New Members (October – December 2017)
Radisson Grenada Beach Resort http://www.radisson.com/grenada SEAS SA http://www.seas-sa.com/ Hotel Spec International, Inc. http://www.hotelspec.com Willowbank Hotel, Resort & Conference Center https://www.willowbank.bm Affinity Travel Group / Travel To Do Good http://www.traveltodogood.com Simon Cadette Limited NA ESJ Azul, Isla Verde http://www.esjazul.com SLS BahaMar http://slsbahamar.com Secure Edge Networks http://www.securedgenetworks.com Mango Digital Marketing http://www.mangodigitalmarketing.com Oceania Baths Inc http://www.oceania-attitude.com Boutique Hotel […]
Caribbean Job Bank
CHTA has created a Caribbean Job Bank with the primary mission of connecting candidates from affected destinations with gainful temporary or permanent employment. It will provide numerous employment opportunities in and out of the Caribbean, as well as direct people to properties affected by the storms that are in need of assistance. “Tourism is the […]
Puerto Rico is Ready for Marketplace. Are You?
We are happy to state and reaffirm that Puerto Rico is ready to host the Caribbean’s largest and longest-running marketing event, Caribbean Travel Marketplace. More than 100 hotels are open and operating. More than four thousand restaurants are taking orders and serving up delicious cuisine. Major tourist attractions island-wide have been restored. All in time […]
CaribbeanTravel.com’s New Digital Advertising Program
As we ramp up our regional collaborative marketing strategy, The CHTA and CTO are pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with digital advertising company Destination Travel Network (DTN), a division of Simpleview. DTN brings expertise in digital advertising and has been retained to develop, market and manage a long-awaited digital advertising program on CaribbeanTravel.com. […]
Top 4 Wellness Revenue Drivers of 2017
Written by Stephanie Rest, Caribbean Wellness & Education Caribbean Wellness & Education (WE) began with a passionate mission, to develop wellness and education opportunities in the Caribbean. Since becoming a member of CHTA in 2017, WE has traveled to many of our regions destinations and learned what makes each island unique. WE participated in […]
Caribbean Hotel Insurance Rates To Increase By 10 To 40 Percent
MIAMI (November 26, 2017) – Caribbean hoteliers should plan now for an increase in insurance premiums anticipated to range from 10 to 40 percent following two Category 5 hurricanes, which struck several destinations in the region in September. Scott Stollmeyer, Managing Director, Barbados and Eastern Caribbean for CGM Gallagher Insurance Brokers, made the recommendation during a […]
Creating a Social-Worthy Hotel
Written by OBMI For better or worse, social media has changed the way we travel. The millennial traveller is eager to search the globe for a skyline, sunset, or beautiful hotel pool to make their account shine. In our social media-obsessed world, hotels and resorts are being booked solely based on their visually pleasing aspects. […]
New Travel Insights: Caribbean a Hotspot for Winter Travel
By Sojern In Sojern’s latest Global Travel Insights report, we looked forward to Q4 travel trends to understand how people around the globe are planning their end of the year travel—and offer travel marketers advice for influencing these early planners. Looking forward to the entire quarter, destinations like Cancun, San Juan, and Miami make the […]
AAA Four and Five Diamond Ratings: a Path to Success and Profitability for Your Resort
By Federico Moreno-Nickerson, Apple Leisure Group In the digital age, surveys, ratings systems, and consumer reviews are an inescapable fact of life. For hotel owners and operators – and their guests — there is one rating system, developed before the internet’s inception, that in many ways is more valuable and persuasive than all of the […]
Post Hurricane Voluntourism Engagement in the Caribbean
Written by Roslyn Parker, Affinity Travel Group While the world watched the events of the recent hurricane season unfold on television and social media, there was a natural inclination to want to help. This is an innate human response to circumstances that are often beyond our control. People want to do something, whether it fits […]