2020 Caribbean Weddings, Honeymoon and Romance Guide
2019 Caribbean Tourism & Hospitality Investment Guide – US$29.99
The third Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Caribbean Tourism and Hospitality Investment Guide has been published in an environment where the indicators all show that Caribbean tourism, the main foreign exchange earning sector in the region, is poised for growth.
Most of the hurricane-impacted countries have rebounded and the CTO is projecting a 6% to 7% increase in visitor arrivals in 2019. Caribbean countries have been improving their investment climate by upgrading infrastructure, streamlining investment facilitation processes, reviewing and enhancing incentives. In addition to increasing investment from the mega hospitality brands, local investment continues across the region.
In this edition of the Caribbean Tourism and Hospitality Investment Guide you will find information on:
- Investment opportunities by country
- Investment incentives by country
- Contact details for in-country investment offices
- Country statistics
Also included are insights from leaders in the sector, information on major developments in select countries and forecasts from key stakeholders.
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The Economic Importance of Coastal and Marine Resources in Barbados.
The Economic Importance of Coastal and Marine Resources in Barbados in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and World Resource Institute.
This report summarizes the results of an empirical study of tourists’ preferences, activities in the coastal zone, and willingness to pay conservation fees to manage coastal and marine resources in Barbados.
This information can be used to identify and develop financing mechanisms for sustainable tourism development and allocate budgetary resources to outcomes that provide the highest return on investment.
Caribbean Tourism Legislation Database
This Caribbean Tourism Legislation Database is intended primarily as a service to CTO members, although clearly it will also be of assistance to the numerous academic institutions and individual researchers who make use of the Organization’s Documentation Centre. It is meant to serve as a ready and easy-to-use reference source on regional tourism legislation available at CTO Headquarters for consultation.
View Caribbean Tourism Legislation Database
- Caribbean Travel Guides
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Your Caribbean Weddings & Honeymoons
- Sustainable Tourism Development
Guide to Internet Resources on Sustainable Tourism
This is a list of sustainable tourism web resources throughout the region and internationally. It includes contact addresses and links to various environmental organisations nationally, regionally and internationally; NGOs, private sector organisations; important websites, conferences, research, sources of funding, research and training institutions etc on sustainable tourism development.
View Internet Resources on Sustainable Tourism Guide
Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Policy Framework
It is the intention of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) that this document provides its members, primarily the National Tourism Organisations (NTOs) in its 32 member states, with a Policy Framework to guide the sustainable development of tourism.
View Caribbean ST Policy Framework
Development of a Strategic Business Management Model for the Sustainable Development of Heritage Tourism Products in the Caribbean
- Human Resource Development
Quality Assurance
In April 2003, the Caribbean Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC) contracted Dr. Ethley D. London and Dr. Denis F. Paul to develop a Quality Assurance Framework for tourism and hospitality programmes in the region, which will ensure that the programmes and graduates meet acceptable standards and to promote a uniform and consistent level of educational quality.
View Quality Assurance Framework
HR List of Publications
These include training modules and guides, workbooks and worksheet on subjects ranging from customer relations and supervisory management to managing sites and attractions. There are also CDs and children’s tourism magazines.
Common Core Curriculum Guides in Hospitality/Tourism Studies
The Common Core Curriculum, a component of the Caribbean Tourism Learning System (CTLS), has been developed in the core speciality areas: Hospitality Studies, Food & Beverage Studies, Resort Studies, Tourism Studies, Culinary Arts Studies, Business Core studies and the Elective courses.
Click here to view the Core Curriculum Guides.
Certificates
Certificate in Culinary Arts
Certificate in Tourism Studies
Certificate in Hospitality StudiesAssociate Degree Curriculum Guide – General Education Courses
The publication “The Associate Degree in the Caribbean with particular reference to the OECS”, co-ordinated by the TLIU of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, is proposed as the guide for the General Education courses. It can be obtained from the UWI, Cave Hill Campus website.
Click on the links below to view the Associate Degree Guides.
