Theme Announced for the 28th Annual Caribbean Tourism Conference

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the United States Virgin Islands Department of Tourism have announced the theme for the 28th annual Caribbean Tourism Conference (CTC-28).

The conference, the Caribbean´s premier tourism educational and networking event, will have as its theme, Tourism: The Business of the Caribbean.

“It´s a theme that strikes at the essence of the importance of tourism to the Caribbean region while emphasizing tourism as a business,” said Pamela C. Richards, commissioner of tourism for the USVI and chairman of CTO.

CTC-28 will be held at the Marriott Frenchman´s Reef and Morning Star Beach Resort in St. Thomas, USVI from October 21-26. CTO and the USVI are working together to produce a program which includes plenary sessions, workshops and opportunities to enjoy the heritage of St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John.

A series of business meetings, including meetings of the executive committee, ministers and commissioners of tourism and the board of directors will immediately precede the conference.