As is customary in June of each year, the Caribbean will collectively showcase its vacation attributes to New Yorkers and visitors to New York City. The Region will be showcased as the premiere desirable warm weather destination through the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Caribbean Week.
An unmatched programme is being planned, offering CTO member countries and private sector partners unrivalled opportunities to marry and showcase all the appealing and attractive features of the Caribbean in one celebratory event. These features include culinary, culture and heritage, and many other aspects of the Caribbean’s diverse product offerings and experiences. One of the main objectives of Caribbean Week is to offer opportunities for Caribbean government officials, private sector executives and industry partners to sell their destinations, and build relationships for year round business development.
Caribbean Week creates and opportunity for the engagement of New York’s Caribbean Community of over 60 million strong and growing – focusing on the pride in our heritage as one of the most diverse cultures in the world, while aiming to generate significant brand exposure for the CTO, its members and sponsors.
The week also includes the CTO Business meetings. Anguilla is being represented by a contingent that includes the Hon Chief Minister and Minister of Tourism Mr Victor Banks, the Hon Parliamentary Secretary Tourism Mr Cardigan Connor and the Permanent Secretary responsible for Tourism Mr Foster Rogers.
The CTO Caribbean Week events will take place at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City. The Week of events runs from June 1st – 5th 2016.
While in New York, Mr Banks and the delegation will also attend the 20th annual Celebration of Anguilla Day events organized by the Anguilla Progressive Association of New York.
The Hon Minister of Social Development Mr Evans McNiel Rogers will act as Chief Minster in Mr Banks’ absence.