Martinique will be hosting the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Industry Conference from Oct. 16 to Oct. 18, the CTO announced in a release. The official opening will be on October 16, followed by two full days of plenary sessions.

The Caribbean Tourism Association (CTO) is forging ahead with a regional marketing plan intended to make the Caribbean the world’s number one tourism destination by 2017. CTO's Beverly Nicholson-Doty said a regional marketing program had seen many “stops and starts”.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) will lead a mission in the New Year to meet with top ministerial officials and technical personnel in its member countries to seek their assistance in the advancement of better intra-regional air links to help boost tourism in the region.

The world’s third largest cruise line has come out in support of Caribbean Tourism Month, organized by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). Princess Cruises is offering a seven-day Caribbean cruise for two as the main prize for a contest to be run by the CTO during Caribbean Tourism Month in November.