Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Industries (MTIC) at the head of a delegation composed of members of the Promotion Department of the Ministry and Maryse Noel, her Director General, participates this week at Caribbean Week taking place in New York.

Caribbean is the major economic driver in the Caribbean. So it would be natural that it should be viewed as the major mechanism for dealing with many of the region’s developmental issues. That was the view put forth here Wednesday by St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams.

The next generation of Caribbean tourism leaders is about to get some inspiration from the youthful chief of one of the region’s major resort companies during Caribbean Week.

The Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Beverly Nicholson-Doty will lead the agency’s efforts to engage Canada’s largest city at Caribbean Week Toronto from 23-27 June. Ms. Nicholson-Doty will appear at CTO-organized events during the week.

Adventure travel is the antithesis of lying on the perfect Caribbean beach and is a quickly developing tourism niche market currently estimated at US$263 billion. During Caribbean Week New York, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) plans to position the region’s adventure travel product for its share of this burgeoning market through an interactive workshop for an estimated 100 travel agents.