User:Yndiana58

Yndiana Montes is a dedicated tourism development media person, who has been providing a broad spectrum on this area to her colleagues in Latin America and Brazil. Reflecting her deep passion for the Caribbean tourism, Yndiana describes herself as having "a Caribbean heart and an endless love for the forest.”

Prolific in four languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Papiamento, and English, Yndiana is also zealous about sustainable tourism development and conservation projects. Her contribution to the development of Caribbean tourism spans 30 years, beginning as a young reporter, travel writer, media relations consultant and marketing, branding and development adviser. Yndiana flawlessly combines her substantial knowledge of marketing and communications with her vibrant personality to assist many island nations with their sustainable tourism promotion, exposure and awareness.

Yndiana engages in Social Media &amp; Online Campaigns and experiential Media Production. Yndiana regularly arranges and manages press trips involving journalists, photographers and videographers from Latin America including México, Argentina and Brazil to expose Caribbean destinations and their rich heritage. She has been involved with the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), the Jamaica Tourism Board (JTB), Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB), the Aruba Tourism Authority, Curaçao Tourism Development Bureau, Trinidad and Tobago (TIDCO and TDC), Elegant Resorts, Holiday Inn Sunspree Aruba and Montego Bay, Statia Tourism, Bonaire Tourism, and more.

Yndiana has dived since 1999, when she completed the PADI with Red Sails Sports in Aruba. She has dived in many Caribbean Islands, and is very concerned about the coral’s bleaching.

Currently, Yndiana is studying Agroecology at Appalachian State University.