Littered all over Tobago are relics such as sugar mills and copper pots, remnants of the island’s a reminder of our island’s sugar producing past, powered by slavery. On the grounds of the Goodwood Secondary School, there are ruins of the Goldsborough estate sugar mill and instead of keeping it a secret, the school has decided to turn the ruins into a tourist attraction.
The Tobago Tourism Agency visited ITB in Berlin, Germany to launch a new marketing campaign to revitalize interest in destination Tobago. They have been speaking to German media about their new marketing strategies.
As a means of bolstering the island tourism trade negotiations have been ongoing with Scandinavian based Apollo airlines to commence flights to Tobago. As part of the build up to the maiden voyage, agents for the airline are currently on a familiarization tour of Tobago.
Thousands of Trinbagonians and foreigners alike made their way to the Pigeon Point Heritage Park on Saturday night, to witness an event of epic proportions with major Reggae acts from Jamaica performing together in an unrivalled concert-styled performance.
Employees at the Grafton beach hotel were traumatized last Friday, as employees were robbed of cash and cell phones in the daring robbery. Operations Manager of Grafton Beach Resort and Le Grand Courland Alpha Lorde told Channel5 News that the recent robbery will in no way deter their operations.
Touting is an ongoing problem especially for tourists who are constantly being harassed and hassled by boat owners trying to get a sale. The numerous appeals by some boat owners, boat users, locals and visitors to the Store Bay Beach facility and other facilitates throughout the island, for something to be done about touting are still coming in.
Unjustified and unfair is how the owner of ‘Tour Tobago Ltd’ has described the hardship he has been facing since the appointment of a new manager at the Pigeon Point Heritage Park.
The issue of touting on Store Bay Beach is ongoing and has been claimed to adversely affected many of the reef tour operators as well as the public who utilize the service.
Tempo TV has officially touched down in Tobago. Recently, they hosted a casting for models as well as ambassadors to endorse the brand that can be seen in over many other Caribbean countries.
The 10-year-old Tobago Tourism Standing Committee has been disbanded. Instead, the Secretary of Tourism and Transportation and Minister of Tourism and their teams are to meet regularly to discuss tourism in Tobago, while the Secretary will meet with Tobago tourism stakeholders for regular discussions.
