Caribbean Discovery Tours Limited
Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association
9B Fondes Amandes Rd., St. Anns, P.O.S. Trinidad Mobile: (868) 620-1989 Fax: (868) 624-8596 Email: caribbeandiscoverytours@yahoo.com Website: www.caribbeandiscoverytours.com
Apt 1, Lambeau Credit Union Bldg Auchenskeoch Road, Carnbee, Tobago P.O. Box 295, Scarborough, Tobago Tel/Fax: (868) 639-9543 Email: tobagohoteltourismassoc@gmail.com Website: www.tobagohoteltourism.com
Caribbean Discovery Tours, a pioneer of eco-tourism in Trinidad and Tobago, offers expertly guided kayaking, hiking, camping and scuba adventures, and services for academics and film-makers. On his travels, Stephen Broadbridge, Managing Director, has photographed wildlife, birds, wetlands, forests and urban landscapes, and his images have been widely published. Stephen Broadbridge Managing Director
Member of the
The Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association (THTA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 to be the voice of the island’s tourism sector and to represent the diverse interests of all its tourism-related businesses. Like so many Caribbean Islands, Tobago’s economy and workforce are heavily dependent upon tourism and the Association takes seriously the pivotal role it plays between the Government and the Private Sector. The motto of the THTA is “Together! Getting Tobago Tourism Right”. The focus of the Association’s work is on the following prime areas: Marketing: Defining the unique Brand Tobago; having input to national and local marketing campaigns that enhance the Tobago experience for visitors, liaising with overseas representatives in source markets; guiding future development that will ensure the sustainability of the tourism industry and supporting industries, airlift, job training, security and so on.
Caribbean Discovery Tours coproduced the film Wild T&T, documenting the country’s flora and fauna, which won
a Green Leaf Award in 2005.
Stephen has held positions on several private and state boards including the EMBD as deputy chairman, Creative TT, Papa Bois Conservation, and was a director on state owned company TT Free Zone Company. He is currently the vice president of the T&T Incoming Tour Operators Association.
Advocacy and Partnership: Strengthening the working relationship between central and local government; participating in national development policy and planning — especially as it impacts tourism; creating linkages between the private sectors on both islands via the Chamber and other tourism organizations like the THRTA, to maximize their commercial support of the Tobago market, thereby increasing retained tourism revenues. Finance/Administration and Membership: Fund-raising to support the work of the self-funding association; building of the membership base to better represent the many interests of Tobago businesses; representation at local and international trade shows. Christopher James - President
Trinidad and Tobago Convention Bureau
Trinidad and Tobago Incoming Tour Operators Association
Level 1 Maritime Centre 29 Tenth Avenue, Barataria Tel: (868) 675-7034-7 Email: conventionbureau@tdc.co.tt Website: www.gotrinidadandtobago.com/trinidad/meetings
Secretariat Email: info@touroperatorsassociationtt.com Website: www.touroperatorsassociationtt.com Tel/Fax: (868) 633-1403 / 753-2775 Fax: (868) 633-1771
The Trinidad & Tobago Convention Bureau, a department within the Tourism Development Company Limited, is a one-stop shop for meeting planners seeking independent information and assistance with hosting conferences, meetings, and events. Convention Bureau functions as a liaison, providing unbiased and professional advice and support, to meeting planners and hotels, suppliers, tour operators and local chapters of regional or international associations. Established in 2009, with a mandate to position Port of Spain as the Meetings and Conferences Capital of the Southern Caribbean, the Trinidad and Tobago Convention Bureau offers a wide variety of free services to groups and meeting planners interested in hosting events in Trinidad and Tobago. Some of the complimentary services offered by the Convention Bureau include:
Lorraine Pouchet President of T&TITOA
• Assistance with official bids • Promotional literature for meeting planners • Welcome packages for delegates • Site inspections for meeting planners • Assistance with organizing pre/post conference tours • Information & quotations from suppliers • Conference marketing.
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The Trinidad and Tobago Incoming Tour Operators Association (T&TITOA) was formed in 1990 in an effort to introduce and monitor standards for the tour-operating sector of the tourism industry. The Association started with six members and has grown over the years to a membership of 18 private sector Destination Management Companies (DMCs). T&TITOA is the official body representing the commercial interests of producers and suppliers of tourism products and services, and its varied and comprehensive membership ensures that it is an effective focal point within the tourism industry. The membership operates with a Constitution and within a strict established and documented Code of Ethics. Our criteria for membership ensure that all members have experience in this highly sensitive segment of tourism and that they provide all the necessary professional and financial guarantees required by law (e.g. public liability insurance). T&TITOA members provide services such as, but not restricted to, “meet & greet”, airport transfers, accommodation bookings, sightseeing tours and event management services.