Hon. Richard Sealy, recently elected Chairman of the CTO, will be a keynote speaker at the anticipated Soccerex Americas Forum, scheduled to take place in Barbados October 21 and 22 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. Minister Sealy will join other keynote speakers, like Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber.

The panel session on medical tourism, part of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) State of the Industry Conference last week, explored opportunities in medical, health and wellness offerings as a means of diversifying the tourism product.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) joins the world in commemorating September 27 as World Tourism Day 2014.

While Apple Leisure Group has a long-term commitment to the Caribbean, its CEO, Alex Zozaya, warned last week that challenges exist that require a coordinated effort among all Caribbean countries to maintain a healthy relationship.

Hotel developments and airport upgrades dominated news from several tourism directors speaking at CTO's State of the Industry Conference here. Leading off was Beverly Nicholson-Doty, commissioner of tourism for the U.S. Virgin Islands and outgoing chairman of CTO.

Barbados' Tourism and International Transport Minister Richard Sealy is the new Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). He replaces United States Virgin Islands Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty, who ended her two-year term on Wednesday.