~World Tourism Organization’s regional director for the Americas, Carlos Vogeler to set pace at opening of CTO’s 14th annual Sustainable Tourism Conference in Trinidad & Tobago ~
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (3 April 2013) - The point man in the Americas for tourism’s leading international organization will set the pace for this year’s premier regional gathering on sustainable tourism.
Carlos Vogeler, the regional director for the Americas at the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) - the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism – will deliver the keynote address at the opening of the 14th annual Sustainable Tourism Conference (STC-14), in Trinidad & Tobago. The conference is organized by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) – the international agency responsible for leading sustainable tourism development in the Caribbean – in collaboration with the ministry of tourism of Trinidad & Tobago.
Mr. Vogeler has been stressing the need for tourism planners and practitioners to embrace both the technological and climatic changes that impact on sustainability, and to manage the uncertainties with innovation and a renewed vision. He has also called on tourism-related businesses to be sensitive to the needs of the community even while they focus on profit and return on investment.
“We believe that successful businesses in the future are those that become more sensitive to the society’s needs, companies that behave in a sensitive way towards sustainability – the environment, social, economic and climatic sustainability,” he has said.
Mr. Vogeler will address the opening ceremony on Monday 15 April. The ceremony, which is scheduled to begin at 6:45 PM at the Hyatt Regency, will be preceded by the formal opening of the STC-14 exhibition.
Themed, “Keeping the Right Balance: Enhancing Destination Sustainability Through Products, Partnerships and Profitability,” the conference will explore ways the Caribbean can enhance destination sustainability and competitiveness in the current global environment by examining a number of critical issues.
For more information on STC-14, including how to participate, visit www.caribbeanstc.com.
About the Caribbean Tourism Organization
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), with headquarters in Barbados and offices in New York and London, is the Caribbean’s tourism development agency comprising membership of over 30 countries and territories including Dutch, English, French and Spanish, as well as a myriad of private sector allied members. The CTO’s vision is to position the Caribbean as the most desirable, year round, warm weather destination by 2017, and its purpose is Leading Sustainable Tourism - One Sea, One Voice, One Caribbean.
Among the benefits to its members the organization provides specialized support and technical assistance in sustainable tourism development, marketing, communications, advocacy, human resource development, research and information technology.
In addition the CTO, in partnership with the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association, jointly and equally owns the Caribbean Tourism Development Company, a marketing and business development entity dedicated to promoting the Caribbean brand worldwide.
The CTO’s Headquarters is located at Baobab Tower, Warrens, St. Michael, Barbados BB 22026; Tel: (246) 427-5242; Fax: (246) 429-3065; E-mail: CTObarbados@caribtourism.com.
The CTO’s New York office is located at 80 Broad St., Suite 3302, New York, NY 10004, USA: Tel: (212) 635-9530; Fax: (212) 635-9511; E-mail: CTOny@caribtourism.com;
The CTO’s London office is located at The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1BP, England. Tel: 011 44 208 948 0057; Fax: 011 44 208 948 0067; E-mail: CTOlondon@caribtourism.com;
For more information on the Caribbean Tourism Organization please visit www.OneCaribbean.org.
Get the latest CTO updates on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ctotourism .
Connect with CTO on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanTourismOrganization.
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