In the wake of the catastrophic impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on some member countries, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is adding a special session to the upcoming State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) in Grenada, that will focus on how to recover and rebuild after a major disaster.
Seboka sa lihora tse tharo ka Labone la 12 Mphalane se etselitsoe ho hlahloba le ho hlahloba lintlha le likhothaletso tsa bohlokoa tse lokelang ho nkuoa ha Caribbean e ntse e haha bocha kamora sehlopha se matla sa lifefo tse hlano, haholo-holo, kapa likoluoa tse ling tsa tlhaho tseo e ka tobanang le tsona nakong e tlang.
E tla shebana le litšenyehelo tsa moruo tsa likoluoa, ho kenyeletsoa tšusumetso e ka bang teng ho kakaretso ea lihlahisoa tsa lehae, mesebetsi, litšenyehelo tsa ho aha bocha le nako ea ho hlaphoheloa.
Delegates will hear from leading experts in disaster preparedness and mitigation, recovery, airport development and maintenance, airlines, telecommunications and travel, as well as representatives of the hotel sector and member countries that have experienced, and recovered from, major catastrophes.
“This is the time when not only do we have to focus on the state of the industry as we know it today, but because of the really strong hurricanes that have affected our region this year we have to focus a great deal of attention as well on our economic recovery as an entire region and how to rebuild with the resilience and structural integrity to protect ourselves in the future,” the CTO’s secretary general Hugh Riley said.
Following the session a report will be produced to guide governments and stakeholders on how to move forward in this difficult time.
The State of the Tourism Industry Conference, which has as its theme, Supercharging the Caribbean Brand: Meeting the Needs of the New Explorers, is being organised by the CTO in collaboration with the Grenada Tourism Authority and Grenada’s ministry of tourism, and will be held from 10-13 October at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort. The conference will be preceded by business meetings on 9 and 10 October.
Likopano tsa bohlokoa tsa kopano li kenyelletsa Infusing Dynamism in Caribbean Tourism, Ke Bo-mang Ba Batlileng ba Bacha, Mehlala ea Khoebo ea Rock, Ho Fetola Metsi a Rōna Hore e be Liminerale Tsa Khauta - Ho Tsetela Moruong o Putsoa, Tšebelisano e Matla: Riding The Technology Wave, le Spicing Up the Caribbean Brand.
The highly anticipated tourism youth congress and a Stakeholders Speak Out session are also part of the programme.
For further details on the conference, including how to register, please visit http://sotic.onecaribbean.org/.
