Vision and Purpose The CTO’s vision is to position the Caribbean as the most desirable, year-round, warm weather destination and our purpose is Leading Sustainable Tourism – One Sea, One Voice, One Caribbean.

What are the functions of tourism organizations?

Functions of Tourism Organizations: They generally include—research; information and promotion within the country; overseas promotional activities; international relations; development of tourist areas; overall tourism policy and promotion; supporting key tourism interests in a time of financial crisis.

What are the benefits of tourism in the Caribbean?

Benefits of tourism to the Caribbean

• Infrastructure: Tourism helps to pay for facilities which benefit local people such as airports, sports facilities and roads to areas where hotels will be built.
• Government revenue: Departure tax and other charges help increase government revenue and help pay for government services.

  What are the types of tourism organization?

  There are three main types of travelled tourism organisations, which are private, public and voluntary.

  What are the functions of NTO?

  The National Tourist Organisation (NTO) is the body responsible for the formulation and implementation of national tourist policy. It is the proper agency and instrument for the execution of the national government’s responsibilities for the control, direction and promotion of tourism.

  What is role and function of the Ministry of Tourism?

  The Ministry of Tourism, is the nodal agency for the formulation of national policies and programmes and for the co-ordination of activities of various Central Government Agencies, State Governments/UTs and the Private Sector for the development and promotion of tourism in the country.

  What are two benefits of tourism to the Caribbean?

  Increased tourism leads to increased employment. From resorts and hotels to restaurants, clubs, bars, diving schools and other adventure activities, Caribbean countries thrive on the jobs tourists create.

  How does tourism affect the Caribbean?

  From natural habitat loss, reduction in biodiversity, over-exploited land and water resources, pollution (land and marine) and coral reef damage, tourism places a great deal of stress on the natural resources on which it depends.

  What is the mission of the Caribbean Tourism Organization?

  The CTO’s vision is to ‘position the Caribbean as the most desirable, year round, warm weather destination by 2017’, with a focus on sustainable tourism. The CTO’s mission is to provide to and through its members, the services and information needed for the development of sustainable regional tourism and the overall Caribbean tourism product.

  Why is the CTO important to the Caribbean?

  The CTO aims to bring forth closer collaboration in Caribbean tourism among its members, and assists its member countries to maximize on their international marketing opportunities, with a view to focus the world’s attention on the Caribbean as one of the world’s outstanding tourist destinations.

  How can I influence the Caribbean tourism industry?

  You can influence the direction of the Caribbean tourism industry while taking advantage of a range of exclusive benefits, including brand promotion and special discounts on publications and conferences.

  When did tourism start in the Caribbean region?

  Several years earlier, in 1951, tourism was already being seen as having a major role to play in the economic development of Caribbean countries, but there was no organised body to focus the visitor’s thinking on the entire region as a single destination.