Regional Tourism Conference to Begin This Month

Principal of the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor Sir Hilary Beckles will deliver the feature address at the sixth annual Tourism Human Resources Conference this month in Barbados.

Sir Hilary will speak on the conference theme, "Enhancing Caribbean Tourism Human Resources through Partnerships and Innovation”, at the opening ceremony of the 23 - 25 May international event.

During the three day conference, tourism human resources professionals from the public and private sectors, tourism educators and trainers and consultants will approach the theme from a number of angles.

These include effective leadership and employee engagement, how to recognize and nurture leadership at all levels of an organization and how to leverage resources across boundaries.

The conference which is being organized by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), will also include a workshop “aimed at breathing life into the workplace. This workshop – Waking up the Tourism Workplace – is one of two intensive practical learning sessions to be presented by experts in the various fields.”

The other workshop will focus on innovation and creativity in the workplace,” the CTO said in a statement. CTO is partnering with the UWI and the Barbados Hospitality Institute – Hotel PomMarine, to organize the conference.