Education

In an effort to provide more opportunities for Caribbean nationals pursuing higher education and careers in the tourism industry, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Scholarship Foundation has enhanced and expanded its programme.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has re-introduced a newly expanded opportunity for cruise line sales teams to leverage CLIA’s industry-leading North American certification programs, earning the equivalent of our existing Accredited Cruise Counsellor (ACC), Master Cruise Counsellor (MCC) or Elite Cruise Counsellor (ECC) certifications, minus the product knowledge component.

It wasn’t the end of a year long Tourism Awareness Campaign (TAC) but the beginning of a bright future for the students of the primary schools of Grenada as Tourism Ambassadors. That’s according to Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation Hon. Dr. Clarice Modeste-Curwen who was speaking at the official pinning ceremony held at the Spice Basket on Tuesday, November 20, 2018.

A Pilot Pathway Agreement between aviation training pioneer, Pan Am International Flight Academy, headquartered in Miami, and ExpressJet Airlines was signed today providing Pan Am’s Career Pilot Academy’s Certified Flight Instructors an opportunity for future employment at ExpressJet.

The free event, attended by 40 girls in grades 9 – 12, was a team effort sponsored by United Airlines, Silver Airways, Flight Training Professionals and Sheltair, along with participating partners, including the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority K-9 Team, Wildlife Control and Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighters, Archer First Response Systems, Signature Flight Support Orlando, National Aviation Academy and Wings Financial Credit Union.

This guidance document is intended to help airports enhance the accessibility of air travel for persons with disabilities, including those with reduced mobility and hidden disabilities, and was launched at the first ACI Customer Excellence Global Summit, hosted by Halifax Stanfield International Airport.

OBAP and The JetBlue Foundation to Host Hands-On Aviation Career Education (ACE) Academy Initiatives in JetBlue’s Six Focus Cities

Airports Council International (ACI) World has today marked its agreement with Munich Airport (FMG) to accredit and recognise a series of cyber-security courses offered by FMG’s Airport Academy under the ACI Accredited Training Institute (ATI). Representatives from ACI and FMG met in Brussels at the to acknowledge the collaboration.

Questex Travel Group today announced the release of new automated loyalty technology for its iconic Travel Agent University e-learning and loyalty platform.

Mashariki Africa, a paid hospitality internships program, officially launched today and is accepting applications for Zanzibar Islands, Serengeti in Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.