BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Group (CTO) says it is going to highlight its management in sustainable tourism on the Caribbean Competition of Arts (CARIFESTA XV), which will get underway right here on Friday.
The CTO mentioned that it has been working alongside the native organizing committee and the Caribbean Neighborhood (CARICOM) to stage an exhibit within the Sustainability Pavilion on the Grand Market through the 10-day pageant.
It mentioned the interactive sales space will spotlight the group’s mission of advancing sustainable tourism improvement throughout the area, with shows on environmental initiatives, coaching programmes, and inexperienced tourism practices.
“The Sustainability Pavilion permits us to inform the Caribbean’s story of resilience, innovation, and management in sustainable tourism. Our presence at CARIFESTA demonstrates our dedication to advancing tourism that not solely drives financial progress but in addition safeguards our cultural and environmental heritage,” mentioned CTO’s Secretary-Basic, Dona Regis-Prosper.
She described the initiative as a possibility for the area to current a unified message, including that by collaborating in CARIFESTA XV, CTO reinforces its function as a regional chief dedicated to selling sustainable and regenerative tourism via innovation, collaboration, and training.
The Caribbean’s tourism improvement company mentioned a Sustainability Nook will showcase its regional dedication to resilience and environmental stewardship. On the identical time, guests will even find out about upcoming CTO occasions, together with the State of the Tourism Trade Convention (SOTIC) in Barbados in September and the Tourism Human Sources Convention within the British Virgin Islands in October.
As well as, a basic data space will present assets on analysis, tourism improvement, and different precedence applications.
As a part of its contribution to the pageant’s dialogue, CTO mentioned it is going to additionally take part in a panel dialogue on sustainability and cultural integration and can be represented by its Deputy Director for Sustainable Tourism, Narendra Ramgulam, who will emphasise the significance of linking tradition, tourism, and sustainable improvement.
“By this pavilion and our participation in dialogue, CTO is underscoring the significance of embedding resilience and environmental stewardship into our tourism sector,” he mentioned.
