Round-Up Of DDA’s Activities Undertaken During The Month Of November
As a member of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Dominica joined the rest of the Caribbean in celebrating Caribbean Tourism Month, during the month of November 2019. With this year being the year of festivals, the month was celebrated under the theme ‘Building One Caribbean legacy through festivals. Throughout the month, radio quizzes were held focusing on general tourism and festivals.
Whilst celebrating the month, Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) undertook several tourism-related activities in keeping with its mandate to increase visitor arrivals and expenditure. Below are a few snippets of the major activities for Caribbean Tourism Month in November.
2019 World Travel Market
Colin Piper, CEO, Discover Dominica Authority held over 42 meetings with UK tour operators, travel agents, and influencers who were all interested in hearing more about the island and her recent influx of visitors throughout 2019. Several media interviews were also held and the Director of Tourism also joined a panel session about ‘Courting Hollywood’ to attract production companies to invest in Dominica and film on the island.
The third edition of the Blue Element freediving competition
was
held in Dominica from November 20-27, 2019. The
freediving depth competition was held in the warm waters
of Soufriere Bay, which offers some of the best freediving conditions on Earth! No Waves, No Current and No Depth Limit!
Three Dominicans, Vivian Titre, Simon Walsh and Noah Magloire competed in the event.
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