Food & Beverage Guide
Resort Studies Guide
Business Core Courses Guide
Culinary Arts Studies Guide
Elective Course Guide
Hospitality Studies Guide
Tourism Studies Guide
Proposed Customer Service CurriculumCompetency Manuals
Food Preparation and Production
Front Office
Food and Beverage
Housekeeping
Tourism
Tourism – Notes for Instructors
Instructor Manual for Trainee CompetenciesGuidebooks
- Good Practices in Tourism Management
Natural Hazard Risk Management in the Caribbean Tourism Sector
This report is an output of the 8th European Development Fund (EDF) Caribbean Regional Sustainable Tourism Development Programme (CRSTDP), which is a five-year (2003-2008) programme funded by the European Union.
View Natural Hazard Risk Management in the Caribbean Tourism Sector report.
Competing with the Best: Good Practices in Community Based Tourism in the Caribbean
This manual is an output of the 8th European Development Fund (EDF) Caribbean Regional Sustainable Tourism Development Programme (CRSTDP).
View “Competing With the Best”.
Bonnes pratiques en matière de tourisme communautaire dans la Caraïbe La Caraïbe dépend davantage du tourisme pour garantir des revenus que toute autre région du monde. La mondialisation a eu pour résultat que la plupart des petits États insulaires de la Caraïbe sont limités vis-à-vis de leurs autres options économiques.
View “Competing With the Best” (French) manual.
Goede werkmethoden in het Caribisch Gebied inzake het toerisme dat de eigen gemeenschap ten goede komt (het gemeenschapstoerisme) ‘Toerisme dat de eigen gemeenschap ten goede komt’ (‘community-based tourism’) is geen nieuw begrip. Hoewel er in verschillende bestemmingen in Afrika, Latijns Amerika en Azië internationale ervaring is vastgelegd, is het ‘toerisme dat de eigen gemeenschap ten goede komt’ niet erg bekend in het Caribisch Gebied.
View “Competing With the Best” (German) manual.
Making Tourism Count for the Local Economy in the Caribbean – Pro-Poor Tourism Partnership & CTO
The purpose of these good practice guidelines is to assist tourism companies to contribute more to the local economy. The intended audience is tourism businesses of various sizes and operational types. Other guidelines already describe the ‘what and why’ of more responsible or sustainable tourism. These guidelines focus on practical tips on how to do it.
View “Making Tourism Count for the Local Economy in the Caribbean.”
Developing a Niche Tourism Market Database for the Caribbean
This report presents detailed profiles of 20 niche tourism markets. All of these niche markets are already available in many Caribbean countries, although their level of product development and sophistication varies.
View “Niche Tourism Market Database for the Caribbean”.
Guide to Good Practices for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Caribbean
This is “a regional database of sustainable tourism best practices among public and private sector actors in the region. This database includes but is not limited to national, regional and international projects, reports, dossiers and studies available on tourism and the environment in the Caribbean. ”
View “Guide to Good Practices for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Caribbean”.
Good Practices in Tourism Awareness Programmes – Raising the Tourism Sector’s Profile and Status in Caribbean Countries
Information on successful national tourism awareness programmes being implemented in CTO member countries.
View “Good Practices in Tourism Awareness Programmes”.
Presentations
- Community Tourism in Dominica. Dominica will pursue sustainable tourism that enriches the lives of all citizens by economic, social and cultural opportunities, protecting the natural resources and scenic, heritage and cultural features of the country, nurturing community involvement in tourism.
- Mitigating the Impact of Natural Disasters Lessons Learned from Grenada ~ Grenada Ministry of Tourism presentation to OECS Ministers of Tourism (Grenada, June 2007)
- Best Practices in Tourism Information Management— PowerPoint presentation by McHale Andrew, CTO/CRSTDP Advisor at the CTO/CRSTDP Statistics and Information Management Workshop, October 2005.
- Regional Air Transportation
- San Juan Accord: Memorandum on the Regional Air Transport Sector – Looking for a Better Way (San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 2007)
- A Proposed Policy Regime for Ensuring the Sustainability of the Caribbean’s Air Transport Services Sector – Prepared by the CTO under the Research Component of The Caribbean Regional Sustainable Tourism Development Programme (CRSTDP)