Reconocimiento Especial a George Myers
La CHTA, la Asociación de Hoteles y Turismo de las Bahamas (BHTA), el Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board y Sandals Resorts International organizaron un reconocimiento especial al ícono y mentor del desarrollo turístico en la región del Caribe y las Bahamas, George Myers. Dicho reconocimiento se llevó a cabo en el Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa […]
¿Qué Puede Obtener de Taste of the Caribbean?
El evento Taste of the Caribbean abarca mucho más que una competencia culinaria. La ganadora del Premio Chef Pastelero del Caribe 2010, Maureen Bower, ofrecerá consejos exclusivos sobre cómo obtener el máximo de su participación en Taste of the Caribbean. Haga clic en la imagen para un video de 2 minutos.
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Los premios CHIEF muestran las mejores prácticas del Caribe en cuatro ramas principales de los negocios: Sostenibilidad Ambiental, Operaciones, Ventas y Marketing, y Responsabilidad Social. La fecha límite para participar es el 30 de marzo de 2017. Los finalistas serán anunciados el 5 de mayo de 2017. Los tres principales finalistas en cada categoría serán […]
En Busca del Amor: La Diversificación del Mercado del Romance
Todos estamos en busca del amor, particularmente los hoteleros caribeños. El turismo romántico representa una industria de miles de millones de dólares, y a pesar de las dificultades que enfrentó en el 2016, continúa en crecimiento. Las bodas de destino y lunas de miel generan ventas importantes y son una manera maravillosa de crear una […]
CHIEF, TASTE OF THE CARIBBEAN TO BE HELD IN MIAMI IN JUNE
Caribbean stakeholders to benefit from combination of top professional development events in South Florida this year MIAMI (February 19, 2017) – Two of the Caribbean’s premier tourism events will be staged concurrently in June in Miami during Caribbean-American Heritage Month. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) announced that the Caribbean Hotel Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF), […]
The UN Declares 2017 the Year of Sustainable Tourism Development
Written by Denaye Hinds, OBM International With the UN dedicating 2017 as the Year of Sustainable Tourism Development (STDP) there is much discussion about what sustainable tourism is. At OBMI we believe Sustainable Tourism Development is when all aspects of tourism’s impact are considered while developing a plan for new, improved or re-imagined tourism. This […]
Responsible Food Purchasing: Four Steps towards Sustainability for the Hospitality Sector
For many countries, tourism provides a significant source of foreign exchange and foreign direct investment. If managed sustainably, tourism can make an important contribution towards conserving natural and cultural heritage resources, generating and distributing wealth equitably, empowering the disadvantaged, generating jobs and supporting infrastructure development. More than most sectors, the hospitality sector is often under pressure […]
Booking.com Launches Accelerator Programe for Startups in Sustainable Tourism
Today Booking.com, the global leader in connecting travellers with the widest choice of incredible places to stay, announced the launch of its new accelerator programme, Booking.com Booster. Designed to identify, mentor and fund enterprising startups from around the world that are seeking to have a positive impact on the global tourism industry, the 3-week programme […]
CTO Sustainable Tourism Awards 2017
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is hosting the Sustainable Tourism Awards in this the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, as part of its efforts to support responsible tourism development and promote Sustainable Tourism products and services in the region. The Awards are open to individuals, groups, organizations and companies in any CTO member […]
Caribbean Tourism Arrivals hit All-Time High
Caribbean tourism broke new ground in 2016, surpassing 29 million arrivals for the first time ever, and once again growing faster than the global average. “Despite political, security and economic uncertainties and challenges in our main source markets, tourist arrivals to the Caribbean increased by 4.2 per cent in 2016, better than the 3.9 per […]