Researcher to Address Delegates at Caribbean Tourism Conference

San Juan is the venue for the 30th annual Caribbean Tourism Conference (CTC-30), set for October 19 to 24 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center. The theme of this year’s conference is “The Next Generation: Learning from the Past, Preparing for the Future.”

For the third year in a row, conference participants will earn continuing education credits through George Washington University for attending the CTC Master Classes. The classes, which are designed for travel agents as well as general delegates, involve in-depth studies of tourism topics using case studies and best practices.

Global warming will be a hot topic at the 9th annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development (STC-9), organized by the Caribbean Tourism Organization and hosted by the Cayman Islands at the Westin Casuarina Resort & Spa in Grand Cayman from May 21 to 24.

Investing in technologies and practices that sustain the environment and reduce global warning makes economic sense, according to Peter Hillenbrand, chairman of the Central Caribbean Marine Institute and the Little Cayman Research Centre, a project of the CCMI.

Hillenbrand, who will address conference delegates on the economics of “greening” a business, contends that businesses need to be convinced of the economic benefits of reducing global warming and affecting changes, which require monetary and cultural investments.

“The best way to have people begin living a more sustainable life is to either scare the heck out of them or demonstrate to governments, businesses and families that with improved technology and the decreasing costs of buying this technology, you will save money and help the environment,” Mr. Hillenbrand said.