Anguilla to host MICE Meeting

Questex’s Caribbean & Mexico Meeting and Incentive Travel Exchange (CMITE), which connects North American high-volume meeting and incentive travel buyers with suppliers based in the Caribbeanand Mexico, will take place August 18-21, 2024, at the Aurora Resort & Golf Club in Anguilla. “We are delighted to have an opportunity to take business meetings to such an exclusive, sought-after Caribbean destination,”…

April 22, 2024

Events Sustainable Tourism

Tourism talks begin in the Spice Island

The stage is set for the Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development, commonly referred to as the Sustainable Tourism Conference (STC), scheduled for Monday and Tuesday at Radisson Grenada Beach Resort. STC 2024 stands as the Caribbean’s foremost event for high-level networking and dialogue on sustainable tourism, providing a crucial platform for tourism policymakers, private sector stakeholders, thought…

April 22, 2024

Cruise Industry Destinations Events

Puerto Rico Tourism Company honored at Seatrade

The Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) has received the Aquila Center for Cruise Excellence’s “Aquila Whalesong Award for Excellence in People Investment”. The award, presented during Seatrade 2024, celebrates organizations that demonstrate outstanding dedication to nurturing talent and fostering growth and development within the tourism sector. The award, which takes the form of a whale tail and symbolizes strength, wisdom and the…

April 15, 2024

Cruise Industry Events

FCCA Foundation Relaunch Receives Shining Support

The reboot of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Foundation received the support of the industry’s top brass at a special dinner event held during Seatrade Cruise Global last week. More than a dozen C-suite execs from the cruise industry came out for the 2024 Shining Stars FCCA Foundation Dinner. “I cannot be more honored and humbled by the record amount of FCCA…

April 15, 2024

Cruise Industry Events

Caribbean in the Spotlight at Seatrade

The Caribbean, anchored in part by the support of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), shone brightly at Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami last week. The week got off to an energized start with an exciting “Backyard Jam” at FCCA’s headquarters in Miramar, which drew members from the Caribbean tourism and maritime communities. This event set the stage for…

April 15, 2024

Events News

Caribbean Week in New York to offer dynamic agenda

Plans are moving apace for the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Caribbean Week in New York, slated for June 16-21, 2024. This significant event, during the CTO’s 35th anniversary, aligns with Caribbean-American Heritage Month, and promises a dynamic mix of sessions on tourism, technology, media and marketing, featuring: A reflective start with a church service, echoing the spiritual essence…

April 8, 2024

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Countdown to CTO Sustainable Tourism Conference in Grenada

As the region prepares for the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Sustainable Tourism Conference, which will take place in St. George’s, Grenada, from April 22 to 24, 2024, we take a glimpse back to 2011 (in the photo above) when the conference was held in Hamilton, Bermuda! This year, the conference, produced in partnership with the Grenada Tourism Authority,…

April 8, 2024

Cruise Industry Events

Seatrade opens in Miami Beach

Today marks the opening of Seatrade Cruise Global, the premier business-to-business gathering for the cruise sector, hosted at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The Caribbean region will have significant representation at the event. At noon, the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Secretary-General, Dona Regis-Prosper, will participate in a discussion alongside Figen Ayan, President of MedCruise, and moderator Roger Blum, Principal of…

April 8, 2024

Events Hotels & Resorts

The Buccaneer to Host USVI Cup in May

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands (April 2, 2024) – The highly anticipated USVI Cup, part of the Caribbean Cup Tennis Series, is set to return to The Buccaneer next month. The prestigious tournament will feature consecutive ITF (International Tennis Federation) Junior Tournaments, taking place May 4-10 and May 11-17, at The Buccaneer, St. Croix’s most celebrated and…

April 2, 2024

Destinations Events News

Region readies for Marketplace in Jamaica

Anticipation is building for the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) 42nd Caribbean Travel Marketplace (CTM), set to unfold at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Jamaica, May 20-23, 2024. Marketplace was last held in Jamaica in 2019, while last year’s meeting took place in Barbados. This year’s event promises to elevate the tourism industry experience with…

March 25, 2024

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