CTO Summer Ball – another success for the CTO UK
Jul 04, 2018
United Kingdom, July 03, 2018. On Thursday June 28, 2018, close to three hundred travel industry professionals joined the Caribbean Tourism Organization -UK at the prestigious Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London for its Caribbean-infused Summer Ball. The event was organised by the Caribbean Tourism Organization to provide support for the CTO’s Scholarship Foundation.
“The Caribbean Tourism Organization is delighted with the overwhelming support we received for this event. The proceeds from our raffle and silent auction raised £7300.00 all of which will be donated to the CTO’s Scholarship Foundation to assist Caribbean nationals wishing to further themselves in their tourism and hospitality industry studies”, stated Carol Hay, Director of Marketing UK & Europe, Caribbean Tourism Organization. Carol added, ‘outreach and giving back to the community is one of the core ethos of the CTO. We are thankful to all of our sponsors and supporters who made the event possible and to the hardworking CTO staff and committee members of CTO UK chapter who promoted this event. The feedback was exceptionally positive and we look forward to everyone’s support for future events’.
‘CTO Summer Ball was made possible through the kind support of Travel Weekly, British Airways, St Kitts Tourism Authority, Virgin Atlantic, Park Hyatt St Kitts, Elite Island Resorts Caribbean, Oasis Hotels & Resorts, Harbor Club Saint Lucia, SuperClubs Breezes Resort & Spa Bahamas, Ladera Resort St Lucia, True Blue Bay Boutique Resort Grenada, Coyaba Beach Resort Grenada, Cinnamon Resort & Beach Club Grenada, AMResorts, Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority, Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc, The British Virgin Island Tourism Board & Film Commission, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, Distell International, Hotels of the Caribbean, Jamaica Tourist Board, Lanix, Pellier Noir Photography, Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board, Royal Garden Hotel, Saint Lucia Tourism Authority, Sandals & Beaches Resorts, Shaw Wallace, St Vincent & the Grenadine Tourism Office, Sakeyproductions.com, Tobago Tourism Agency, DJ Darae, Panache Steel band, One the Band and Xtreme Carnival Band.
About Caribbean Tourism Organization
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), with headquarters in Barbados and offices in New York and London, is the Caribbean’s tourism development agency comprising membership of the region’s finest countries and territories including Dutch, English, French and Spanish, as well as a myriad of private sector allied members. The CTO’s vision is to position the Caribbean as the most desirable, year round, warm weather destination, and its purpose is Leading Sustainable Tourism – One Sea, One Voice, One Caribbean.Among the benefits to its members the organization provides specialized support and technical assistance in sustainable tourism development, marketing, communications, advocacy, human resource development, event planning & execution and research & information technology.
In addition the CTO, in partnership with the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association, jointly and equally owns the Caribbean Tourism Development Company, a marketing and business development entity dedicated to promoting the Caribbean brand worldwide.
The CTO’s Headquarters is located at Baobab Tower, Warrens, St. Michael, Barbados BB 22026; Tel: (246) 427-5242; Fax: (246) 429-3065; E-mail: CTObarbados@caribtourism.com The CTO’s New York office is located at 80 Broad St., Suite 3302, New York, NY 10004, USA: Tel: (212) 635-9530; Fax: (212) 635-9511; E-mail: CTOny@caribtourism.com
The CTO’s London office is located at Suites 52A & 53, 5th Floor AMP House, Dingwall Road, Croydon CR0 2LX, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 208 948 0057; E-mail: CTOlondon@caribtourism.comFor further press information please contact Jamie-Lee Abtar, Business Development Manager- UK Chapter AbtarJ@caribtourism.com or telephone 0208 948 005
