Travel has always carried an unspoken contract. Visitors arrive to enjoy a destination, but they also share in the responsibility of preserving it — its landscapes, its culture, and the communities that sustain it. As tourism grows across the Caribbean, the question of what travelers owe the places they visit has taken on new urgency. […]
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has officially become a member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai announced this week. Trinidad, which, unlike much of the region, has derived the vast majority of its GDP from the gas and oil sector, […]
Above: tourism officials in Milot (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The area around Milot, Haiti including the Sans Souci Palace is a “true gem,” according United Nations World Tourism Organization Secretary General Taleb Rifai. Rifai was speaking during a visit to Milot on Sunday, joined by Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin and […]
Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin and WTO SG Taleb Rifai (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Taleb Rifai, the Secretary General of the UN’s World Tourism Organization, is currently on a visit to Haiti, joined by Carlos Vogeler, the UNWTO’s regional director for the Americas. The four-day visit comes about a year […]
