CHTA President Reflects on Progress Since Last Year’s Hurricanes
A year after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, I want to focus on the heroic manner in which the people of the Caribbean handled this terrifying experience. Their amazing resilience showed during and after both hurricanes as they began the challenging task of rebuilding their homes, their communities and their lives. From the ruins of nature’s […]
WORLD TOURISM DAY MESSAGE FROM THE CARIBBEAN HOTEL AND TOURISM ASSOCIATION
By Patricia Affonso-Dass President, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association The Caribbean’s tourism sector is uniquely important to economic and social life in the region, and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) will indeed be celebrating World Tourism Day 2018 when it is launched in Budapest, Hungary on September 27. Apart from the importance of […]
CHTA ENGAGES ON RECOVERY PLANS AT CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE
MIAMI (August 27, 2018) – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) was out in full force recently for the second formal meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery. As this year’s hurricane season approached its peak months, a number of the Association’s senior officials were among more than 350 […]
Potential Scam Alert for Event Influencers
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association would like to inform the general public of an unauthorized communication and promotion targeting travel and social media influencers using our organization’s name. The website caribbeansummit.org is promoting a Caribbean Travel Summit / Caribbean Island Travel & Tourism Summit (CITTS), billed as an influencer summit taking place in Turks […]
Summer Member Spotlight
New Member Listing: May – August 2018 Angostura Limited Arbeitsgemeinschaft Karibik e.V. Ayi Tour Bianca Sands Resort Blueliner Marketing BlueWater Revenue, LLC Bornewell Holdings Inc Caribbean Culture and Lifestyle Caribbean Journal Chardenmaia Tours S RL Control Union Cotton International DOMUS Windows & Doors Limited Eximia Glion Institute of Higher Education Harris Paints International Ltd Holiday […]
Pulling From Your Hotel’s Design To Weave A Better Story
By OBM International Today’s travelers expect a hotel experience to be much more sophisticated than seen years ago. They are looking to collect authentic experiences, not just a place to rest their head. When hoteliers are genuinely successful, they have created a destination that presents guests with the opportunity to have a transformative experience. So […]
Service Excellence – From the Inside Out
Written by Chuck Kelley, Cayuga Hospitality Consultants Service excellence is about delivering to the customer expectation – meeting and slightly exceeding that expectation. Notice I said “slightly exceeding” and I say that because if you go above and beyond you begin to create a customer expectation you can’t achieve without negatively impacting other priorities. Let’s […]
What Google’s New Price Insights Means for Hotels
Written by Shri Lildharrie, Managing Director, HeBS Digital Google is testing out a new search engine result page (SERP) element called Google Price Insights that adds hotel price comparisons to the knowledge graph. Google Price Insights include a hyperlinked call-to-action, “Explore Insights,” which takes users to a market comparison page that displays hotel prices against […]
The Clinton Global Initiative Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery
As the 2018 hurricane season approaches its peak months, President Bill Clinton convened the second formal meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery at the University of Miami, bringing together more than 350 leaders from government, business, and civil society. In attendance were Patricia Affonso-Dass, CHTA’s President; Karolin Troubetzkoy, CHTA’s […]
Marketplace 2019 Registration Opens August 22nd
Your chance to meet buyers and tour operators from around the world under one roof is just around the corner! CHTA will be rolling out Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2019 in Jamaica with more surprises, more buyers and exciting new activities that will strengthen the connectivity between all industry stakeholders. Registration Opens August 22, 2018 – Take […]