Tobago to be marketed separately from Trinidad

The Tourism Action Committee met Monday and discussed among other things, the “Tobago Product” to market the island as a tourism destination, distinct from the marketing of Trinidad and Tobago. Prime Minister Patrick Manning, who chaired the meeting, said that a document was presented for all tourism stakeholders to consider. He did not go into details of the document, but said that the committee would meet again in two weeks to discuss it. He said that Monday’s meeting was also updated on the fixed airfare of $200 between Trinidad and Tobago.  He said that the airfare was working effectively for travellers.  He said that they also discussed the Government’s foreign missions to address the reports of terrorism in Trinidad and Tobago, and that no evidence was found to show that Tobago was adversely affected by the reports. Manning added that there were some problems with the start-up of the $75 million upgrade for the Crown Point Airport, but he said that the Government would address them.  He said he did not wish to go into the details, but that they were hoping to have the airport upgraded by the time Virgin Airlines begins flying to Tobago on May 5.