Conference format & key facts
Organized detailsOverview
CTO's flagship Caribbean tourism conference brings policymakers, industry leaders, investors, innovators and future tourism leaders to Georgetown from 5–9 October 2026.
Complete conference details
SOTIC 2026 is hosted in Georgetown under the theme 'Tourism Futures: Smart, Sustainable, and Inclusive.' CTO business meetings are 5–6 October, the main SOTIC programme is 7–8 October, the Youth Congress is 8 October, and destination media briefings are 9 October. Registration is open with multiple attendee tiers. Official listed prices include USD 1,099 full-week for CTO members, USD 1,209 full-week for non-members, USD 299 for local delegates, USD 200 for Youth Congress attendance and USD 99 for students; day-pass and member-business-meeting options also exist.
Eligibility requirements
Open through the official registration route to tourism policymakers, industry professionals, investors, researchers, students, youth participants and other stakeholders; individual registration categories and prices vary.
Tips for this conference
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Choose the correct CTO member, non-member, local delegate, Youth Congress or student registration tier.
- Students should be ready to provide student ID for the USD 99 student category.
- Confirm whether you are registering as an attendee, speaker, poster presenter, exhibitor or scholarship/travel-grant applicant because deadlines can differ.
- For abstracts or papers, follow the exact theme, template, word limit, author format and publication rules from the official call.
- If travel is required, check invitation-letter timing, visa processing, accommodation and travel-support deadlines early.
- Review the agenda and speakers in advance and plan the sessions and people most relevant to your goals.
Verification notes
Official CTO SOTIC pages checked on 2026-09-01. Multiple fee tiers exist, so no single structured fee is encoded. Official partner announcement states a 25% interCaribbean Airways discount for SOTIC delegates and CTO members; this is not described as full travel funding.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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