Regional tourism officials contemplate potential of Mexican market – but airlift doubts persist

If the outcomes of the recent meeting of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) are anything to go by, the region’s tourist industry may stand to benefit from the ongoing immigration fallout between Mexico and the new United States administration.

Regional tourism officials reportedly concluded last week’s two-day meeting in Nassau on the note that the Caribbean was moving to take advantage of the increasing number of Mexicans seemingly inclined to send a message to President Donald Trump that they are incensed over his immigration towards Mexico by paying more attention than previously to what the tourism industry in the English-speaking Caribbean has to offer.