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Last Updated: Oct 15, 2017 - 11:03:39 PM |
Hugh Riley, Secretary General, Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO); Karolin Troubetzkoy, President, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA); Michael Wallace, Jr Minister of tourism and CTO Youth Congress Runner-Up; Joy Jibrilu, Director General, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation; Gabrielle Josephs, CTO Youth Congress 2017 Chairman; Travis Robinson, Parliamentary Secretary, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation; and Frank Comito, Director General, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA).
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Nassau, Bahamas – Bahamas Jr. Minister of Tourism 2017 Michael Wallace
secured a second-place finish at the Caribbean Tourism Organization
(CTO) Youth Congress in Grenada, on Friday.
Wallace, a student
of St. Anne’s School in New Providence, presented on the topic,
“Signature Tourism Products – Strengthening the image of your
destination”. Wallace presented the idea of The Island Hop, a proposed
mini-cruise experience throughout The Islands of The Bahamas. It’s an
idea that the 17-year-old thought would bring young travelers to The
Bahamas for new fun and exciting experiences.
“Island Hop will
provide tourists with experiences and memories that will leave them
wanting more. In order for The Bahamas to remain a year-round tourist
destination, we must offer more than warm climate and clean beaches.
The island hop cruise concept can be used to reveal our diversity and
encourage different tourism trends. This initiative will incorporate
all aspects of the Bahamian brand including nature, culture, history and
food,” Wallace told the room packed of tourism professionals.
Bahamas
Tourism and Aviation Director General Joy Jibrilu and Parliamentary
Secretary and former Jr Minister of Tourism Travis Robinson were in the
audience.
Joy Jibrilu, Director General, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation; Michael Wallace, Jr Minister of tourism and CTO Youth Congress Runner-Up; and Travis Robinson, Parliamentary Secretary, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation
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“The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism congratulates Michael
on a job well done. We are proud to call him our Jr. Minister of
Tourism and now we can say that he competed against the very best in the
Caribbean and came second. This is an accomplishment that we can all be
very proud of,” Mrs. Jibrulu said.
With the help of Samantha
Cartwright, Senior Executive of the Tourism Cadet and Schools Unit,
Wallace has been developing his idea for months and did it in such a way
that his speech paid homage to the unique experiences on every island
of the tour in The Bahamas.
“Michael was a true statesman even
with the difficult mystery question he was given. He prepared, executed
and did the best he could given the circumstances. We are very happy
with his performance,” Mrs. Cartwright said.
Each student was
given a mystery question aimed to test them in three core areas:
research skills, expressing themselves clearly and thinking on their
feet. They are given one minute to formulate their answers.
The
Youth Congress was held during the CTO State of the Tourism Industry
Conference (SOTIC) held October 10-13 and is structured to mirror a CTO
Board of Directors’ Meeting with an agenda and topics on significant
tourism issues.
Last year’s Bahamas Jr. Minister of Tourism
Gabriele Josephs won the CTO Youth Congress in Barbados. He served as
the Chairperson for this year’s congress.
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