Event Venues Confirmed for Caribbean Week in New York

The Caribbean Tourism Development Company, has announced the confirmed venues for Caribbean Week in New York, June 8 to 12, 2009. The Celebrity Chefs program will begin on June 8 with Caribbean chefs participating in cooking demonstrations throughout the city, June 8 to 12.

The Business Meetings and Consumer events of Caribbean Week will follow on June 11 and 12, immediately after the Second Annual Caribbean Tourism Summit (ACTS) being held in Washington, D.C., June 8-10, 2009.

The business-focused summit is attended by Ministers and Directors of Tourism and senior private sector executives. It includes meetings on Capitol Hill as well as internal strategic planning meetings between CTO and CHTA officials.

The majority of Caribbean Week’s special sessions and activities will be held at the New Yorker Hotel at 481 Eighth Avenue at 34th Street. Other evening events and receptions will take place at The Plaza Hotel and Manhattan Center.