Bahamas tourism leader Earlston McPhee honored by Caribbean Tourism Organzation

6 years ago

The Caribbean Tourism Organization is currently holding the State of Tourism Industry Conference in Nassau Bahamas at the famous Atlantis resort.

The official opening is scheduled tonight. The keynote speaker will be The Hon Dr. Hubert A. Minnis, Prime minister of the Bahamas.

At the annual meeting of the Council of Tourism Ministers and Commissioners of Tourism this afternoon Mr. Earlston McPhee, the Bahamas Director, Economic Development was rd by the Caribbean Tourism Organization for long service contribution to Sustainable Tourism and regional developments.

Mr. McPhee is pictured at the podium; and in group accepting award, with Director General of Tourism Joy Jibrilu, right; CTO Secretary General Hugh Riley, left; and CTO/Sustainable Tourism Specialist, Amanda Charles.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), with headquarters in Barbados and offices in New York and London, is the Caribbean’s tourism development agency comprising membership of 26 countries and territories including Dutch, English, French and Spanish, as well as a myriad of private sector allied members. eTurboNews is a member of CTO

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Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since he was a teenager in Germany (1979), beginning as a travel agent up through today as a publisher of eTurboNews (eTN), one of the world’s most influential and most-read travel and tourism publications. He is also Chairman of ICTP. His experiences include working and collaborating with various national tourism offices and non-governmental organizations, as well as private and non-profit organizations, and in planning, implementing, and quality control of a range of travel and tourism-related activities and programs, including tourism policies and legislation. His major strengths include a vast knowledge of travel and tourism from the point of view of a successful private enterprise owner, superb networking skills, strong leadership, excellent communication skills, strong team player, attention to detail, dutiful respect for compliance in all regulated environments, and advisory skills in both political and non-political arenas with respect to tourism programs, policies, and legislation. He has a thorough knowledge of current industry practices and trends and is a computer and Internet junkie.

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