The CHIEF Awards showcase the Caribbean’s best practices in four main areas of business: Environmental Sustainability, Operations, Sales & Marketing and Social Responsibility. Nominations Deadline : Thursday, March 30, 2017. Finalists will be announced: Friday, May 5, 2017. The top three finalists in each category will be invited to present their best practice at CHIEF. Winners will be announced at CHIEF.

WHO CAN SUBMIT A NOMINATION
•    Any company that is a current active CHTA Member or that of a fellow member of a National Hotel and Tourism Association
•    Ministry and Departments of Tourism
•    Travel Industry Partners (i.e. OTAs, Travel Intermediaries, trade press, etc.)
•    CHTA Strategic Partners and Sponsors
•    The General Public

WHAT IS THE SELECTION CRITERIA?
A panel of judges representing top industry professionals in their respective areas will review all nominations and make their selections. The judging panel represents different countries and geographic regions, as well as different professional backgrounds, including the private sector, academic institutions, non-profit organizations and government, to reflect the multi-stakeholder engagement in Travel & Tourism.

We encourage visuals, videos, charts, graphs, etc. to be included to support the nomination.

The three stage judging process is as follows: nominations are submitted to CHTA and vetted by their respective National Hotel and Tourism Association; a panel of judges reviews each nomination; submissions are rated and three finalists with the overall winner are identified for each category.

Submissions will be rated on the approach undertaken, results achieved and application of approach as a best practice. CLICK HERE to submit your application.  If you want to pre-register for CHIEF, CLICK HERE.