CHTA Marketplace registration now open

Registration is now open for the 42nd annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace, produced by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), taking place from May 20-23, 2024, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Jamaica. This premier event serves as a vital platform for connecting suppliers of Caribbean travel products and services with global buyers, facilitating networking, collaboration,…

ByCaribbean Tourism AuthorityFebruary 19, 20240Comments

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CTO bats for tourism resilience

Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Kenneth Bryan, engaged in important talks last week with Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of UN Tourism (formerly UNWTO), at the second Global Tourism Resilience Conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The two leaders discussed investments in education, training and marketing opportunities during a vibrant conversation. “This conference embodies our collective determination to…

ByCaribbean Tourism AuthorityFebruary 19, 20240Comments

Hotels & Resorts

The Buccaneer Beach and Golf Resort Celebrates New Flight Services to St. Croix

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands (February 16, 2024) - The Buccaneer Beach & Golf Resort, nestled in the pristine beauty of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, celebrates the launch of new flight services on Frontier Airlines and Fly the Whale between San Juan, Puerto Rico and St. Croix. The new flights complement the…

ByCaribbean Tourism AuthorityFebruary 16, 20240Comments

Destinations Events

Alicia Edwards applauds CTO event, highlights Tobago’s distinctive charm at Caribbean Week in New York

Making her debut at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Caribbean Week in New York, Alicia Edwards, Executive Chairman of the Tobago Tourism Agency Ltd., praised the inter-governmental organization for its pivotal role as a unifying force within the region. Describing the tourism marketing conference as informative, Edwards found the week to be an…

ByCaribbean Tourism AuthorityJune 13, 20230Comments

Events

Caribbean Week in New York off to a strong start

The long-awaited 2023 Caribbean Week in New York, the first in three years, commenced in midtown Manhattan today. Kicking off with the CTO Executive Committee meeting this afternoon, the week’s itinerary features an exciting array of events. Highlights include the tourism marketing conference on Wednesday and Thursday’s Media Marketplace, where esteemed tourism executives…

ByCaribbean Tourism AuthorityJune 5, 20230Comments

Events

President Biden proclaims Caribbean-American Heritage Month

It’s the beginning of June and that means Caribbean Week in New York is around the corner (June 5-8). It is also the beginning of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. And according to U.S. President Joseph Biden, “It is time for America to celebrate the achievements and dreams of the millions of people of…

ByCaribbean Tourism AuthorityJune 1, 20230Comments

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 …

ByCaribbean Tourism AuthorityMay 30, 20230Comments

Events

Journalist Sarah Glover to address Caribbean Week in New York marketing conference

Sarah Glover, the former two-term president of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the largest U.S. organization for journalists of color, will be participating in the Caribbean Tourism Organization's (CTO) Tourism Industry Marketing Conference, which is taking place at the Martinique New York on Broadway in midtown Manhattan, during Caribbean Week in…

ByCaribbean Tourism AuthorityMay 24, 20230Comments

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…

ByCaribbean Tourism AuthorityMay 23, 20230Comments

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…

ByCaribbean Tourism AuthorityMay 18, 20230Comments

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