The Tobago Tourism Company Restricted (TTAL) shall be main a delegation of private and non-private sector tourism stakeholders to attend the Internationale Tourismus- Börse (ITB) in Berlin, Germany from March 07 to 09, 2023, as they search to reconnect with the European journey market and stimulate enterprise alternatives for Tobago’s on-island tourism stakeholders.
ITB is the world’s main journey commerce present of historic magnitude within the tourism trade, and is perceived to be the Main Journey Business Assume Tank, offering a platform to deal with a very powerful points within the international tourism trade whereas presenting options and finest follow examples to assist mitigate present and future challenges.
Tobago’s joint delegation at ITB 2023 will embody the Hon. Farley Augustine, Chief Secretary of the Tobago Home of Meeting, Councillor Tashia Burris, Secretary for Tourism, Tradition, Antiquities and Transportation, Ms. Alicia Edwards, TTAL Government Chairman, Ms. Perl Henry, TTAL Advertising and marketing Officer, and Mr. Chris James, Ex-Officio member of TTAL’s Board and Speedy Previous President of the Tobago Resort and Tourism Affiliation.
The “Tobago past” stand at ITB – collectively branded with Trinidad Tourism Restricted – may even host representatives of key journey and tourism stakeholders representing the pursuits of vacation spot Tobago, together with regional service Caribbean Airways, Tobago-based tour operator Ted Sunshine Enterprise & Excursions, and the Tobago Distinctive Mattress and Breakfast & Self Catering Affiliation. The delegation of hoteliers attending ITB 2023 – essentially the most in depth illustration of lodging suppliers in TTAL’s historical past of attendance on the occasion – embody Bacolet Seashore Membership, Coco Reef Resort and Spa, Crown Level Seashore Resort, Grafton Seashore Resort / Le Grand Courlan Spa Resort, Half Moon Blue Resorts Ltd, Mount Irvine Bay Resort, and Tropikist Seashore Resort.
Alicia Edwards, Government Chairman of TTAL stated: “As a part of TTAL’s restoration technique for Tobago, it’s important that we be a part of palms with our personal and public sector companions in tourism to make sure that vacation spot Tobago makes a robust comeback within the European journey market. Traditionally, Germany has at all times been an vital journey marketplace for Tobago, second solely to the UK as a supply of worldwide arrivals to the island. Our attendance at ITB Berlin shall be used as an avenue to strengthen enterprise relationships between the profitable German tourism enterprise unit and our vacation spot, forging a pathway to a extra profitable and sustainable way forward for tourism in Tobago.”
To additional capitalize on attendance at ITB, TTAL has partnered with Tourimax, Tobago’s vacation spot representatives in Germany, to conduct a collection of conferences with key European travel-trade companions within the week previous ITB, utilizing a hands-on, direct strategy to have interaction airways, influential journey media, and European tour operators, as Tobago re-focuses efforts to extend customer arrivals from the area.
