Veteran tourism executive John Bell will receive the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Icon of Hospitality Award at the Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF), taking place at the Hyatt Regency Miami, June 21-23, 2019. The Trinidad-based Bell, CHTA’s first executive director, was the guiding force of the CHTA (formerly CHA) for 29 years. …
Frank Comito (pictured second from left), CEO and Director General of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), reassured investors that it was a great time to be in the tourism industry, which continues to be the major economic driver for the Caribbean and for the world. Speaking to the Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment …
South Florida’s premier Caribbean culinary and cultural celebration, Caribbean305, returns to Miami on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Mana Wynwood, a new location for the annual event. Featuring flavors from more than a dozen countries and territories, Caribbean305 spotlights award-winning chefs and mixologists from 14 destinations, such as the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, British Virgin …
The U.S. Virgin Islands is determined to position itself as the number one tourism destination in the Caribbean by employing robust public-private partnerships. Recently installed U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan, Jr., who led the Territory’s delegation to Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami last week, made the declaration during discussions with leaders of the cruise line …
River cruising is taking the nation by storm and increasing in popularity each year with sales up 82 percent over the last five years for home-based travel agents with Dream Vacations, CruiseOne® and Cruises Inc. ® Recognizing that the best way to sell a river cruise is to experience it, Dream Vacations, CruiseOne and Cruises …
Cartagena, the colonial port city on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, represented by COTELCO Cartagena, joined the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) as its 33rd destination and the first commercial association to join the regional association in more than 15 years. Monica Mass Tinoco, Executive Director of COTELCO Cartagena (pictured left), greets Jamaica’s Minister …
During the last edition of FITUR in Madrid, Skål International CEO, Daniela Otero, met with Patricio Azcárate Díaz de Losada, Biosphere Tourism General Manager, with whom we agreed to work towards a joint program to benefit both organisations and our respective members. On March 12, 2019 a partnership agreement was signed by Skål International and …
A signature activity in the US, the St. Kitts Tourism Authority conducted its 2nd annual Destination St. Kitts & Nevis US Roadshow 2019 from Monday, March 25 to Friday, March 29. The week-long series of 6 events were held in New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, Houston, Farmer’s Branch (Texas) and Dallas in order to grow …
The New York Times has announced that its annual Travel Show reached a new record of 35,568 participants—the highest attendance in the Show’s history. Attendance included 11,756 travel trade and 23,812 consumer attendees during the three-day event that took place from January 25-27, 2019 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. 2019’s show marked the …
President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) Patricia Affonso-Dass (pictured above with CHTA Director General and CEO Frank Comito) hailed the diversity of the region, its incredible natural beauty and people as core strengths as she called for the Caribbean to be better known as the most welcoming region in the world. Kicking …