Caribbean Tourism Organization mourns passing of Bonita Morgan
From eTurboNews The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the region have lost a great representative with the untimely passing of Bonita Morgan, director of resource mobilization and development, who died on Friday morning 6 April in the United States, where…
CTO partners with Bitt to promote digital currency in Caribbean tourism
From eTN The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the region’s tourism development agency, has entered into an agreement with blockchain technology company, Bitt Inc., aimed at facilitating the implementation of more efficient payment processes for tourism-related products and services. The two…
CTO looks to double number of HA-certified Caribbean businesses
From the CDB BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is looking to double the number of businesses recognised as Hospitality Assured (HA), the certification programme that promotes business and service excellence. At present, 33 of the 80 tourism…
CTO secretary general calls for removal of barriers to entry across the C’bean
From Jamaica Observer GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Secretary General of the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Hugh Riley, says there needs to be a removal of the barriers to entry around the Caribbean to improve connectivity. “Intra Caribbean tourism…
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Belize Tourism Board raises $59,934 for CTO Relief Fund
from eTurboNews The Belize Tourism Board (BTB), in collaboration with tourism industry stakeholders, raised U.S. $59, 934.00 (Bz $119,868.00) as part of the Dollar for the Caribbean Relief Fund campaign. The fund was created to assist victims of Hurricanes Irma…
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Caribbean hits 30 million arrival mark
From Cruise Industry News The hurricanes that hit Caribbean destination last September slowed down tourism’s progress but did not stop it, according to figures released by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Ryan Skeete, the CTO’s acting director of research announced…
St. Kitts wins top award in sustainable tourism
From Times Caribbean The St. Kitts Ministry of Tourism received top honors for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism, issued by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The award was issued at an awards ceremony of the Climate Smart Sustainable Tourism Forum, which was…
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New Year’s Message from CTO Secretary General, Hugh Riley
Bridgetown, Barbados (28 Dec 2017) – This has been a challenging year for Caribbean tourism. While the first half of the year saw exciting growth in both tourism infrastructure and tourist arrivals over the previous year, in September we were…
Barbados secures several wins at this years Caribbean Tourism Awards
From ICTM In an exclusive media awards ceremony held recently by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) at Fox@Excel, Barbados came out on top winning several awards on the night. Best National Newspaper Feature award was received by Ally Farrell for…
Grenada born retired Canadian politician receives CTO Lifetime Achievement Award
From South Florida Caribbean News The retired teacher and Canadian politician was presented with the CTO Lifetime Achievement Award at glitzy event in Toronto TORONTO – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has bestowed its most prestigious honour on social advocate…
