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Caribbean Islands a Tourist Destination for German Market
The economic crisis that has characterized the European climate in recent years has also been felt in Germany, although the Germans do not aim
to renounce their vacations. The German market continues being the most important issuing market of the European continent. 4
CTO Recommends a Caribbean Single Visa Regime
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Aviation Task Force has recommended a review of visa regimes in member countries in order to improve the visitor experience. The CTO Aviation Task Force is a highly focused committee established to facilitate air transportation into and throughout the Caribbean and to enhance airlift. It is to recommend to its membership a system similar to Europe’s Schengen visa program, where visitors who are cleared at the initial port of entry can continue travelling seamlessly throughout most of the European Union. The decision came out of a recent meeting of the CTO Aviation Task Force held in St John’s, Antigua, to review issues affecting intra-regional travel and make recommendations for increasing consumer demand. ■
Cuba at ITB 2013. Cuba is present at ITB 2013 at stand 209, Pavilion 3, decorated with images of the Authentic Cuba Campaign. The German market is extremely important for Cuban tourism. In 2012 a total of 108,712 Germans visited the island, 14.3% more than in 2011. It was the third issuing market of foreign visitors to the destination, after Canada and the United Kingdom. 2
International Tourism to Maintain Strong Growth in 2013 Fire Fest Dedicated to Colombian Caribbean Caribbean Culture Events
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Caribbean’s Cultural Product Favors Intercultural Dialogue
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The World Tourism Organization (WTO) forecasts that international tourist arrivals will grow between 3% and 4% in 2013, which fits in well with its prediction until 2030: a mean annual +3.8% between 2010 and 2020. By re-
gions, the best perspectives for 2013 are for Asia and the Pacific (between +5% and +6%), followed by Africa (+4% and +6%), the Americas (+3% to 4%), Europe (+2% to +3%) and the Middle East (0% to +5%). 2