Caribbean Tourism Summit to Feature Experts on Investment
The inaugural Annual Caribbean Tourism Summit (ACTS) in Washington, DC, on June 23 will feature a panel of industry authorities from around the world to discuss Caribbean innovation investment opportunities.
The conference, organized by the Caribbean Tourism Development Company (CTDC), the marketing and business development unit owned equally by the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) and the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), will be held from June 21 to June 24, at the International Trade Center in the Ronald Reagan Building.
Dr. Auliana Poon, a Caribbean tourism consultant, will moderate a panel that will focus on how the Caribbean is implementing new ideas to create business opportunities in healthcare, innovative partnerships and communication.
As managing director for John Hopkins Medicine International, Timothy Dentry will begin the discussion by building a case for innovative healthcare. Google’s eastern regional director of travel, David Pavelko, will speak on sustaining an online relationship with online ventures providing opportunities to support marketing strategies, develop new products and enhance revenues.
Dr. Joseph West, dean from the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University, together with Dr. Sherma Roberts, program coordinator for Tourism and Hospitality Management at the University of West Indies, will focus on how a comprehensive educational system that combines integrated local training with global educational opportunities is fundamental to sustained economic success.
Travelocity’s Chief Marketing Officer Jeffrey Glueck and the Honorable Glen Beache, minister of tourism for St. Vincent & the Grenadines, will discuss how the Caribbean region can tap into the growing trend of voluntourism to expand the tourism market and provide assistance to local communities.
