The Official
E-Newsletter of the Caribbean Tourism Organization
Message
from CTO Chairman, the Hon. Harold Lovell, Minister of Tourism,
Antigua & Barbuda
February is the month of love and, with romance in the air, it is
a wonderful time for people to think about the Caribbean.
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Planning
Continues for Caribbean Week’s Return to NY
Preparations continue for the return of the popular Caribbean Week
celebration in New York, June 8–12.
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Caribbean
Scores High in TripAdvisor “Traveler’s Choice Awards”
TripAdvisor users love the Caribbean! A wealth of Caribbean destinations
and resorts earned high honors in TripAdvisor’s annual Travelers’ Choice Awards
for 2009.
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A
Tasty Spotlight on Canada
The Caribbean will be in the spotlight at Place Bonaventure Exhibition
Hall, in Montreal Quebec to celebrate the 10th anniversary of A Taste of the
Caribbean Festival on May 31st.
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CTO
UK Kicks Off Million Homes Campaign
The CTO UK Chapter kicked off its 2009 promotional campaign in January
with a full colour, 24-page Caribbean supplement inserted in the
popular Daily Mail Weekend Magazine, with further distribution in
the Telegraph Magazine. READ MORE »

Enhancements to Help CTO Chapters
Grow
The CTO Chapters continue to expand and evolve with some exciting
new initiatives.
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Caribbean
Making News
The media is talking about the Caribbean! Recent positive exposure
from the last month has included a front page travel section story
in the New York Times and coverage on ABC’s Good Morning
America. READ MORE »

CTO On the Road
Last issue, we reported on CTO's participation in ABAV - Fair of
the Americas, the largest travel trade exhibition in Latin America
which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 22–24, 2008.
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CaribbeanTravel.com Building Momentum
The
Caribbean’s official consumer website grew again in December 2008
with 90,577 unique visitors and 114,279 total visitor sessions for
the month, a 16% increase from December 2007. CaribbeanTravel.com
continues to be a powerful marketing tool for the region, with unlimited
potential.
See what the buzz is about at
www.CaribbeanTravel.com.
New on OneCaribbean.org
CTO's
Market Intelligence Newsletters are available from representatives
on the ground in Italy, Spain, France and Germany. These are for
CTO Members only, so log in to read. And remember, you can share
videos about your destinations and tourism events with the thousands
who visit onecaribbean.org daily!
Contact Intranet Administrator,
Sharon Coward at scoward@caribtourism.com, for details.
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Special
Marketing and Media Opportunities
Do you have a “Hot Deal” on offer? Find out how to place
this on the home page of www.CaribbeanTravel.com: e-mail
Annette Stowe at Annette@caribtourism.com.
Be sure you are on our distribution list for “Hot Tip” publicity
leads from top media outlets looking to promote the Caribbean.
Contact Susannah Gregory at Lou Hammond & Associates
to subscribe: susannahg@lhammond.com.
The Tourism Executive Brief is your source for invaluable
industry intelligence provided by the CTO to members and
their strategic partners and by visiting www.onecaribbean.org/
marketintelligence. Contact Annette Stowe at Annette@caribtourism.com if you would like to be added to the email distribution list.
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Caribbean
Week New York
June 8–12, 2009
Annual Caribbean Tourism Summit
Washington, DC
June 8–10, 2009
Caribbean Week Toronto
Week of September 21, 2009
Information Management Conference
October 2009
For more information on events, contact ctony@caribtourism.com
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