The Caribbean Tourism Organizations main objective is the development of
sustainable tourism
Sustainable tourism is a concept that covers the complete tourism experience, including concern for Impacts of tourism, economic, social, and environmental issues as well as attention to improving tourists' experiences and addressing the needs o ...
for the economic and social benefit of
Caribbean
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people.
Operations
The CTO, with headquarters in Barbados, is the Caribbean’s tourism development agency. Its member countries and territories include the Dutch, English, French and Spanish, as well as a myriad of private sector allied members.
Among other functions, the organization provides specialized support and technical assistance in sustainable tourism development, marketing, communications, advocacy, human resource development, event planning and execution, and research and information technology.
The CTO is a marketing and business development entity dedicated to promoting the Caribbean brand worldwide. The CTO, with headquarters in Barbados, comprises 25 member states,
TO corporate website including Anglophone Caribbean, English, French, Spanish and Dutch countries and territories, as well as private sector allied members. These include the Caribbean Hotel Association. companies, organizations and persons providing products and services to the Caribbean tourism industry
Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as ...
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History
The CTO was established in 1989 with the merger of the Caribbean Tourism Association (founded in 1951) and the Caribbean Tourism Research and Development Center (founded in 1974)
The body is primarily involved in the joint promotion and marketing of Caribbean tourist destinations in North America
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and Europe
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See also
* World Tourism Organization
The United Nations World Tourism Organization or UN Tourism (formerly UNWTO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which promotes responsible, sustainable and universally-accessible tourism. Its headquarters are in Madrid, Spain. Othe ...
References
CTO: Region earned over US$23b from tourismThe Caribbean Tourism Organization pushes for a more sustainable tourism productCTO Conference on sustainable tourismStatement by the Caribbean Tourism Organization
Business organisations based in Barbados
Traveling business organizations
Travel-related organizations
Tourism in the Caribbean
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