Barbados is to stage the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace for the first time.
The 41st event, which brings together buyers and sellers of the region’s tourism products and services, it to be held on May 9-11.
Caribbean Travel Marketplace aims to build on the success of last autumn’s 40th gathering in Puerto Rico.
CHTA president Nicola Madden-Greig said: “CHTA has a very strong relationship with both public and private sector stakeholders in Barbados, and as we position the region’s top earner for robust growth this year, we are delighted to lock arms with our Bajan partners to drive business to the Caribbean.”
Barbados tourism and international transport minister Ian Gooding-Edghill said the island’s tourism industry was undergoing a major post-Covid renaissance and the timing could not be better to host the Caribbean Travel Marketplace.
“We are honoured to host such a pre-eminent gathering of tourism stakeholders from around the world,” he added.