BARBADOS – The Caribbean Tourism Group (CTO) has appointed Aliyyah Shakeer as its new Director of Analysis. With over 15 years of expertise in tourism analysis, technique growth, and coverage evaluation, Shakeer brings a wealth of data and experience to additional strengthen the CTO’s skill to help sustainable tourism development throughout the Caribbean.
In her new function, Shakeer will lead the CTO’s analysis initiatives, ship actionable insights, and form data-driven methods that may improve the area’s competitiveness and sustainability within the world tourism market.
Shakeer holds a Grasp of Arts in Tourism Vacation spot Administration, a Grasp of Enterprise Administration, and a Bachelor’s diploma in Economics and Administration. All through her profession, she has efficiently reworked advanced knowledge into strategic insights, serving to form nationwide tourism insurance policies.
Beforehand, she served because the Supervisor of Planning and Analysis on the Tourism Growth Firm Restricted in Trinidad and Tobago and as a Tourism Analysis and Coverage Analyst at Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Tourism, the place she performed a pivotal function in revising the Nationwide Tourism Coverage.
Previous to becoming a member of the CTO, Shakeer was the Worldwide Technical Relations Coordinator on the Ministry of Digital Transformation. On this capability, she managed donor relations and efficiently secured monetary and technical help for numerous nationwide tasks, additional honing her abilities in stakeholder engagement, growth financing, and venture administration.
Dona Regis-Prosper, CEO and Secretary-Basic of the CTO welcomed Shakeer to the group: “We’re delighted to have Aliyyah Shakeer be part of our group as Director of Analysis. Her in depth expertise in tourism analysis and technique growth shall be invaluable as we work in direction of a extra aggressive and sustainable Caribbean tourism trade.”
Shakeer expressed her enthusiasm for the brand new function: “I’m excited to affix the CTO group and contribute to the event of the area’s tourism sector. I look ahead to supporting our member international locations and territories as they navigate the challenges and alternatives of right now’s dynamic tourism panorama, making certain that the Caribbean stays a number one world vacation spot.”
The CTO is assured that Shakeer’s experience will play a essential function in driving the area’s tourism analysis agenda and supporting evidence-based decision-making for the continued success of Caribbean tourism.
