{"id":237778,"date":"2025-05-21T07:18:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T11:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=237778"},"modified":"2025-05-21T08:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:35:22","slug":"canada-in-the-spotlight-caribbean-marketplace-kicks-off-in-antigua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/canada-in-the-spotlight-caribbean-marketplace-kicks-off-in-antigua\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada in the Spotlight: Caribbean Marketplace Kicks Off in Antigua"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TRAVEL PULSE:<\/strong> Against a backdrop of palm trees, passion, and possibility, the 43rd edition of Caribbean Travel Marketplace<\/a> launched this week in Antigua & Barbuda \u2014 and it\u2019s not business as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TravelPulse Canada is on site, where nearly 800 delegates from across the globe have gathered for the region\u2019s most influential tourism event.<\/p>

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With a refreshed format and a future-focused agenda, Marketplace 43 is not only about selling the Caribbean \u2014 it’s about redefining it.<\/p>

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Antigua and Barbuda i<\/a><\/strong>s celebrating a tourism milestone of its own, with stayover arrivals surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

\u201cWith a 16% increase in stayover arrivals this year, surpassing 2019\u2019s record levels, our twin-island nation has become a focal point for international travel and investment,\u201d said Colin C. James, CEO of the Antigua and Barbuda<\/a><\/strong> Tourism Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cFrom an exciting Culinary Month, to celebrating the 300th anniversary of Nelson\u2019s Dockyard, and for the first time ever \u2013 Antigua and Barbuda playing host to the Caribbean Hotels and Tourism Association\u2019s (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace\u2026 2025 will be a packed year,\u201d said James.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Marketplace of Firsts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a human connection. This is an opportunity to come together to shake hands, to hug, to see faces. It’s not transactional. It is very much about partnerships, it’s very much about relationships, it’s very much about engaging and understanding each other’s needs and opportunities,\u201d said Karen Whitt, CHTA 1st Vice President and Chair of the Marketplace.<\/p>

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