CTO has been internet hosting the Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Awards from 2000 to coincide with the beginning of the brand new millennium

The Caribbean Tourism Group (CTO) on February 15, 2023, introduced the winners of the Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Awards Competitors 2022 at a Digital Awards Perform.

CTO has been internet hosting the Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Awards from 2000 to coincide with the beginning of the brand new millennium, in searching for to assist and promote the sustainable improvement of tourism within the Caribbean.

The Awards purpose to determine and showcase sustainable tourism good practices undertaken in CTO member international locations within the Caribbean and is open to particular person entrepreneurs, vacation spot administration organizations, tourism companies and others, which have developed revolutionary tourism associated merchandise, companies or experiences and in implementing these initiatives adhere to accountable and sustainable tourism practices.

“On the core of all CTO’s efforts is advocating for the sustainable and inclusive progress of Caribbean tourism, in direction of a viable, resilient and accountable tourism sector. This requires cautious consideration of tourism’s influence on native communities that dwell, work and thus assist the tourism economic system in our many locations, with equal care and a spotlight to advertise conservation and accountable use of our useful but fragile pure assets, cultural and heritage property,” stated Neil Walters, Performing Secretary Common of the CTO, delivering opening remarks on the Digital Awards Perform.

He added that, “The Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Awards present a platform to recognise the efforts made by the regional tourism sector in advancing the sustainable tourism improvement agenda and proceed to be an important a part of CTO’s efforts to reward sustainability champions in Caribbean tourism. Importantly, the Awards endeavour to rejoice initiatives that improve the Caribbean tourism worth proposition, whereas positioning the area as the final word sustainable tourism zone. On this regard, we commend all 27 candidates that submitted entries for the 2022 Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Awards. You’re all winners!”

The 2022 version of the Awards comprised of 5 classes: Excellence in Sustainable Tourism Award, Vacation spot Stewardship and Resilience Award, Tourism Well being and Security Award, Group-Based mostly Tourism Award and the Tourism Training and Coaching Award.

The CTO assembled an Award Choice Committee comprising a cadre of regional and worldwide specialists representing varied areas of the tourism sector, together with tourism improvement specialists and practitioners, teachers and regional consultants to evaluate submissions. Following the assessment by the distinguished panel of judges, the outcomes of the Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Awards 2022 are: