The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), is the region’s tourism development agency, with 24 Dutch, English, Spanish and French country members and a myriad of private sector allied members. The CTO’s vision is to position the Caribbean as the most desirable, year round, warm weather destination. Its purpose is Leading Sustainable Tourism – One Sea, One Voice, One Caribbean.
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New Statistics
Dec. 2020: All nine destinations reporting tourist trips for January to November registered decreases ranging from -51.7% in Montserrat to -74.5% in Dominica. For January to October, declines in tourist arrivals ranging between -84.5% in Bermuda and -38.3% in the US Virgin Islands were recorded.
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Caribbean destinations received an estimated 30.2 million international tourist arrivals in 2018 or 213.6 thousand fewer than the 30.4 million of 2017. The region’s share of global arrivals contracted marginally and stood at 2.2% at the end of 2018 compared to 2.3% in 2017.
Destinations
Explore the beauty of the CTO’s 24 destination members. From delicious cuisine to astonishing natural landscapes; from hiking, strolling the beaches, rafting, sailing and diving – there’s lots to do and see in the Caribbean. Find your adventure!
COVID-19
Access country protocols for travel and updates from CTO member countries and CARPHA on the state of COVID-19 in the region; resources from UNWTO, ILO, WHO, IATA and CTO podcasts with various industry leaders about how destinations can recover.
Port of Spain, Trinidad – Thursday January 14, 2021 – Three (3) acco…
CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA (January 15, 2021) – In response to the U.S.,…
Featured Allied Member
We visualize the reasons for travel enthusiasts to visit Caribbean destinations, using 360 panorama virtual reality tours, photos and videos, including Google Street View for roads and trails. We use a collaborative business model, with the goal of developing local skill to build, maintain and use the visuals.
Join as an Allied Member
Allied membership is a high-value partnership that gives members a variety of benefits, including access to innovative research and tourism data, networking and knowledge-sharing events and a powerful array of services. Joining is easy and membership is valid for one year.
New Allied Member? Welcome!
You can influence the direction of the Caribbean tourism industry while taking advantage of a range of exclusive benefits, including brand promotion and special discounts on publications and conferences.
CTO HURRICANE RELIEF FUND: Help countries and families affected by hurricanes
The CTO collects donations through the CTO Relief Fund for relief efforts in any of our member countries affected by hurricanes and to assist other Caribbean countries affected by natural disasters. The CTO Relief Fund has “501(c)(3)” status, which means it has been approved by the USA Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt, charitable organization. You can make donations to the CTO Hurricane Relief Fund through Paypal Giving.
CTO STORM WATCH CENTER – news and updates from our member countries affected by hurricanes.
Several regional and international schools and universities offer various scholarships, grants and free college courses. Information includes links to Chevening and OAS scholarships.
Updated Privacy Policy
In line with the GDPR, CTO has updated its privacy policy so you can see the personal data we hold, how we use your personal data, the security and safeguards we have in place and your data protection rights. Read CTO’s privacy policy – https://www.onecaribbean.org/privacy-policy/
The Opt-in/Opt-out Form:it is easy for you to opt-out of our communications at any time through the unsubscribe link on emails that we send or by filling in the Opt-in/Opt-out Form located here: https://www.onecaribbean.org/contact-cto/cto-opt-in-out-form/