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Guyana to host Caribbean Tourism Organisation conference in October – Minister Rodrigues
(Kaieteur News) – Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Susan Rodrigues, on Tuesday announced that Guyana will host the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), State of the Tourism Industry Conference, for the first time in October.
Rodrigues made the announcement during the second day of the 2026 Budget Debates in the National Assembly being held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Susan Rodrigues
“It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Caribbean Tourism Organisations, State of the Tourism Industry Conference will be hosted in Guyana in October for the very first time since its inception,” the minister said.
The minister explained that the conference is CTOs premier gathering for tourism leaders of the Caribbean, and attracts hundreds of regional and international delegates, positioning Guyana as a major player in the development of MICE tourism (a specialised, high-value segment of business travel focused on Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions.)
According to information provided on the CTO’s website, the organisation is headquartered in Barbados and is the Caribbean’s tourism development agency comprising membership of Dutch, English, French and Spanish countries and territories, as well as a myriad of private sector allied members.
The primary objective of the CTO is to provide through its members the services and information necessary for the development of sustainable tourism for the economic and social benefit of the Caribbean people.
Minister Rodrigues reminded that Guyana obtained the bronze award for exhibition design at the Japan Expo 2025. She said too that Guyana was featured in Bloomberg’s Where To Go in 2026, New York Times 52 places to go in 2026 and Wanderlust Good to Go list in 2026.
“Looking ahead as Guyana marks its Diamond Jubilee anniversary and positions itself as a regional hub for events, several conferences and international engagements will be hosted. The Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo this month, the Caribbean Public Health Agency will host its 70th annual health research conference in April. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Guyana will be hosting the 42nd annual Caribbean Conference of Accountants in June. And our judiciary will host the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers conference in November,” the minister announced.
The CTO conference will be held from October 5 to 9.
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