AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoTourism Supply-Chain Push: CTO leaders, chaired by Jamaica’s Edmund Bartlett, are backing a Caribbean tourism logistics hub so islands keep more of the tourism dollar—supported by IDB and World Bank help—after noting the region retains under 20 cents per tourism dollar. Antigua Marketplace Momentum: Antigua and Barbuda is hosting the 44th CHTA Caribbean Travel Marketplace with strong delegate turnout and fresh focus on smarter targeting and higher-value travel, while Bartlett again urges CARICOM to treat tourism as the region’s economic backbone. Airlift & Connectivity: American Airlines is gearing up for its biggest summer ever, and LIAT says it’s adjusting schedules due to fuel-price pressure while launching/expanding routes like Antigua–Guadeloupe. On-Island Updates: All Saints Road gets single-lane detours overnight for works, and police are investigating a fatal All Saints Road crash. Food Tourism: Antigua’s Tourism Authority launched its first Culinary Crawl Experience, spotlighting five north-side restaurants.
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