2018 CHTA Industry Awards

The CHTA Industry Awards are the highest honor bestowed by the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association to its membership. They recognize excellence in Caribbean hotel operations by demonstrating superior achievement in: Resort Operations, Food & Beverage, Marketing and Sales, Resort Maintenance, Staff Training and Motivation, Innovative Management, Environmental Practices, Community Affairs, and Involvement with National […]

Taste of the Caribbean Awards

Taste of the Caribbean is one of the most prestigious culinary awards in the region. The only culinary competition where chefs and bartenders throughout the Caribbean are able to compete with one another in one arena. The competition evaluates competitors on an individual and group level. Below is a list of the overall winners of […]

The Caribbean Contemporary Cuisine Cookbook

Over the last 20 years the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has sought to raise the profile of the Caribbean’s food culture. While many have explored the frontiers of contemporary Caribbean cuisine, both national and expatriate chefs, the concept of a unique, modern and accessible cuisine has never really taken hold in the minds of […]

Bridging the Caribbean Skills Gap

Written by Adriana Serna, Director of Communications, CHTA The viability and growth of any service-based company lies firmly on the shoulders of the people that provide that service. In few industries does the quality of the staff have such a direct impact on the bottom line as it does in the hospitality and tourism industry. […]

TURKS AND CAICOS BAGS TWO INDUSTRY AWARDS AT CHIEF IN MIAMI

MIAMI (July 4, 2018) – Tourism representatives from Turks and Caicos Islands captured two of four Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) tourism industry awards at the opening of the fourth Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) in Miami last month. Stacy Cox, Executive Director of the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association, received […]

IMPACT OF BRITAIN’S AIR PASSENGER DUTY SHOULD GUIDE CARIBBEAN TAX DECISIONS

CHTA counsels high front-end taxes and fees discourage travel and have downside consequences BARBADOS (June 30, 2018) – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) strongly urged Governments in the region to consider carefully the impact of leveling high air travel-related taxes and fees on travel demand as they wrestle with balancing budgets. “We recognize […]