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The Small Tourism Enterprises Project (STEP) was started
by the OAS with a focus on creating a support and
assistance service for Caribbean small hotels. The primary
emphasis to date has been on technology and hotel
management support through volunteer programs.
With the addition of USAID as a major partner and
support from a variety of sources, the program is
moving to implementation of a range of services for
Caribbean small tourism enterprises as well as greater
emphasis on environmental management. In addition to
full implementation of the small hotels component, in
2002 the project will expand to include sites, attractions
and community tourism support. Project implementation
is planned through a self-sustaining entity -
caribbeanexperiences - based in the region and
delivering the marketing, continuing training and other
services of the project.
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