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Premiere of CREST's new documentary, "Caribbean 'Green' Travel"

Created by Yuri Horowitz
April 28, 2016 | 12:30 PM | Room: J B1-50, 701 18th St, NW

Dear CHST KSB members, we thought you would be interested in this event next week:

 

BBL co-hosted by the WBG Sustainable Tourism Global Solutions Group and Center for Responsible Travel (CREST)

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Date: Thursday, April 28 | Time: 12:30-2:00 PM | Room: J B1-50, 701 18th St, NW


Lunch will be provided


To RSVP, please contact Kalterine Vrenezi (kvrenezi@worldbank.org)


Overview: The Caribbean -- the most tourism dependent region in the world -- is typified by large-scale cruise ship and all-inclusive beach resort tourism. Please join us for the world premiere of “Caribbean ‘Green’ Travel: Your Choices Make a Difference”, the latest video documentary by the Center for Responsible Travel (CREST). This film portrays a different type of Caribbean tourism – innovative, ‘green’ alternatives that protect and sustain the environment and respect and benefit local communities. The 45 minute film showcases a variety of responsible tourism businesses on four islands: Jamaica, Aruba, Grenada, and the Dominican Republic.

 

To view the film’s trailer, click here: https://vimeo.com/151564224


“This is a must-see for anyone in the development world and the tourism industry,” says Elizabeth Becker, author of OVERBOOKED: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism.


Opening remarks: Magda Lovei, Practice Manager, ENR GP, the World Bank

Introduction of the film: Martha Honey, Executive Director, CREST

Moderator: Valerie Hickey, Practice Manager, ENR GP, the World Bank

Panelists: E. Angus Friday, Grenada Ambassador to the United States

Jake Kheel, Environmental Director, Puntacana Resort & Club

Philip Schuler, Senior Economist, MFM GP, the World Bank

Miguel Angel Jorge, Senior Fisheries Specialist, ENR GP, the World Bank