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The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), representing 33 member states, is the region's umbrella agency for international promotion of the industry.
It is made up of government and private sector operatives in tourism. Its members include destination countries and private companies involved in providing holidays to the region - such as airlines, hotels, cruise operators and travel agencies.
The agency is based in Barbados with marketing offices in the United States (New York), the United Kingdom (London) and Canada (Toronto).
The CTO's mission is to provide to and through its members, the services and information needed for the development of sustainable tourism for the economic and social benefit of the Caribbean people.
The organization provides specialized support and technical assistance to member countries in the areas of marketing, human resource development, research and statistics, information technology and sustainable tourism development. The CTO disseminates information on behalf of its member governments to consumers and the travel trade.
Through its CTO Foundation the organization also offers annual scholarships to help develop knowledge and skills in the hospitality sector. Scholarships worth some US$31,000 have already been awarded to more than a dozen Caribbean nationals for 2008. Since its inception, the CTO Foundation has provided nearly 50 major scholarships and over 90 study grants.
There are chapters of the CTO around the world, their key objective being to promote travel to the Caribbean.
They work to encourage tourism that is sensitive to the economic, social and cultural interests of the Caribbean people. They aim to preserves the natural environment of the Caribbean whilst providing the highest quality of service to visitors.
CTO Head Office, One Financial Place, Culloden Road, St. Michael, Barbados
T: (246) 427-5242
F: (246) 429-3065
E: ctobarbados at caribtourism.com
W: www.doitcaribbean.com
CTO, 80 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA
T: (212) 635-9530
F: (212) 635-9511
E: ctony at caribtourism.com
CTO, 22 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1BP United Kingdom
T: 44 20 8948 0057
F: 44 208 948 0057
E: ctolondon at caribtourism.com
CTO, 512 Duplex Avenue, Toronto, M4R 2E3, Canada
T: (416) 485-8724
F: (416) 485-8256
E: ctotoronto at caribtourism.com
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