Caribbean Tourism Organization

The Caribbean Tourism Organization headquarters

The Caribbean Tourism Organization's main objective is the development of sustainable tourism for the economic and social benefit of Caribbean people. The CTO provides to and through its public and private sector members, the services and information to accomplish this goal.

Operations

The CTO, with headquarters in Barbados and offices in New York and London, is the Caribbean’s tourism development agency comprising membership of the region’s finest countries and territories including Dutch, English, French and Spanish, as well as a myriad of private sector allied members. The CTO’s vision is to position the Caribbean as the most desirable, year round, warm weather destination, and its purpose is Leading Sustainable Tourism - One Sea, One Voice, One Caribbean. Among the benefits to its members the organization provides specialized support and technical assistance in sustainable tourism development, marketing, communications, advocacy, human resource development, event planning & execution and research & information technology. In addition the CTO, in partnership with the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association, jointly and equally owns the Caribbean Tourism Development Company, a marketing and business development entity dedicated to promoting the Caribbean brand worldwide.

countries, including 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.

CTO's offices are located in the USA, UK, Canada and Barbados. CTO Chapters are located in France, Germany, the Netherlands, across the U.S. and in the Caribbean. Xp

History

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 and Europe.

Media Agency

Appointed the7stars as their media planning and buying agency in 2010.

Member countries

• Anguila
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Cuba
• Dominica
• French overseas departments:
  • Martinique
  • Saint Martin
• Grenada
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Jamaica
• Kingdom of the Netherlands:
  • Bonaire
  • Curaçao
  • Sint Eustatius
  • Sint Maarten
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Trinidad and Tobago
• British overseas territories:
  • Anguilla
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Montserrat
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
• United States territories:
  • Puerto Rico
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
• Venezuela

References

• CTO: Region earned over US$23b from tourism
• The Caribbean Tourism Organization pushes for a more sustainable tourism product
• CTO Conference on sustainable tourism
• Statement by the Caribbean Tourism Organization

External links

• Caribbeantravel.com - Official tourism site of the Caribbean
• OneCaribbean.org - Official tourism business website of the Caribbean Tourism Organization
• CaribbeanWeek.ca - Highlights of Toronto's annual Caribbean Week