The Caribbean Travel Marketplace celebrated its 30th anniversary at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas from January 22th to 24th. The following interview is with Lelei LeLaulu, a well-seasoned travel media specialist, advisor for tourism destinations, sustainable tourism and one of the founders of the Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx).
One day prior to the opening of the Caribbean Travel Marketplace we caught Evelyn Smith, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourism Association on the fly, while attending an executive meeting of the Ministers of Tourism in Nassau. We spoke of the 50 years of the JHTA and its community relationship and its advisory role within the Jamaican government.
TAM is presently one of the most dynamic airlines and features the best international development rate, provides services for over 180 airports among Brazil and other destinations, and plans a continuous expansion as a response to the perspectives of tourism and economic growth in the South American Giant.
Iguazu Falls, nestled in the frontier between Argentina and Brazil, have been recently chosen among the new Seven Wonders of the World, a distinction that will certainly mark a milestone in terms of its development as a destination. That’s the thought of the minister of Tourism at Misiones province, who tells us about the strategy decided by the Argentinean side in a bid to make visits soar to that amazing site.
The famous Iguazu Falls, nestled amid Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, have been recently declared one of the seven new natural wonders of the world, just like another portent that shared by some South American countries: the Amazonia River and its tropical rainforest. A popular travel destination for several years, Iguazu has made headway in terms of air connectivity and hotel capacity in its triple border, as well as the promotion of its product.
In the southern Caribbean, between Guadalupe and Martinique, Dominica obtains direct and indirect incomes from the travel industry, which represent more than the 24 percent of the island’s Gross Domestic Product, with less than 80,000 inhabitants.