The Barbadian Minister of Tourism, Richard Sealy, current president of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), confirmed the aspiration of this regional organization to deepen the historic ties of cooperation with Cuba, during a meeting with Cuban Ambassador in this country, Francisco Fernandez, accompanied by CTO Secretary General, Hugh Riley. At that meeting Mr. Huge Riley made a detailed presentation of existing partnerships, upcoming activities the organization, including the promotion of Cuban tourism in international markets where the CTO offices, such as Canada and Europe.
Minister Sealy stressed the importance of collective actions of the Caribbean subregion to achieve better results in the regional and international tourism market, and in that context, he is evaluating the possibility of making an official visit to Havana to jointly discuss current priorities.
For its part, the Cuban Ambassador thanked the layout of the CTO to strengthen cooperation in the tourism industry, explained the line of work that Cuba continues in this area, which includes maintaining close relations with the Caribbean organization, as it was recently pointed out by the Cuban Minister of Tourism, Manuel Marrero.