The Cayman Islands will host the subsequent tourism business convention this 12 months, as per an area news outlet.
This time round, the high-profile occasion named “Caribbean Tourism — Fueling Our Lifeblood,” will convey collectively business leaders to debate new avenues for tourism development and improvement, airline business sustainability and extra.
The convention might be held from Sept. 2-6 on the Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort and Spa.
The attendee checklist is but to be revealed, however it’s anticipated that the most important gamers within the business will actively take part.
“As tourism solidifies its position because the area’s main financial driver, SOTIC convenes a various array of regional and world leaders, thought leaders, decision-makers, and influencers,” the Caribbean Tourism Group mentioned in an announcement.
“Collectively, they may strategize on fostering competitiveness and sustainable development throughout the business.”
This convention comes proper at a time when the Caribbean tourism business as a complete is breaking all historic data.
Knowledge collected throughout nations and territories present that not less than 11 islands are making a miraculous restoration within the aftermath of the pandemic.
Most of those locations are increasing their lodge infrastructure, enhancing their worldwide ports and airports and creating hundreds of latest jobs within the hospitality business.
Now greater than ever, worldwide vacationers have been seduced by the paradise seashores of the Caribbean and its brand-new all-inclusives.
The Journey and World Tour collected data from top-performing Caribbean locations within the first and second quarters of final 12 months, and that is how tourism elevated:
| Vacation spot | Q1 vs 2023 | Q2 vs 2023 |
| Curaçao | +27% | +22% |
| Grenada | +25% | +22% |
| US Virgin Islands | +23% | +9% |
| Aruba | +21% | +15% |
| Sint Maarten | +21% | +15% |
| Puerto Rico | +18% | +16% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | +18% | +16% |
| Cayman Islands | +16% | + |
Final 12 months, this business had a complete staggering enhance of 14.3 %, surpassing all world restoration figures, in response to the Caribbean Tourism Group (CTO).
Islands just like the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, St. Maarten, Anguilla, the Turks & Caicos, Aruba, Curaçao, Guyana, Grenada, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic exceeded all 2019 numbers. Probably the most spectacular side is that the majority of them achieved this with a 50% restoration charge.
“Primarily based on preliminary knowledge supplied thus far by the locations within the Caribbean, vacationer visits had been roughly 32.2 million in 2023,” which is a determine by no means seen earlier than, said CTO Secretary-Basic Dona Regis-Prosper.
