CHTA’s Caribbean Travel Forum to focus on key industry issues

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is reporting strong interest in the second annual Caribbean Travel Forum, to be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at Sandals Royal Barbados, under the theme “Tourism: The key driver of generational wealth for Caribbean nationals”. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley will headline…

April 26, 2023

Education

CHTA Education Foundation Launches Tourism Resilience Scholarship Fund

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation (CHTAEF) has launched the new “Tourism Resilience Scholarship Fund”, building on the 2023 Earth Day theme of “Invest in our Planet”. “The fund aims to encourage and support Caribbean hospitality professionals in pursuing training and education related to resilience building, sustainable and regenerative tourism…

April 19, 2023

Tourism Insights

‘Deep collaboration’ key to Caribbean recovery, says CHTA president

Speaking to Breaking Travel News at the inaugural Global Tourism Resilience Conference in Kingston, Jamaica, last month, Nicola Madden-Greig, president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), discussed the methods used by the region to get through the COVID-19 pandemic and come out the other side poised to thrive. Chief…

March 1, 2023

Sustainable Tourism Tourism Development

MPE talks tourism with Sandals chief

When Sandals Resorts chief Adam Stewart says “all inclusive” he also means that local communities must be included in the benefits of tourism. During the 42nd annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Montego Bay last month, MPE’s Lelei LeLaulu spoke with the Executive Chairman about the importance of community involvement in the tourism industry. Stewart emphasized that for tourism to be truly…

July 22, 2024

Events

Patricia Affonso-Dass celebrated by her peers

Heartiest congratulations to Patricia Affonso-Dass, Group General Manager of Ocean Hotels Group in Barbados, on being named the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Caribbean Hotelier of the Year. A visibly emotional Affonso-Dass received accolades from her peers at Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Jamaica last month. This recognition is a testament to her decades-long dedication and exemplary leadership in…

June 7, 2024

Destinations Events News

Region readies for Marketplace in Jamaica

Anticipation is building for the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) 42nd Caribbean Travel Marketplace (CTM), set to unfold at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Jamaica, May 20-23, 2024. Marketplace was last held in Jamaica in 2019, while last year’s meeting took place in Barbados. This year’s event promises to elevate the tourism industry experience with…

March 25, 2024

Events

Remembering the maestros

As the 42nd Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace approaches in Montego Bay from May 20-22, 2024, we reflect on the remarkable contributions of two tourism visionaries: the late Heinz Simonitsch (left), a sustainable tourism pioneer of Half Moon Montego Bay fame, and Gordon “Butch” Stewart, a preeminent trailblazer of all-inclusive resorts and the founder…

March 11, 2024

Events

Hurricane Preparedness & Climate Outlook

Memorial Day has passed, and June has arrived. To many travelers, those events signal the official beginning of summer, but for those in the Caribbean, June 1st also holds significance as the start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs through the end of November. This year, as always, tourism stakeholders are taking …

May 30, 2023

Events

CHRIS conference wraps up in Miami

The Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS) is one of the region’s key hotel and tourism investment conferences. This year’s edition was staged in Miami over the past two days. The event offered an opportunity for investors, financiers and representatives from hotels, resorts, trade associations and destinations to network and learn more about…

May 23, 2023

Events

Caribbean women to shine at CHRIS

MIAMI (May 18, 2023) – Caribbean women are set to make a strong impact at the Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS), one of the region’s key hotel and tourism investment conferences next week. A number of the region’s top female tourism and business executives will address the summit, which is scheduled to…

May 18, 2023

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