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Speaking at the press launch for the event, Bartlett argued that although tourism was undoubtedly one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing sectors, it faced many challenges, which include terrorism, pandemics, natural disasters, catastrophes, economic uncertainty and the ever-changing demands of travellers.
He emphasised that TOS 2016, which is slated for December, would provide the ideal opportunity for national and regional tourism policymakers and stakeholders to examine these issues and discuss ways to address them in order to foster continued growth.
“The seminar will also look at how we in the northern Caribbean space can develop a model that is going to make us grow at rates that are higher than the current position — because the Caribbean is arguably the slowest-growing destination in world tourism,” the Minister said.
“At the seminar, I will be hosting a summit of tourism Ministers from the region. We are going to discuss how we can change the game from the highly competitive tourism strategies that have not given us growth to a new more collaborative approach,” Bartlett added.
Tourism ministers are expected from The Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, and the Cayman Islands.
The event, which would be held under the theme, ‘Tourism: Navigating Global Changes for Continued Growth,’ is being hosted by the Ministry of Tourism and the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in collaboration with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). While the seminar is being funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).
Source: travelnewsdigest.in