Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, Honourable
Carlos James has called on over 2,000 travel advisors to share the Caribbean’s best kept
secret with their clients.
The tourism minister was on Monday, June 10th, addressing a sold-out Travel Leaders
Network’s International EDGE Conference at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention
Center at National Harbor in Washington, D.C.
“St. Vincent and the Grenadines is transforming Caribbean tourism. It has been the region’s best kept secret, until the build out of our international airport which opened in 2017 and new hotels on the island. I am now sharing my island with the rest of the world,” Minister James told the large audience of travel industry leaders. Noting the rich diversity of the island from
its black sand beaches on mainland St. Vincent to the turquoise waters of the grenadines..
“St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a must do destination for North Americans,” Minister
James said. “We are not moving to mass tourism, but we are building out our tourism product
in a sustainable way, focusing heavily on environmental sustainability,”
Minister James told industry leaders. With more flights added from Charlotte, New York,
Miami and Toronto to St. Vincent and the Grenadines this winter, the Travel Leaders
Network (TLN) is eyeing St. Vincent and the Grenadines as the go to destination, especially
for its luxury travellers.
The TLN alliance programme continues to experience a high rate of popularity among
leaders in the travel industry with alliances comprising travel advisors and agency owners,
strategically created to drive revenue growth.
With approximately 2,000 travel industry professionals in attendance at the event, the
consortium shared that 2024 bookings in most segments are outpacing 2023 sales,
particularly luxury, premium and contemporary sales.
