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A section of Guyana's Splashmin's Fun Park and Resort.

GUYANA | “A viable Tourism Industry can help sustain Hinterland Development”- Minister Gaskin

GUYANA, Monday, June 05, 2017 - Minister of Business and Tourism, Dominic Gaskin said that Guyana has the most beautiful and most interesting places that are sustainable tourists’ destinations.

June 6, 2017
Published in Tourism

Director of Tourism Rosa Harris says as soon as a storm is anticipated, guests are eligible for a full refund at participating hotels, condos and villas islandwide

CAYMAN ISLANDS | Gov't offers money back guarantee for visits interrupted by hurricanes

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, June 4, CMC – The government of the Cayman Islands has sought to assure potential visitors that there will be no need for concern, if their visit is interrupted by inclement weather.

June 4, 2017
Published in Tourism

Tourism Minister Shamfa Cudjoe hopes to position Tobago as a preferred leisure destination

TOBAGO | Tourism Minister hopes to market Tobago as a premier travel destination

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, May 7, CMC – Tourism Minister Shamfa Cudjoe hopes to position the island as a preferred leisure destination particularly for international travelers.

May 7, 2017
Published in Tourism

BAHAMAS | Gov't signs heads of agreement regarding management of Baha Mar

NASSAU, Bahamas, May 1, CMC – The Bahamas government says it has signed a heads of agreement with CTFE, an 88 year old, family-owned, international business enterprise, regarding the management of the multi-billion dollar Baha Mar tourism project.

May 1, 2017
Published in Tourism

Tourism Minister Shamfa Cudjoe, says the TDA will be replaced by two separate agencies one with oversight for Tobago and the other for Trinidad.

TRINIDAD | Government to abolish Tourism Development Authority

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Mar 10, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it will dissolve the Tourism Development Authority (TDA) as it announced new initiatives to develop the tourism sector.

March 10, 2017
Published in Tourism

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, speaks at the 2016 Tourism Service Excellence Programme, (TSEP) awards presentation ceremony on March 4, at the Hyatt Ziva Resort in St. James.

JAMAICA | Gov't to implement long awaited pension scheme for tourism workers

MONTEGO BAY, March 6, 2017 - The long awaited pensionnplan for workers in the tourism industry, is expected to come on stream in September of this year.

March 6, 2017
Published in Tourism

Impressive but challenging year for regional tourism

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Dec. 22, CMC – Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), Hugh Riley, says 2016 has been an impressive but also challenging year for tourism in the region.

December 23, 2016
Published in Tourism

The head of the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) Bill Hanbury

BERMUDA-No room for politics in tourism says CEO

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec 19, CMC – The head of the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) has hit out at the interference of politics, saying it has no place in the industry.

December 19, 2016
Published in Tourism

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