The Caribbean Resort and Tourism Affiliation highlights Grenada as prime three Vacation spot for journey restoration from the USA
The Caribbean Resort and Tourism Affiliation (CHTA), at their ‘2022 Efficiency and 2023 Outlook’ presentation on March 29, cited Grenada as one of many prime three performers by way of share progress of arrivals over 2019 figures from the USA.
CHTA is the main affiliation representing the hospitality trade within the Caribbean. In her presentation, president of CHTA Nicola Martin Greg shared that as of March 2, 2023, Grenada recorded a 39% progress in customer arrivals from the US market over 2019 figures with Curaçao and Antigua and Barbuda recording a 53% and 26% enhance respectively.
Grenada was recommended for its excellent efforts to keep up a secure, welcoming, and sustainable tourism trade within the face of worldwide challenges.
Honorable Lennox Andrews, Minister for Financial Growth, Planning, Tourism and ICT, Inventive Economic system, Agriculture and Lands, Fisheries and Cooperatives acknowledged, “This progress is testomony to the exhausting work of the staff on the Grenada Tourism Authority, our trade companions and the Grenadian folks all throughout our tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, who’ve labored tirelessly to supply an distinctive expertise to these visiting the islands. We’re devoted to providing nice worth for cash and making certain that we constantly evolve and enhance our product in a sustainable and accountable method. In 2023 we are going to welcome the primary Six Senses branded resort within the Caribbean, in addition to Seashore Home, the sister property to the luxurious Silver Sands resort.”
The annual survey by CHTA evaluates the efficiency and prospects of locations within the area primarily based on suggestions from tourism stakeholders which embrace motels, airways, tour operators, and several other shopper surveys.
The outcomes present beneficial perception into the tendencies and points affecting the Caribbean tourism trade and spotlight finest practices for enhancing competitiveness and sustainability.
Rising from the worldwide pandemic, a number of key efficiency areas which have been highlighted embrace:
Well being and security protocols: Grenada’s Pure Secure Journey initiative enabled the profitable reopening of borders to worldwide vacationers whereas minimizing threat.
Sustainable tourism: Sustainable tourism practices attraction to environmentally aware vacationers. This consists of the promotion of tourism areas which are Inexperienced Globe licensed.
Genuine experiences: Grenada’s distinctive cultural heritage, pure magnificence and the various culinary scene makes it a vacation spot for distinctive experiences.
The Grenada Tourism Authority has labored assiduously with airways each internationally and regionally to extend the island’s airlift capability in addition to with journey distribution companions comparable to tour operators and journey brokers to construct model consciousness and solidify Grenada’s positioning as a number one geo-tourism vacation spot.
The Pure Grenada Excellence Champion program was additionally not too long ago launched. It is a complete customer support program particularly designed to advertise a tradition of excellence for Grenada’s hospitality enterprises.