Improve Tourism Ind. Standards in Carib.

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The overall project goal is to improve the quality and competitiveness of the tourism industry through the establishment and dissemination of quality standards, systems and registrations designed to ensure healthy, safe and environmentally conscious products and services for guests and staff. Specific project objectives include: (a) to define health, safety and resource conservation needs for the tourism industry through collection, analysis, and dissemination of information from various sources, as identified in a needs assessment survey; (b) to establish standards-based systems and registrations for health, safety and resource conservation which will be recognized and accepted by stakeholders with sustainable tourism interests; (c) to create a corps of qualified individuals who are trained and certified to carry out surveillance, monitoring, auditing, and training activities as identified in the project; and b) to develop and implement a recognizable brand identity for the standards-based system and registration process.