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…
High fives to Jamaica hotelier Nicola Madden-Greig, President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), her team at CHTA, and Jamaican public and private sector stakeholders, on an excellent production of the 42nd Annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace.
Held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Jamaica, from May 20-23, 2024, the meeting registered record-breaking attendance numbers, elevating…
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…