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By the Caribbean Journal staff

The Caribbean’s leading tourism conference is coming to The Bahamas this fall.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Industry Conference, or SOTIC, is set for Atlantis, Paradise Island from Oct. 2-5.

“Globally, the tourism industry is constantly evolving,” said Hugh Riley, secretary general and CEO of CTO. “At the Caribbean Tourism Organization, we must be in the forefront of anticipating and managing the changes that affect our region – extreme climate phenomena, political and economic realities at home and abroad, and the rapid rise in technological developments.”

This year’s conference will be held under the theme “Rejuvenate, Recreate, Reconnect – New Directions for Caribbean Tourism.”

“In order to continue to grow our tourism in a way that is sustainable and beneficial to our communities, we must be open to new thinking, which often means breaking out of traditional comfort zones,” Riley said. “SOTIC 2018 is intended to inspire action to develop innovative concepts, tools and models, and implement strategies that recognize the changing demands of international travelers. Exceeding the expectations of increasingly knowledgeable consumers is a challenge the Caribbean must always be prepared to meet.”

For more, visit SOTIC.

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Puerto Rico is seeing very strong cruise numbers in 2018, according to Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello — and the island is even breaking records.

The island actually set a new record for cruise passenger arrivals in May, with 107,390 in the month, the most ever for that month.

According to Puerto Rico Tourism Company projections, the island is poised to reach 1.7 million cruise passengers in the 2018-2019 fiscal year, which would be the most ever.

Carnival Horizon.

That would represent a 41 percent increase compared to the previous year, with 544 confirmed visits.

“We are very pleased with the results obtained during the past fiscal year as a result of cruise activity,” the Puerto Rico Tourism Company said in a statement.

In that period, the island saw 1.2 million cruise visitors, with an approximate injection of $152 million into the local economy.

The growth was driven by the arrival of a number of megaships to the island, from Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas and Alllure of the Seas to the new Carnival Horizon.

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