St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be showcased to the Canadian public in the upcoming months as a result of two recent visits. The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) through its Toronto Tourist Office hosted a four-member team from the Shopping Channel as well as a representative from the SVGTA’s PR and Advertising Agency during the period January 25^th -30^th for a production shoot.  

The five-day shoot took place at various sites and properties throughout St. Vincent and the Grenadines including the Young Island and Palm Island Resorts and Tamarind Beach Hotel. The Bequia leg of the shoot featured the Sergeant Brothers’ Boat Shop and Fort Hamilton; filming also took place at the Tobago Cays Marine Park, Pirates of the Caribbean film site at Wallilabou, Dark View Falls, Botanical Gardens and For Charlotte. The Shopping Channel feature will be aired in March on Canadian television.

Meanwhile, the SVGTA hosted two travel agents from Eden Travel Services Inc. from Ontario Canada last Saturday February 7^th. The agents who arrived in St. Vincent on the Grand Princess Cruise Ship have been engaged in organizing cruise visits to the Caribbean for the past seven years. The team conducted site visits to several properties on St. Vincent for potential recommendation to clients; the properties visited were Grenadines House Hotel, Fairview Guest House, Beachcombers Hotel, Paradise Beach Hotel, Young Island Resort, Mariners Hotel and Rosewood Apartment Hotel.  The travel agents were accompanied by Hospitality Officer Kathique Haynes and Executive Assistant Annie Nedd-Peters of the SVGTA.

The SVGTA will heighten its 2009 its marketing and promotion campaign during the month of March through its offices in St. Vincent, London, New York and Toronto working with its regional and international PR and Advertising agencies. Among the upcoming promotions March will be the destination’s presence at the International Travel Bourse (ITB) in Germany, the Seatrade Cruise Tradeshow and Convention in Miami and the Re-Discover the Caribbean Show Tradeshow in Barbados.

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) is the national agency entrusted with the responsibility of promoting the country as a tourist destination, developing standards and regulating the quality of the local tourism service providers. The SVGTA is also required by law under the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority Act 2007 to assist in the development of the varied tourism products on offer.