Secretariat Email: ttitoa@tstt.net.tt Website: www.ttitoa.com Tel/Fax: (868) 633-1403/4733 Fax: (868) 633-1771
Courtenay Rooks President of T&TITOA and Eco Adventure Tours rooks@pariasprings.com www.pariasprings.com (868) 620-8240
Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association Apt 1, Lambeau Credit Union Bldg Auchenskeoch Road, Carnbee, Tobago P.O. Box 295, Scarborough, Tobago Tel/Fax: (868) 639-9543 Email: thta@tstt.net.tt Website: www.tobagohoteltourism.com
Tourism Development Company Limited (TDC) 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 representing, therefore, 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.
Level 1 , Maritime Centre, 29 Tenth Avenue, Barataria, Trinidad Tel: (868) 675-7034-7 Fax: Corporate Communications (868) 675-8851 Piarco International Airport Office Tel: (868) 669-5196/6044 Fax: (868) 669-6045 Email: info@tdc.co.tt Website: www.tdc.co.tt; www.gotrinidadandtobago.com
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 its supporting, airlift, job training, security and so on.
Brian Frontin Chairman
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. Nicholas Hardwicke - President
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 15 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.
TRAVEL, TOURISM AND CONFERENCE FACILITIES
Trinidad and Tobago Incoming Tour Operators Association
Yolande V. Selman
Chief Executive Officer (Ag.)
www.tdc.co.tt
The tourism sector in Trinidad and Tobago is poised to become a significant earner of foreign exchange as economic diversification becomes a necessity. The Tourism Development Company Limited (TDC), as the implementation arm of the Ministry of Tourism, has the responsibility of overseeing the development and marketing of destination Trinidad and Tobago whilst realising the national growth objectives for tourism. The TDC’s functions include: • Development of all aspects of the tourism sector, which includes maintenance of tourism facilities and amenities, establishment of standards and investment opportunities. • Tourism marketing and promotion of Trinidad and Tobago in source markets such as North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, Scandinavia, the Caribbean and India in collaboration with the Tobago House of Assembly (THA). • Conduct activities related to public relations, advertising and direct marketing initiatives. • Creating and utilising strategic marketing opportunities for the destination through tourism niches such as sport, festivals, events, heritage, ecotourism, soft adventure and MICE. Trinidad and Tobago welcomes the world to experience its diverse culture that is uniquely our own, and the TDC stands ready to take on the challenge of continuing to develop the tourism sector into a viable contributor to economic development and a generator of sustainable employment.
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