T&T will host high-level tourism officials and representatives from key regional and international organisations July 22 and 23 when the Directorate of Sustainable Tourism of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), hosts its 26th Meeting of the Special Committee on Sustainable Tourism (SCST-26).
The meeting will explore avenues for the promotion, growth and continued sustainability of the regional tourism industry. Delegates will discuss advances made and the way forward in implementation of the Sustainable Tourism Work Programme.
Results of the Regional Co-operation Mechanism of the Sustainable Tourism Zone of the Greater Caribbean (STZC) project, an initiative being implemented with co-operation and assistance from the Regional Council of Martinique and the INTERREG IV Caribbean Space Programme, will be presented.
This project, which has been on-going for the past year, includes development of a website, as well as publication of brochures, and destination stewardship manuals to enhance the visibility and value of the STZC to ACS member countries.
The first day of the meeting will focus on presentation of the results of the consultancy which will facilitate the official unveiling of the website, brochure and other collaterals developed.
Another related initiative which supports the establishment of the region as a sustainable tourism zone, is the Training for Careers in Sustainable Tourism Project, which is being implemented with co-operation and assistance from the French Development Agency (AFD). This project entails a study to identify the status and needs of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the tourism sector in the region and development of a regional TVET framework for future professional training and capacity-building programmes.