dominica2day: Hon. Douglas to attend 6th meeting of OECS Council of Tourism Ministers

Hon. Douglas to attend 6th meeting of OECS Council of Tourism Ministers
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Sean Douglas, Govt. Press Sec. on 22 November, 2007 01:44:00
 
Minister for Tourism, Legal Affairs and Civil Aviation, Hon. Ian Douglas left
the State today to attend the 6th Meeting of the OECS Council of Tourism
Ministers set to take place in Montserrat on Friday, November 23, 2007.
At the one-day Meeting, Tourism Ministers from the OECS will discuss a wide
range of issues including:
* Adoption of the report of the 5th OECS Council of Tourism Ministers Meeting
* Status report on the OECS Secretariat Tourism Work Programme
* Report on OECS Study Tour to Martinique on “Cooperation in the Development
of Tourism Statistics”
* Report on the impact of the increase in regional airfares on visitor arrivals
to OECS Member States
* An OECS approach to engaging FCCA in discussions on the sale of OECS
manufactured products and crafts on board FCCA cruise ships
* Operational plan for the OECS-Puerto Rico Office
* Agri-tourism linkages- An update by IICA
* Joint marketing initiatives- Recommendations from Directors
* Preliminary Review of factors Relevant to Establishment of a Regional
Hospitality Arts Centre.
Hon. Ian Douglas is accompanied to the Meeting by the Permanent Secretary in
the Ministry of Tourism, Legal Affairs and Civil Aviation, Mrs. Esther Thomas
and Head of Marketing at Discover Dominica Authority, Mrs. Marvlyn Alexander
James.