Concerned with stagnant tourism, Caribbean to promote the region as a single destination

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The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) will next month celebrate its 25th anniversary amidst a call for the region to be promoted as a single destination. CTO Chairman, Beverly Nicholson Doty, in a Christmas message, said that her wish for the sector in 2014 was that Caribbean countries commit themselves to promoting the region as one destination Read full article

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GeoffWard2
It will be interesting to see whether Cuba is part of the Caribbean-Package, or whether it will be a black-hole in the package ... sort of like the Bermuda Triangle where 'things go in but nothing comes out'.

Has the Caribbean Tourism team asked the permission of the USA to include Cuba?
Dec 19th, 2013 - 10:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
@ 1 GeoffWard2

Guantanamo Bay works for me!
Dec 19th, 2013 - 03:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
I don't see the point of visiting an area rife with poverty, gangsterism, crime, murder. Might as well go to argieland. And who'd go there unless they had a death wish? I wouldn't go to argieland without enough weaponry and protection for a regiment of US Marines. Tourist objective? If you go to argieland, plant landmines!
Dec 19th, 2013 - 08:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Stevie
conq
You wouldn't?
That's great news!!!
Dec 19th, 2013 - 08:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
It doesn't work for me, Chris #2.

If a country feels it necessary to incarcerate, it should have the balls to do it on its own territory.
Obama promised to rectify the anomaly, but the opposition have proved too strong to date.

Time for the US to become civilised.
Dec 20th, 2013 - 02:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
@ 5 GeoffWard2

It was only my my (poor) attempt at humour, considering that GB is sited in Cuba. Sorry.

You really don't want to know what I think about GB.
Dec 20th, 2013 - 03:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Cruzansailor
Having lived in the Caribbean for many years I abhor the crime, ignorance and poverty by the inhabitants of most of the islands. Having also lived in Argentina, I abhor the corruption and mismanagement of the “government.” So for the moment it is Uruguay for me. Cuba will have a long way to go go before it becomes a full fledged tourist destination or Expat home. Having just returned from there, the crime is frightening and the infrastructure will need billions of Euros to bring it up to world standards.
Dec 21st, 2013 - 03:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Stevie
Not another one... What's wrong with your own countries???
Dec 21st, 2013 - 09:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
We just lervv the sun, sand and sea, the people and the lesser level of 'control' ... I was going to say 'the lesser level of (state) surveillance' but that seems to have invaded Brasil also!
The downsides are there, of course, but I've been lucky so far and the bullets have not had my name on them.
Dec 21st, 2013 - 01:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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A_Voice
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I don't understand British Ex-pats...you are a Euro citizen you can legally live along the Med..for Sun, sea and sand... where there are no bullets with your name on...
You could rent a decent 2 bed apartment for 500 euros a month...and pop over to blighty in an hour or two, to re-Britishify yourself...every now and then for less than a 50 quid...flight.
Dec 23rd, 2013 - 02:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
You see, Voice, we just love you and yours.
Dec 23rd, 2013 - 03:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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A_Voice
If that 's the case GeoffWards, you would be closer in the Med as I'm there quite often...currently being in the West Highlands of Scotland....I hop about a bit....
...Hopscotch....
Two hours and I'm in the Med...but only one because I'm time travelling....;-)
Dec 23rd, 2013 - 04:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
It's a dour, dour time to be in the W Highlands,

and, yes, we all do a bit of time-travelling ... time zones, date-line, and just generally mooching around the globe - which I still enjoy.
My presents for Christmases and the passin' of the years come as travel .. I've got everything I will ever need (distilled to the basic necessities).
Dec 23rd, 2013 - 06:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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A_Voice
Aye it's dour and dreich at the moment...but there's snow capping the hills...so it looks the part...
Stick with whatever suits you best...Merry Christmas...;-)
Dec 23rd, 2013 - 06:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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