The Caribbean Tourism Organisation has announced it will close its offices in New York and London as it seeks to rebalance its finances. There will also be a comprehensive audit of the Barbados office, the organisation announced.
Dominic Fedee, chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation said: “Over the past two decades, there has been much discussion surrounding the promotion and development of tourism in the Caribbean, the world’s most tourism dependent region. While there have been many visions, plans, papers written and philosophies espoused, there has been widespread acceptance that much improvement is needed to elevate tourism development in the region.”
Consequently, in order to play a stronger role in the new era of tourism development, there is a need to reinvent and reposition the organisation as a pillar upon which tourism advancement can rest.
This restructuring exercise is expected to significantly reduce the operational expenditures of Caribbean Tourism Organisation, giving it more capacity to undertake its key functions of regional marketing, statistics and product development.
The Caribbean Tourism Organisation is the region’s tourism development agency, with 24 Dutch, English, Spanish and French country members and a myriad of private sector allied members.
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