Plans are under way to tap into the Polish market and thus increase tourist arrivals from that Eastern European country to Barbados. During the recently held meeting, the minister said “we could always welcome more Polish visitors to our shores.”

Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia on Sunday said the tourism industry remains firm as visitor figures reaching "blue numbers," with higher figures over the same period last year. North America continues its lead with the highest number of tourists.

Venezuelan authorities are promoting ways to expand tourism in the country's key destinations, in a strategy aimed at developing the sector in the short term.

The Caribbean is increasingly looking to Latin America for hard-fought tourism dollars, and the Turks and Caicos Islands is the latest destination to look to tap into that market. Turks and Caicos Tourism has embarked on a major marketing push in Brazil.

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