Human Capital Development Critical to Prepare Tourism Workers for New Age in Tourism with AI

• Artificial Intelligence (AI), the latest global phenomenon, was a major focus at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Caribbean Week in New York, where a Ministerial forum looked at leveraging AI for tourism development.
• Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett emphasized AI's potential to revolutionize Caribbean tourism and promote seamless experiences within the industry.
• Speaking at the forum titled ‘Leveraging Artificial Intelligence’ at the Intercontinental Hotel in New York on Tuesday, the Minister said: “The human race has always created better ways of doing things, and AI forms part of this era of doing things better through technological applications.”
• The Ministerial panel, which was part of the CTO Caribbean Week program, included Hon. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments, and Aviation for the Bahamas; Hon. Kenneth Bryan, CTO Chairman and Minister of Tourism and Ports for the Cayman Islands; and Lee Hall, Founder of Clarity Media.
• Minister Bartlett, along with his senior tourism executives are in the US on a multi-city marketing blitz that covers New York, Chicago, and Dallas. The engagement includes participation at CTO Caribbean Week, meetings with airline partners, and media interviews.

 (Source: JIS)