Tobago scholar wins Caribbean Tourism Group Youth Congress

J’nae Brathwaite a 17-year-old scholar at Sign Hill Secondary College in Tobago has received the Caribbean Tourism Group (CTO) Tourism Youth Congress which was held within the Cayman Islands on Thursday.

The Barbados-based CTO stated in her successful presentation on Experiential Tourism, Brathwaite articulately outlined three methods that may assist Tobago meet the rising demand of the millennials and Era-X market.

Brathwaite pointed to immersive museums, digital advertising of user-generated content material, and augmented actuality excursions as initiatives that would additional market Tobago and improve customer expertise.

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“I’m nonetheless in a daze as a result of I nonetheless can’t imagine it. After I heard my title known as because the winner, I actually wished to soften away,” stated an emotional Brathwaite.

“It was loads however I do know that I put in plenty of exhausting work. I do know that my academics have been frequently there, and my household was at all times supporting me whatever the time and circumstance.”

Tobago’s Tourism and Tradition Secretary, Tashia Burris, stated she was “completely elated” by her island’s success on the Youth Congress.

“We actually see this as an illustration that our packages within the schooling system are working,” Burris stated, including “we try to invigorate our island post-COVID and one of many methods we’re utilizing is to essentially begin with the younger individuals and I’m completely happy to see this bear fruit.”

Seventeen-year-old Marika Baptiste of St Vincent and the Grenadines positioned second whereas 16-year-old Kelvin Archer of The Bahamas was third.

Prizes for the highest three finishers have been sponsored by Sandals Barbados Resort and Spa and the Cayman Islands Division of Tourism.

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