CTO’s State of the Industry Conference Coming to The Bahamas

By: - April 23rd, 2018

By the Caribbean Journal staff

One of the region’s most important tourism gatherings is coming to The Bahamas.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Industry Conference is holding its 2018 edition in The Bahamas this October.

SOTIC, as it’s known in the industry, will be held from Oct. 1-5 at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort.

This year’s theme is “Rejuvenate, Recreate Reconnect: New Directions for Caribbean Tourism.”

SOTIC will be following up on what was seen as an extremely successful event last year on the island of Grenada.

For more information, contact ctony@caritourism.com.

– CJ

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