Caribbean Week Comes to NYC June 1-7th, 2015

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On June 1st-7th, 2015, A fusion of Caribbean creativity, cuisine and culture will be showcased in New York City. Caribbean Week is the largest most engaging, regional tourism activity in the New York area and typically attracts thousands of participants. Extensive media coverage of the various events reaches local, national and international audiences in the millions.

Caribbean Week in New York showcases the sights, sounds, color, culture and unique vacation experiences of the Caribbean. Caribbean tourism officials, the media, artists, performers, celebrity chefs, fashion designers, models, investors and other strategic partners converge in New York for a week that highlights the diversity and vibrancy of the authentic Caribbean and offers vacations at super special prices available only during Caribbean Week.
Organized by the Caribbean Tourism Organization, Caribbean Week in New York combines business sessions and consumer-oriented events with food, fashion, entertainment, sales and networking opportunities! It creates awareness of the Caribbean’s diverse product offerings and showcases its desirability through business development opportunities, consumer engagement and authentic cultural experiences.
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Caribbean Week in New York also:
  • Provides a platform for the sale of Caribbean vacations;
  • Delivers events that attract significant positive media attention for the Caribbean.
  • Provides opportunities for all 30 government members and the large number of private sector to promote their individual products and services to consumers in our major source market.
  • Engages the Caribbean Diaspora.

Join islanders and New Yorkers alike on June 5th, 2015 from 6:30-10:30pm at Tribeca 360 for the event of the spring, the RUM & RHYTHM™ BENEFIT-“The Ultimate Caribbean Epicurean Experience”.

Try a variety of top-shelf award-winning rums, eat eclectic authentic cuisine, dance to pulsating music and listen to folkloric presentations, as these are the enchanting parts of The Rum and Rhythm™ Benefit and Auction that delivers the quintessential vacation experiences that the Caribbean offers.

This memorable evening will be the highlight of the social calendar for Caribbean Week in New York.  Top Caribbean personalities and celebrities will make special appearances, and all proceeds go to the CTO Scholarship Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides scholarships to Caribbean nationals to pursue studies in tourism, hospitality and languages. To learn more: http://bit.ly/1CqrhLo