Wales Tourism and Visit Planning

St. Kitts symposium gets positive return

Holiday In Wales The St. Kitts Tourism Authority has just concluded its second annual St. Kitts Symposium, held on island May 4-6, 2006, with a great deal of positive feedback from participants.

St. Director of Tourism Since 1998 Mr. Peter Hilary Modeste has served, as the Director of Tourism of the St. Lucia Tourist Board. President of the St. Lucia Hotel & Tourism Association, Mr. Modeste has been employed within the tourism sector for a number of years. He was educated at the University of Wales and is married with three children. A former Minister of Education, Mr. Modeste has served on a number of national organizations including the St. Lucia Development Bank.

Holiday Wales The Symposium brought together St. Kitts top tour operators from the U.S. with the islands tourism officials, hoteliers and local tourism industry partners for three days of exciting events, meetings and networking functions.

The Bonaire Hotel and Tourism Association (BONHATA) and the Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) day DEMA Adventure Travel Symposium including the coffee break and luncheon. This year the Symposium will take place on Monday, October 3, 00 a.m. 00 p.m., the day before the official opening of DEMA Show 2005 ( 7), and will focus on helping dive retailers identify, attract and market dive and adventure travel to the key major market segments.

Cottage Holiday In Wales Representatives from a total of eight tour operators attended the Symposium, which was held at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino.

whalers meet in St Kitts to debate whale killing methods ( Tuesday 13 June), even in optimum weather conditions.

Caravan Holiday In Wales The Symposium kicked off with a welcome cocktail reception and dinner at Turtle Beach and continued the following day with Opening Ceremonies, a Welcome Address from the Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Culture Richard Ricky O. Skerritt, destination and marketing communications updates and various other presentations.

There's also St.kitts only 40 minutes away on a ferry, and the nightlife there is pretty hoppin.

Camping Holiday Wales The Symposium also included a Marketplace, catamaran cruise, barbeque dinner at an authentic island Great House, cocktails at the Royal Beach Casino and A Taste of St. Kitts Farewell Dinner featuring local music and dance groups to highlight St. Kitts distinctive island culture.

When asked to comment on this early announcement, Allister Williams, Executive Secretary of the St. Kitts Music Festival said; " this has been done to allow targeted international patrons the opportunity to book their flights & hotel rooms early, request time off from work and make other necessary arrangements in preparation for attending the upcoming St. Kitts Music Festival." Other namesare expected to be announced over the upcoming weeks.

Accommodation Holiday Wales Perhaps most importantly, an Open Dialog Round-Table Brainstorming Session served as the forum for a lively exchange of ideas, covering topics from branding and increasing repeat guests to reaching the adventure travel niche market.

Holiday Last Minute Wales Although the Symposium has barely concluded, we have already received a great deal of positive feedback from participants who found it both educational and enjoyable, said Ms. Christine Walwyn, Chief Executive Officer of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority. This is an exciting time for St. Kitts and we felt it was important to strengthen our relationships with key tour operators, particularly those who serve our key niche markets such as wedding/honeymoon, dive and adventure, since these markets are becoming increasingly important as we begin to move our tourism product to a more upscale level.

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