The Caribbean Tourism Development Company (CTDC) and Air Jamaica both expressed remorse for the passing of Byron Lee. Lee, a musician, was also “a leader, a visionary, a ground-breaker and, in many ways, a true ambassador for Caribbean tourism through the tremendous cultural impact that both he and his music had worldwide,” according to the CTDC statement.

The possible impact on travel of the current global economic crisis will be among major issues discussed by a panel of travel experts at a key event facilitated by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) in London next month.

Tourism Minister Harold Lovell was elected as chair of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) at the CTO’s Annual General Meeting.

Julia Hendry, a renowned 30-plus-year veteran of the Caribbean travel industry who spent her last half a dozen years as UK & Europe Marketing Director for the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), announced this week her decision to step down from her post, probably following WTM in London later this year.

Working in partnership with the Caribbean Tourism Development Company (CTDC), the marketing and business development unit owned equally by the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) and the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Questex Media’s Travel Agent Media Group introduces a new travel agent education portal, CaribbeanTravel.com/Agent, dedicated to serve travel agents specializing in the Caribbean tourism market.

In a major strategic move, CARICOM’s tourism ministers have agreed in principal to mount a joint $60 million annual marketing campaign to aid the regional industry.