Caribbean Week returns to NY

CTO announces the return of Caribbean Week in New York, scheduled for June 5-8, 2023, in “The Big Apple”. The event, being held under the auspices of the CTO Foundation, aims to showcase the vibrant Caribbean culture, foster engagement with the media, promote thought leadership, and encourage networking within the tourism industry.

Caribbean Tourism Performance & Outlook

The CTO presented its overview of the performance of the Caribbean tourism industry in 2022, explored trends for the upcoming year and issues in Caribbean tourism on March 7, 2023.

Speakers were the Hon. Kenneth Bryan, CTO Chairman and Minister of Tourism and Transport, Cayman Islands and Mr. Neil Walters, Secretary General (Acting), CTO.

Regional Knowledge & Skills Audit

At the time of writing this report, tourism in the Caribbean may be described as being at a crossroads as it attempts to address changing needs and demands of internal and external stakeholders as well as adjust to the changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. This report
highlights the challenges created by these changes and the many opportunities that may be leveraged by tourism employers.

Caribbean Tourism Institute

The CTO has partnered with the Canadian firm Velsoft Training Materials Inc. for the development, promotion and offer of tourism and hospitality eLearning courses/programmes and educational technologies through an online platform called the Caribbean Tourism Institute.

Tourism Recovery Dashboard

The CTO has built a Tourism Recovery Dashboard with key information from Caribbean countries such as COVID-19 measures to support tourism and travel, destinations statistics, number of cases and deaths per week. Information includes reopening details where applicable, pre-arrival requirements, on arrival requirements, quarantine rules and rules for positive tests.