CTO Chairman Commends Sandals Partnership With ASTA

Minister of Tourism and International Transport for Barbados and Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) Ian Gooding-Edghill has lauded the ongoing partnership between Sandals Resorts and the North American Travel Advisor Community, which he said is key in helping to build and sustain the regional tourism sector. Minister Gooding-Edghill was attending the third annual ASTA Caribbean Showcase which was held at Sandals Royal Curacao at the end of August. ASTA, the American Society of Travel Advisors, is the largest group representing travel advisors in North American, a key source market for many Caribbean destinations. Having attended the second annual event last year in Turks and Caicos, the Minister said he could not wait for it to come to Barbados, “Let me stress the importance of the association between ASTA and Sandals particularly within the Caribbean region. The importance of having travel advisors visit a destination is in no small measure a significant accomplishment. It is an accomplishment because these are the partners that will sell Barbados and sell other Caribbean destinations. Just think of the over 235 advisors who have come here now offering the destination to a potential traveler; it is huge. That’s why we have to thank...