Ellison Thompson

CEO - St. Kitts Tourism Authority

A seasoned veteran within the tourism sector, Mr. Thompson brings more than three decades of Caribbean tourism sales and marketing experience, including a deep knowledge of marketing the Bahamas’ outer islands. Along with proven success increasing leisure travel for destinations, he has expanded key industry relationships and implemented rewarding creative global marketing campaigns. In this role, Mr. Thompson utilises a data-driven approach assessing St. Kitts’ primary audiences and their behaviours and works closely alongside global sales teams, travel agents, tour operators, and airline partners to increase passenger load and services. He also oversees the creation of global marketing campaigns to position St. Kitts as an emerging destination while increasing visibility within key source markets to ultimately drive bookings.