Blue Lagoon Island Spearheads Comprehensive Educational Programs in The Bahamas

Premier tourism attraction partners with Bahamian and American students to foster environmental stewardship NASSAU, Bahamas (March 25, 2024) – Blue Lagoon Island continues its commitment to educational and sustainability initiatives, collaborating with the U.S.-based Iowa State University, The Bahamas’ First Step Academy, and The Bahamas Environmental Stewards Scholars (BESS) program. Recently, 11 students from Iowa…

ByCaribbean Tourism AuthorityMarch 26, 20240Comments

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Cayman Islands Embarks on Expansion with Eye on Global Destinations

Team Cayman in Colombia: Pictured l-r Gary Hendricks-Dominguez, Lennon Chandler, Bianca Moore Downey, Ayanna Victorin, Rosa Harris, Omar Hashmi, Tatiana Ramoon, Tristaca Ebanks, and Raymond Mathias. BOGOTA, Colombia (March 23, 2024) – The Cayman Islands is setting its sights on a bold expansion of its tourism and aviation sectors, Director of Tourism Rosa Harris reported…

ByCaribbean Tourism AuthorityMarch 23, 20240Comments

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CTO to Spotlight the Caribbean at Routes Americas 2024 in Bogotá

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (March 13, 2024) – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is poised to positively impact the Routes Americas in Bogotá, Colombia, next week. This premier air service development forum uniting the Americas brings together senior decision-makers from the region’s leading airlines, airports and other tourism and aviation stakeholders. The CTO delegation, led by Secretary-General…

ByCaribbean Tourism AuthorityMarch 13, 20240Comments

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America is elevating tourism; Caribbean should follow suit

The historic Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act elevates the importance of the sector in the United States, and for the first time in U.S. history, creates a new Assistant Secretary of Travel and Tourism at the U.S. Department of Commerce, a top government-level position. Geoff Freeman, CEO of the U.S. Travel Association…

ByCaribbean Tourism AuthorityJanuary 18, 20230Comments

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Jamaica tourism minister: Plug leakages, promote linkages

As the region takes on recovery challenges, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett wants to see a repurposed Caribbean tourism architecture that increases benefits for locals. Speaking over the weekend on 92.9 FM VOB’s “Down to Brasstacks” in Barbados, Minister Bartlett opined that despite strong performances across the sector, with the continuing war in Ukraine, its…

ByCaribbean Tourism AuthorityNovember 9, 20220Comments

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