Basseterre, St. Kitts (29th August 2017) - St. Kitts-Nevis Hotel and Tourism Association (SKNHTA) is encouraging the general public to register for upcoming Climate Smart Sustainable Tourism Forum organized by the St.Kitts Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with Caribbean Tourism Organization's (CTO). The Forum will provide a tangible opportunity to meet, share best practices, network, and stimulate positive change that yields a truly sustainable Caribbean Tourism Industry.
Themed Good for Us, Better for All, the Climate Smart Sustainable Tourism Forum is an officially listed activity for the "International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development". The event will bring together local, regional, and international representatives from public and private sector tourism entities, as well as development agencies that offer programming in sustainable tourism. The three days of interactive engagements will include best practice sharing in building sustainably managed Caribbean tourism products, practical workshops, experiential field visits, and the presentation ceremony for CTO’s 2017 Sustainable Tourism Awards. Registration is open to all tourism professionals, consultants, destination planners, tourism business operators and students are especially encouraged by the SKNHTA to register.
The Climate Smart Sustainable Tourism Forum, taking place Sept. 6 - 8 at the Ocean Terrace Inn and to deliver the keynote address the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the region's tourism development agency, has partnered with National Geographic Traveler to invite Andrew McCarthy, the magazine's editor-at-large and actor, director and award-winning travel writer.
Hugh Riley, secretary general of the CTO. "Mr. McCarthy has extensive knowledge of the Caribbean, having travelled and written about the many of our member countries. We look forward to his insight on this valuable topic impacting our region," In addition to his role as editor-at-large at National Geographic Traveler, McCarthy has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, Travel + Leisure, AFAR, Men's Journal, Bon Appetit, and many others. He has received six Lowell Thomas awards, and been named Travel Journalist of the Year by The Society of American Travel Writers. His travel memoir, The Longest Way Home, became a New York Times Best Seller, and the Financial Times of London named it one of the Best Books of 2012.
Reasons to attend the Climate Smart forum: “Good for us, better for all” 1. Enhance your working knowledge of sustainability models. 2. Strengthen resiliency through adaptation and mitigation strategies. 3. Discover solutions that help your business to thrive. 4. Network with the experts and forge relationships with partners. 5. Experience St.Kitts.
We wish to invite you to join in on what is going to be a simulating forum which will draw attention to the progression in sustainable destination management in St Kitts and the Caribbean.
*************************
DISCLAIMER
This article was posted in its entirety as received by SKNVibes.com. This media house does not correct any spelling or grammatical error within press releases and commentaries. The views expressed therein are not necessarily those of SKNVibes.com, its sponsors or advertisers
