Positive Tourism Network

Positive Tourism Network is an integrated tourism marketing communications and management company based in Negril, Jamaica W.I. We have developed a niche in information, communications, technology (ICT), public relations and management.  The Company has used the communication medium of radio broadcasting and Internet publishing to reach its target market of tourism professionals, travel trade, tourist boards and students in the Caribbean and around the world.

The Company produced Caribbean Tourism Roundtable, an award-winning tourism radio feature on Power 106 FM Radio in 2004 to inform the business community and report on relevant topics on sustainable tourism.  A foundation member of the Caribbean Media Exchange founded by Counterpart International, Positive Tourism Network frequently participates in and contributes to Media Forums throughout the Caribbean.

One of the outcomes of the radio programme led Theo & Sharon Chambers to produce the first Caribbean Health Tourism & Spa Symposium on February 7-8, 2005 at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, a main sponsor.

The objective of the annual Caribbean VeggieFest, Spa & Wellness Conference (re-branded since 2008) is to pioneer the way in establishing health tourism as a mainstay in Jamaica and to help brand the wider Caribbean as the Health Tourism Mecca. The Spa Symposium is endorsed by the Ministry of Industry & Tourism and its agencies (Jamaica Tourist Board, Tourism Product Development Co, and Jamaica Trade and Invest) as well as the Day Spa Association and International Medical Spa Association, USA from 2004 to 2008.

Positive Tourism Network over the years has sustained its initiatives through its successful Information, Communications & Technology business, with a brief list of clientele such as: TryallClub.com, ReggaeSumfest.com, CSME Network.com, msmealliance.com, christarvillahotel.com, caribbeanresortanddayspaassociation.com, and anounceofprevention.org.

Information on Health and Wellness Conference (event)

Caribbean VeggieFest, Spa and Wellness Conference 2009 was held in partnership with the Kingston Hilton Hotel. The programme returned to the original format of educational training workshops facilitated by recognized wellness experts for wellness professionals & students.  The conference offered an exciting slate of Topics. Workshops & Courses would include but, are not limited to the following:

Symposium Topics:

• Creative Financing for your Wellness Business (Theo Chambers)
• How to Create a Successful Caribbean Wellness Brand (Theo Chambers)
• How to qualify for ITEC Complementary Therapies Diploma Courses (Patricia Berry Greenidge, Trainer, Personal Body Healthcare Clinic & School of Holistic Therapies)
• The demand for natural products within the Spa industry (Janet Thomas, Inesscents, Ltd. (USA),  and Dr. Diane Robertson. Moderator: Dr. Carolyn Hayle, UWI, Mona
• How to prepare finger-licking five-star vegetarian dishes - Showcasing the Flavours of the Caribbean: Rosemary Parkinson, Food Editor,  Author & Photojournalist, NYAM Jamaica; Dr. Aris Latham, Sunfire Culinary Institute & Detox Centre; Special guest Culinary Specialist & Herbalist, Kayah Ma’at & Barton Alexander, Forgotten Foods Remembered and Chas E. Ramson Food showcasing Amy’s Kitchen in Jamaica.
• How to use the Internet to market your wellness business (Theo Chambers, Event Co- Producer and Chairman, Positive Tourism Network.)
• A Roundtable update on the TPDCo- Led Caribbean Wellness Standardization and Accreditation Initiative  and Explorative discussions on the formation a Caribbean Health Tourism Council.

Participants: (Spa Standards Development Steering Committee members: Sharon Parris-Chambers, V.P. and Co-Moderator and Rose Marie Headley-Smith, Coordinator); Patricia Berry-Greenidge (Barbados), Principal, ITEC Personal Body Healthcare Clinic & School of Holistic Therapies; Barbados delegates: Tonika Sealy, Sr. Services Advisor, Caribbean Export Development Centre; Damian Cohall, UWI Cave Hill, Steve Andrews, President, Caribbean Spa & Wellness Association; Carol Straw, Manager, Tourism & Allied Services, Jamaica Trade & Invest; Harold Davis, Executive Director, Jamaica Business Development Corporation.