Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (7 December, 2022) Hon. Kenneth Bryan, Minister for Tourism and Transport has been named as the Caribbean Tourism Minister of the Year in the Caribbean Travel Awards 2023 (CTA).

The Caribbean Travel Awards are hosted by the Caribbean Journal and are regarded as the region’s authoritative celebration of travel excellence. The 2023 edition of the CTA celebrates honourees in 21 different categories, and confers the Caribbean’s highest annual honours in recognition of outstanding contributions in their respective fields. 

Commenting on the award, Hon. Kenneth Bryan said “I am both grateful and humbled to receive this award. This accolade is the result of the exemplary work and dedication of the team I am privileged to lead in the Ministry and Department of Tourism, who work hard on behalf of the people of the Cayman Islands and to support me as Minister, to enable our tourism industry to do as well as it has done. I greatly appreciate this recognition and will continue doing my very best to lead the Cayman Islands tourism industry to new record-breaking accomplishments.” 

Editor and Publisher of the Caribbean Journal, Alexander Britell congratulated all of the winners stating “You have received the highest annual honours in all of Caribbean travel and your work is at the pinnacle of excellence.”

The Caribbean Journal launched the awards in 2014 to honour the people, destinations and properties that help make Caribbean travel better. The annual ‘best-of-the-best’ roundup looks at the region both from the perspective of the people who travel to the Caribbean and the impact the tourism industry has on this beautiful part of the world.