Cover of “Outlook Travel Magazine” featuring the Turks and Caicos Islands.
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos--Outlook Travel Magazine recently published its ninth issue and the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) graced the front cover and was featured across fifty pages, according to a press release from the Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board.
The leading destination and global lifestyle magazine with an audience of more than 575,000 business executives and avid travellers works closely with tourist boards worldwide and takes in-depth looks at where to visit, where to stay, and what to do in each location, the release states.
The feature on the Turks and Caicos Islands was focused around an interview that Outlook Travel Magazine conducted with Chairman of the Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board, Caesar Campbell, which educates readers on the history and founding of the tourist board, where it is today and the goals of the future.
As it pertains to history, the Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board was founded in 1970 after Norman Saunders and John Wainwright conducted a research tour across Caribbean islands and recommended that the TCI pursue tourism as an industry, according to the release.
After approximately a year of additional research, Saunders ultimately decided that TCI should specifically pursue a high-end tourism model, which would require fewer tourist arrivals and thus have a lower ecological impact. The Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board was then formed with its members including Hubert James, Clifford Stanley Jones, Darthney James, Cecelia DaCosta (now Cecelia Lightbourne) and Saunders as its Executive Chairman.
Its initial mission was to promote tourism in the TCI, identify developers who were willing to invest in this undeveloped industry, as well as set policies, which moulded the luxury tourism that TCI is globally known for today, the release states.
In the interview, Campbell indicated that as the newly appointed Chairman, his vision is for the Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board to be even more intentional with tourism. Campbell emphasised utilising more data to drive decisions that will improve the full customer journey – from researching to arriving to departing and booking the next trip.
As to why someone should visit TCI, Campbell emphasised that TCI is a high-end destination that truly has something for everyone seeking luxury travel; and that the commitment to luxury tourism has prevented the archipelago from being overburdened with an unmanageable number of visitors, which allows each and every guest to enjoy the intricacies of TCI, according to the release.
Through transitioning the Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board into a Destination Management Organisation and creating a Tourism Regulatory Authority, Campbell articulated that there will be more alignment and collaboration between all tourism-relevant stakeholders. And combined with more regulation, the world-class experiences that TCI is known for will be standardised and strengthened even further across every entity immersed in TCI’s tourism economy, the release adds.
“It was an honour to have been interviewed by Outlook Travel Magazine and to be able to provide insights into the tourism industry of the Turks and Caicos Islands,” said Campbell.
“Our tourism product is young and has already achieved tremendous success. We thank the stakeholders of TCI tourism’s past for building an incredible foundation and we look forward to moulding the future of it,” he added.
Outlook Travel Magazine’s feature on the Turks and Caicos Islands is rounded out with articles on Providenciales and the sister islands, information on must-see attractions, advertisements for TCI-based businesses, as well as Outlook Travel Magazine’s own recommendations, the release states. The full digital publication can be read at
https://www.outlooktravelmag.com/magazine/issues/11-outlook-travel-magazine-issue-09.
For more information on the Turks and Caicos Islands, call 1(800) 241-0824 or visit
www.turksandcaicostourism.com, the release concludes.
