Flags of CTO Member Countries Hoisted along Kim Collins Highway

As St. Kitts and Nevis prepares to host the 12th Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) State of the Industry Conference, flags of the member states have been mounted on the new light poles along the Kim Collins Highway.

The flags of Anguilla, The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Lucia, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands, St. Vincent and Puerto Rico are among those mounted.

Scores of tourism industry stakeholders including Ministers of Tourism have begun to arrive for the Conference which has as its theme: “Developing a Winning Strategy.”

Outgoing CTO Chairman, St. Kitts and Nevis Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Sen. the Hon. Richard “Ricky” Skerritt, said that the theme for the October 10th to 12th Conference was chosen to reflect the urgent need for all involved in Caribbean tourism to focus on global competitiveness.

Minister Skerritt also called on local tourism stakeholders of St. Kitts and Nevis to make good use of this opportunity to network with their regional tourism counterparts in a high-level conference setting.

“I have no doubt that local participants will have an excellent opportunity to interact with, and challenge, some impressive presenters here next week. I implore all who benefit from tourism to take full advantage of the new information that this conference will present,” he said.

The Conference from October 10th to 12th at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino is being organized jointly by the St. Kitts Tourism Authority and the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis.

The CTO State of the Industry conference also brings together public and private sector tourism industry leaders from the 32 member-countries of the CTO, as well as members of the international media.

It will also showcase the new Chairman of the CTO’s Council of Ministers who will be elected on Wednesday 10th October to serve for a period of two years.

Recently elected President of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), Hotelier Richard Doumeng, will also be in attendance.

Delegates will join in discussions on matters related to consumer requirements amidst the changing face of global tourism, and will have a number of opportunities to network with Ministers, Commissioners, Directors of Tourism, hoteliers, business leaders, air transportation representatives, and future leaders.

The conference will be preceded on Wednesday afternoon by a Tourism Youth Congress at the auditorium of the East Caribbean Central Bank, which is also open to the general public.