CHTA CONGRATULATES BAHAMIAN ON ANGOSTURA GLOBAL COCKTAIL CHALLENGE VICTORY

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (February 26, 2020) – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) congratulated Bahamian Marv Cunnigham for winning last weekend’s 10th ANGOSTURA Global Cocktail Challenge (AGCC) in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The event, which was held at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad on Saturday, saw the Taste of the Caribbean Hall of Fame […]

CHTA PRESIDENT HONORS THE LIFE OF THE LATE SIR ROYSTON HOPKIN

BARBADOS (February 23, 2020) – The president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) joined regional tourism industry stakeholders in mourning the passing of Sir Royston Hopkin, one of the Caribbean’s most respected and accomplished hoteliers. CHTA President Patricia Affonso-Dass of Barbados remembered the Grenadian businessman as “a giant of a man, a bright […]

CARIBBEAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES ELECT TRINIDADIAN BRIAN FRONTIN PRESIDENT

Trinidadian Brian Frontin is the newly elected President of the Caribbean Society of Hotel Association Executives (CSHAE). Frontin, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Trinidad Hotels, Restaurants & Tourism Association (THRTA) and the Trinidad and Tobago Hospitality and Tourism Institute (TTHTI), disclosed that human capital development, governance and sustainability are the priorities he will […]

CHTA EDUCATION FOUNDATION POISED TO PROVIDE MORE SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOCAL TRAINING IN 2020

Building on the success of its 2019 training initiatives, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation (CHTAEF) is planning to expand its hospitality training programs and scholarship support in the Caribbean this year. On the heels of a strong outcome at the annual New York Times Travel Show fundraising drive, for which CHTA member […]

INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL AND MEMBER RESORTS DONATE NEARLY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS OVER FIFTEEN YEARS TO CHTA EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Photo Caption (left to right) – Patricia Affonso-Dass, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association president; Samy Gonzalez, Interval International’s business development manager for the Caribbean and Southeast U.S.; and Karolin Troubetzkoy, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation chairman. Miami, FL, January 23, 2020 – Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services, and participating member resorts […]