By Linda Hohnholz A two-day summit is expected to act as a catalyst for unlocking investment opportunities for Botswana which remains a relatively unexploited tourist region. The Botswana Tourism Organization (BTO) and International Tourism and Investment Conference (ITIC), in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have today announced that the upcoming ITIC Tourism Investment Summit will take place in Gaborone, […]
By Linda Hohnholz The need to boost human capital development and build resilience in the tourism sector through more targeted investment will be high on the agenda as the Jamaica Ministry of Tourism, its public bodies, and tourism partners, observe Tourism Awareness Week 2023 from September 24 – 30. The week will be observed under […]
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By Linda Hohnholz In what he describes as an “ambitious but achievable” target, Jamaica Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has revealed that he is pushing for 500,000 visitors to Jamaica from Canada by 2025. Minister Bartlett made the disclosure today (September 19) ahead of his departure to the North American country, where he will […]
Photos courtesy of eTurboNews By Juergen T Steinmetz Ending with Glamour in Atlanta, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation finishes a historic 15-City Tour in North America. After a fruitful series of Global Sales and Marketing Missions throughout North America, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments, and Aviation (BMOTIA) concluded its trip this week with […]
By Juergen T Steinmetz Barbados is increasing capacity for air and sea travel from Europe with new Condor flights from Germany. Condor starts year round flights. Barbados continues to be a top choice for UK and European cruise lines. These were the reports coming out of the Caribbean Village at Seatrade Europe held in Hamburg, […]
By Selen Ozturk | Sep 19, 2023 As climate change alters temperatures and weather patterns worldwide, it also alters our lives socially, politically and spiritually, climate experts shared at an EMS briefing. The social cost of climate change Hannah Hess, Associate Director of the Denver, Colorado-based Climate Impact Lab, noted that the financial cost of […]
St Kitts and Nevis has been recognized as the best CBI destination in the 2023 edition of the CBI Index, trumping 11 other countries with active citizenship by investment (CBI) programs. The country, which has made several sweeping changes to its CBI Program in the last year, took top honors, scoring 77 points in a […]
The Cable News Network (CNN) Travel has nominated the Commonwealth of Dominica as one of the nine best islands in the Caribbean! All nine countries were categorized based on what they were known for catering to a variety of tourists’ reasons for travelling to the Caribbean. Dominica, also widely referred to as the ‘Nature Isle […]
With high market demand and sustainable travel heightened in the post COVID-19 environment, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is taking a critical look at its OECS Common Tourism Policy. The existing OECS Common Tourism Policy dates back to 2011 and the new, updated version seeks to develop a fully comprehensive and pragmatic policy […]
