Caribbean Week returns to New York with unmistakable flair, sound and cuisine

In celebration of the region’s distinct characteristics, diverse backgrounds and standout cultural traditions, Caribbean Week New York’s electrifying activities will reflect the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) theme for 2019, the “Year of Festivals.” Caribbean flair, pulsating energy and colorful sounds will captivate The Big Apple during the event, taking place 1-8 June 2019.

With vibrant colors, the tastes and spices of the Caribbean, cultural history and the region’s rich heritage, Caribbean Week New York is a must for the Caribbean tourism industry, the Caribbean diaspora and other consumers as well as businesses interested in forming relationships focused on developing the region.

Organized by CTO-USA, Inc., the Caribbean Week New York program takes place throughout New York City, with key business meetings held at the Wyndham New Yorker Hotel. The week is designed to raise awareness of the Caribbean’s diverse tourism industry and further enhance the Caribbean region’s cultural tapestry. Combining exciting consumer-oriented and informative business sessions with Caribbean-inspired cuisine, lively entertainment, authentic cultural experiences and networking opportunities, Caribbean Week New York is the largest Caribbean tourism activity in the city.

Culinary delights from the region are at the forefront of Caribbean Week. Let your taste buds explode with authentic Caribbean cooking demonstrations prepared by the region’s celebrity chefs at department stores around New York City.
The annual Rum & Rhythm Benefit™, a major fundraiser for the CTO Foundation, is an elegant Caribbean cultural and gastronomic experience which brings consumers, travel industry professionals and other officials on a magical cultural journey through the Caribbean by experiencing the eclectic cuisines, pulsating rhythms, camaraderie and quintessential experiences the Caribbean offers.

The Caribbean Students Colloquium serves as a catalyst for creativity while bringing together students enrolled in tourism and hospitality programs that have a devotion to the Caribbean and are eager to make a contribution to its sustainable development. The event challenges students to present well-researched, practical and financially viable sustainable tourism projects.

Additional Caribbean Week highlights include Media Marketplace, which offers member destinations the opportunity to promote their latest news and connect with leading travel writers, top-tier news and features editors and key photojournalists from the New York area, and gives the opportunity to get up close and personal to maximize opportunities for stories, press trips and relationships, while The Caribbean Tourism Industry Awards program honors individuals across the industry who have published captivating and influential stories that effectively communicates the allure of the Caribbean.

Participants in Caribbean Week include creative artistes, dynamic performers, celebrity chefs, the Caribbean Diaspora community, important investors, Caribbean ministers and directors of tourism, government officials, tourism stakeholders and the media.