism breakfast press conference and, trying to put partisan politics aside, in my humble opinion it was one of the…
Tourism matters: We have to get more involved
By Adrian Loveridge From Caribbean News Now It seems almost inconceivable to accept that the dreaded APD (Advanced Passenger Duty) was implemented in the United Kingdom, or others would say thrust upon the industry, some twenty years ago. There has…