St Kitts and Nevis, Saba, Statia, French Saint Martin, Dutch St. Maarten, Anguilla and St. Barths, have come together to form a Caribbean Group of 8, to launch an Intra-regional Tourism Marketing campaign.

This is according to a press release from the Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA) on August 11^th 2020.

These countries have joined together to amplify their presence in the tourism industry, in preparation of a post COVID-19 norm.

According to CEO of the Nevis Tourism Authority, Ms. Jadine Yarde, the common objective is to “promote inter-regional travel capitalizing on our proximity to each other, and travelers’ desire to discover new experiences, collecting passport stamps along the way for bragging rights.”

The VONNESLINE spoke with Ms. Yarde, who also provided details on why this campaign was being launched:

Ms. Jadine Yarde.