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CARIBBEAN NEWS THIS MO N TH’S TOP STORIES FROM THE CARIB B EAN
CREATIVE WRITING FOR SAINT LUCIA
MEET THE CTO MEMBER
DEBBIE CLEARY
Managing Director of Clear Marketing
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WHAT are the benefits of being a CTO member? It ensures we are kept up to date on what is happening in the region through regular meetings and events. The agent training opportunities are excellent too.
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WHAT CTO activities do you get involved in? The CTO keep us very busy – so as many as possible! Agent roadshows, both in the UK and overseas, gives us access to some great travel professionals, allowing us to spread awareness of our resorts in St Lucia, Barbados, Tobago, Mexico and Nevis.
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WHAT’S your Caribbean tip? Never claim to know the Caribbean until you have explored each island. They are all completely unique – the flora and fauna, food, culture, history and people.
Tobago’s new training programme is the go to agent platform
Tobago treats when you train TOURISM Tobago is offering agents the chance to win EDEN ROCK TO REOPEN IN 2019 one of ten goody bags upon completion of the island’s new online training programme. Eden Rock in St Barths The Tobago specialist platform, available at is due to reopen on November tobago101specialist.co.uk, includes six modules which 20, 2019 following a two-year support the island’s recent ‘unspoilt, untouched and renovation. The hotel will undiscovered’ rebranding. Modules include: Tobago’s Eco showcase newly-designed villas Adventures & Nature, Local Culture, People & Heritage and suites along with a new bar, and Sea & Beaches, amongst others. Agents will also restaurant and spa concept. receive selling tips, sample itineraries as well as Located directly on the beach, opportunities for incentives and fam trips. the resort now has three sea The goody bags include a multiview rooms located in the Sand international adapter, charger Bar area as well as three suites cables and battery pack. To win, on ‘the Rock’- two of which have agents need to complete the private swimming pools. The K U training and log their details entire property has also been O T The C heads to on My Booking Rewards. redesigned and refurbished. w o h s Road ne 18, d on Ju tobagorewards.com oetkercollection.com n a tl o t c a S P 20. RSV ru. 19 and velgu a tr n a e caribb com THE THIS month St. Anguilla Martin/St. Maarten Tourist will host its annual Board (ATB) is regional tradeshow celebrating record (SMART), from breaking tourism May 21 - 23, 2019, figures following at the Sonesta its best performing Maho Beach Anguilla is riding a wave The trade head to SMART January. Overall, Resort Casino and stopover arrivals at the beginning of the Spa. The event will feature 15 speakers for year increased by 22% across all international workshops and masterclasses focused markets and arrivals from the UK were up around ‘Innovation & Realisation’ with topics almost 50% from January 2016, the previous including social media strategy, increasing best performing year. customer satisfaction and environmental ivisitanguilla.com practices. shta.com/SMART
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WHAT don’t readers know about Clear Marketing? Readers will know our resorts as they are always in demand – Bodyholiday, Rendezvous, Sugar Beach, Sea Breeze Beach House, to name a few. The hidden gem being the island of Nevis – we try and keep this one quiet as its too special to share!
Clients interested in learning a new skill can now book onto a creative writing retreat in Saint Lucia. Running over seven nights in November this year, the week-long writing course will be held by editor Victoria Pepe at luxury boutique hotel, East Winds. The course is aimed at people who are keen to improve their writing skills in a beautiful setting. Caribtours is offering 25% off when booked by June 30, 2019. eastwinds.com
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