CHTA President, Members triumph at 2023 CMEx Leadership Awards
Source: CHTA President From left: CHTA’s Acting CEO and Director General Vanessa Ledesma; CHTA President Nicola Madden-Greig, OD; Bevan Springer, CMEx President; and Dona Regis-Prosper, Secretary-General & CEO, Caribbean Tourism Organization, at Saturday’s Leadership Awards Luncheon and Fundraiser MIAMI, FL…
Cayman: CTO’s New Secretary-General shares vision for Regional Tourism
(l-r) Dona Regis-Prosper, Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer, Caribbean Tourism Organization; Kenneth Bryan, Minister for Tourism & Ports, Cayman Islands and Chairman, Council of Ministers and Commissioners of Tourism, Caribbean Tourism Organization; and Rosa Harris, Director of Tourism, Cayman Islands…
St. Lucian Dona Regis-Prosper named first female Secretary-General and CEO of the Caribbean Tourism Organization
Source: Caribbean Tourism Organization Dona Regis-Prosper BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (July 13, 2023) – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the premier tourism development agency for 25 Caribbean countries and territories, has appointed Dona Regis-Prosper the new Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer. Beginning…
FROM THE HEART BY BEVAN SPRINGER – Celebrating face-to-face meetings
March 31, 2023 Celebrating face-to-face meetings MPE CEO Bevan Springer (right) is pictured with MPE videographer Cornell Young (center) and Omari Breakenridge, the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association’s Director of Digital Strategy & Creative Services, in Fort Lauderdale this week. Credit: Greta…
QUOTABLE CARIBBEAN – APRIL 1, 2023
Neil Walters, Acting Secretary General, Caribbean Tourism Organization “We are thrilled to be able to bring back this important event (Caribbean Week in New York) that highlights the dynamism of the Caribbean and our strong connection to the Northeastern USA,…
Caribbean Tourism Organization statement on Hurricane Dorian
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) expresses our deepest regret and sadness over the loss of life and damage done to the Abacos and Grand Bahama Island by dangerous category 5 hurricane Dorian. In the wake of this monstrous storm, we…
“CTO Scholarship Foundation is new name for Caribbean education charity
NEW YORK, NY (17 June 2019) – The Caribbean Foundation, originally launched in 1989, has been officially renamed the “CTO Scholarship Foundation.” “We renamed the Foundation to clarify the organization’s purpose in the public eye so that everyone will understand the…
Caribbean seeing robust growth so far in 2019
By Matt Turner From Travel Agent Central Led by a 24 percent rise in arrivals from the United States, the Caribbean recorded a robust 12 percent increase in tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2019, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). In an update to the…
Hugh Riley stepping down at Caribbean Tourism Organization
By Jim Byers From Travel Pulse One of the world’s best-known tourism figures is stepping down. The Caribbean Tourism Organization, the region’s tourism development agency, announced the move Tuesday morning April 23. Riley, who was appointed to the top post…
A New Year’s Message from Patricia Affonso-Dass, President, Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA)
Caribbean Tourism: Adapting to Change As we look back over 2018 and look forward to the New Year, I am reminded of the C.S. Lewis quote: “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” Our region’s rich…