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

Airlines

Sunrise Airways CEO joins calls for reform of Caribbean aviation taxation system

Philippe Bayard, CEO of Sunrise Airways – Haiti’s hometown airline – has added his voice to the call for reform of the Caribbean’s aviation taxation system, which he believes is hindering the growth of intra-regional air travel. Despite strong international air route growth and new entrants into the market, Bayard believes the outdated…

March 28, 2023

Destinations

Jamaica minister of tourism lauded as world prepares to mark Global Tourism Resilience Day

Kenneth Bryan, Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), saluted the efforts of Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, to help start the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) and turn the world’s attention to recognizing the value of tourism as a global product. Referring to the upcoming inaugural …

February 9, 2023

Destinations

Belize leverages Caribbean and Central/Latin American ties and attributes

Bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south, and sharing a water boundary with Honduras, Belize appeals to visitors from every direction. Recognizing the strength of the destination’s unique tourism product, Anthony Mahler, the country’s Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations,…

January 12, 2023

Tourism Insights

Life needs the Caribbean

During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Caribbean tourism industry stakeholders were often reminded of the resilience of the sector and were encouraged of the value of a Caribbean tourism vacation. Frank Comito, then-CEO and Director General of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), rallied the region with the reassurance that “as the world looks…

November 28, 2022

Hotels & Resorts

Caribbean hotelier calls for urgent climate mitigation

“We are all in trouble (and) if we continue doing what we are doing, global disaster is coming,” said visionary hotelier and eco-pioneer Ewald Biemans, the proprietor of Aruba’s acclaimed Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort. “Climate change is a fact and if we don’t all take care of it, some of the hotels will have to…

October 28, 2022

Tourism Insights

More locals must benefit from tourism’s spoils, says St. Lucian tour operator

Speaking during this month’s Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) 40th Caribbean Travel Marketplace in San Juan, Puerto Rico, John Mathurin, the general manager of St. Lucia’s Serenity Vacations and Tours, said while he was pleased to see an “amazing slew of international investors” engaged in the development of the tourism sector, it was important…

October 28, 2022

Sustainable Tourism

WTTC chief bats for Caribbean sustainability

Delivering a recorded address to stakeholders gathered for the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Forum in San Juan, Puerto Rico this month, Julia Simpson endorsed policy solutions such as government incentives which reward businesses that adhere to environmental standards and are eco-certified. The global travel leader also called…

October 28, 2022

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