The Trinidad & Tobago Tourism Board has just rolled out a promotional campaign in Spain because its front office believes the twin-island nation could draw far more visitors from this country based on common cultural values they share –like the language. Within the framework of the EIBTM 2008 tradeshow held in Barcelona, Spain, Caribbean News Digital talked exclusively with Mr. Littles about these topics.
Jamaica is determined to raise the bar as a MICE travel destination by taking advantage, among many niceties the island nation has to offer, of the opening of new Spanish hotels, a move that’s will also make the Caribbean country get a tighter hold on its traditional outbound markets in the Old World and open up to emerging ones in such regions as Eastern Europe. Patricia Samuels talked exclusively with Caribbean News Digital about these issues.
Anthony’s Keys Resort is perched on a lavish natural setting of a private island off Honduras. For more than 40 years, its dolphin programs has turned the resort into the dreamland of people interested in both the habitat and smart behavior of these fascinating sea mammals. With occupancy rates way above 80 percent all throughout 2008, Anthony’s Keys Resort continues to aim high on the road ahead. In this exclusive interview with Caribbean News Digital, its general manager talks about the facility’s future plans and expectations.
The Caribbean Tourism Organization remains committed to the advance of travel and tourism in the region. Together with the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) and their joint marketing and business arm, the Caribbean Tourism Development Company (CTDC), CTO is pursuing a hands-on policy aimed at strengthening the region’s traditional markets and tapping into a number of emerging markets that are becoming increasingly important for the sector everywhere under the sun. In this exclusive interview with Caribbean News Digital, CTO Interim Secretary General Hugh Riley speaks fluently about those new plans in the pipeline and the new challenges for his organization on the road ahead.
SuperClubs has a longstanding tradition as one of the fastest-growing, trendsetting hotel chain in the entire Caribbean region. Its adherence to providing excellence and top-notch service every step of the way has certainly put this company in the preference of millions of visitors from North America and Europe, though larger amounts of Latin American sunbathers are now flocking to its resorts. Though small when stacked up to other big-time chains from around the world, SuperClubs continues to elbow its way through in the competitive hotel and leisure market with a footprint of its own. In this exclusive interview with Caribbean News Digital, John Issa, the company’s president and owner, speaks enthusiastically about his vision of the ongoing situation and the plans the future holds for SuperClubs.
Puerto Rico has never homed in on the European and Latin American markets as other Caribbean island have done. The reason? The U.S. has always been by far its top outbound market. However, that perspective has changed in recent years and in addition to putting Europe’s major travelers in the crosshairs, the island nation has also set its smart money on emerging markets like Russia and China.