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The Official E-Newsletter of the Caribbean Tourism Organization
Welcome to the September issue of the
CTO News,
the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s e-newsletter. As a partner and
stakeholder in Caribbean tourism, we’ve created this as a tool to
help keep you up to date on issues, events and opportunities
impacting the region. We welcome your participation and feedback..
Please feel free to e-mail us at
ctofeedback@lhammond..com to express your views or
offer suggestions for future content.
 CTO
Ministers and Commissioners to Meet in St.. Lucia Ahead of FCCA
Conference
Ministers and Commissioners of Tourism from Member Countries of the
Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) gather in St. Lucia next month
for the organization’s Annual General Meeting.
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 Britain
Celebrates the Caribbean with Caribbean Month
Britain's Caribbean Month—September—is this year opening with a
range of trade-focused events to keep the Caribbean and its appeal
front of mind with the travel trade, consumers and the media.
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 CTO
to Play Key Role in Climate Change Awareness Programme
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), is to play an important
role in a regional programme designed to mitigate the impact of
climate change on the economic and social development of the
Caribbean .
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 Calling
All Travel Agents and Canadian-based Media for Caribbean Week in
Canada’s Awards Programme
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), in collaboration with the
RMR Group, will celebrate a high-producing retail travel agent
during Caribbean Week in Canada , 23 October to 1 November, 2009.
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 Prize
Trips Needed for Caribbean Week in Canada 2009
The CTO is currently soliciting submissions for hotel stays to be
presented as prize-trip giveaways for various events taking place
throughout Caribbean Week in Canada , 23 October – 1 November, 2009.
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 CTO
Continues Media Training Workshops in Curacao
For the second time in a month, Curacao has been excellent hosts for
a media training workshop conducted by the Caribbean Tourism
Organization.
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 CTO
Reporting on Chapter News
As part of the reorganization of the CTO Chapters’ system, the
travel agent members have now an opportunity to participate in an
online platform to continue their education and awareness of the
Caribbean tourism product.
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 OneCaribbean.org
Update
Did you know that on average,
OneCaribbean.org
registers more than 36,000 visitor sessions per month (over a
thousand per day), and visitors spend roughly half an hour online,
browsing and downloading over 20,000 files? As expected, the most
visited area is on tourism statistics, with the UK mini-site running
a close second. CTO seeks to capitalize on this traffic and will
soon sell ads on the Web site. Further details to come in subsequent
newsletters.
 ANGUILLA
CTO News celebrates the accomplishments of one CTO member
destination each month. This month, our spotlight is on Anguilla
!
Consisting of 35 square miles of magic, history, beauty and bliss,
Anguilla has earned the reputation of having the best beaches in the
world. Anguilla ’s 33 pristine beaches are all public. Equally
uncrowded and unspoiled, each cove, bay and stretch of sand is
marked by unique characteristics such as rock and coral formations
and picturesque tropical plants.
The Travel Channel
recently voted Anguilla as the “number one world’s best all around
beaches.” For more information on travel to Anguilla , please visit
online at
www.anguilla-vacation.com or call
(800) 553-4939.
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), with headquarters in
Barbados and marketing operations in New York , London and Toronto ,
is the Caribbean ’s tourism development agency and comprises
membership of over 30 member governments and a myriad of private
sector entities.
The CTO’s mission is to provide to and through its members, the
services and information needed for the development of sustainable
tourism for the economic and social benefit of the Caribbean people.
The organization provides specialized support and technical
assistance to member countries in the areas of marketing, human
resource development, research and statistics, information
technology and sustainable tourism development. The CTO disseminates
information on behalf of its member governments to consumers and the
travel trade.
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