The Caribbean’s greatest journey convention is coming to the land of 365 seashores. Subsequent Could, Antigua and Barbuda is internet hosting the Caribbean Lodge and Tourism Affiliation’s Caribbean Journey Market convention.
The announcement was made in the course of the Caribbean Tourism Group’s State of the Tourism Trade Convention in Grand Cayman, the place Caribbean Journal is reporting on the bottom.
The annual “Market” occasion brings collectively consumers, suppliers and journey business stakeholders from around the globe.
“Market is undisputedly the Caribbean’s largest and premier advertising occasion, and we’re delighted that Antigua and Barbuda would be the website for this necessary gathering of Caribbean suppliers and world consumers, the place new and established stakeholders can acquire entry to the varied choices of journey merchandise and experiences all through the area,” CHTA President Nicola Madden-Greig advised Caribbean Journal.
Subsequent yr’s occasion, which runs Could 18-22, is predicted to draw as much as two thousand delegates.
“With main infrastructure and lodge developments in addition to strong airlift, the dual island vacation spot is just not solely a premier regional vacation spot however conveniently accessible to vacationers. As a pure hub for the Japanese Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda is served by each main airline flying to the area. That makes us accessible from all major and secondary markets in The Americas, UK/Europe and the Caribbean, by nonstop service and simple connections,” stated Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister Charles “Max” Fernandez.
The information comes as Antigua and Barbuda continues to place up vital tourism numbers, a development that has continued for the reason that vacation spot’s tourism reopening in the course of the pandemic.
“With a 16 p.c improve in stay-over arrivals this yr, surpassing 2019’s report ranges, our twin-island nation has change into a focus for worldwide journey and funding,” stated Colin James, CEO of the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority. “The convention is anticipated to attract as much as two thousand attendees, additional establishing the vacation spot as a first-rate location for the important thing MICE (Conferences, Incentives Conferences, and Exhibitions) market.”
The occasion might be hosted on the new convention facility on the American College of Antigua, which performed host to the current United Nations Small Island Creating States convention.
