CHTA and BHN Form Strategic Alliance
Burba Hotel Network (BHN) and CHTA have announced a strategic alliance with regards to the Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS). The goal of the alliance is to utilize our respective strengths to stimulate investment in the Caribbean hotel and tourism market via the CHRIS conference which takes place annually in Miami. “CHTA has […]
Zika Brief for Caribbean Travel Partners
The spread of Zika virus in the Americas, other tropical regions and most recently in Florida has understandably caused concern to both residents of and travelers to those areas. While ZIKA virus itself is described as a mild virus with only one in 5 persons showing any symptoms, a link of the virus to microcephaly […]
Discounted and Exclusive Professional Development Workshops Offered at CHIEF
CHIEF’s professional development sessions are priceless educational opportunities for all hospitality and tourism stakeholders to increase retention, challenge your leaders and rally your leaders-in-the-making. You will not find all of these three workshops offered anywhere else at these discounted rates, all under the same roof. They will take place on Friday, September 30, 2016 from […]
Global Travel Experts and Local Award-Winning Hoteliers Line Up for CHIEF 2016
This year’s Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) presenters include some of the industry’s biggest brands, including Marriott Hotels’ Diana Plazas, Vice President Brand, Marketing & Digital for Latin America & the Caribbean, as well as Veronica Stoddart, the former Travel Editor of USA Today who serves as Executive Editor in Residence at Percepture Travel […]
GLOBAL TRAVEL EXPERTS LINING UP FOR CHIEF CONFERENCE IN PUERTO RICO
MIAMI (August 30, 2016) – Some of the world’s leading travel, tourism and hospitality experts will be participating in the upcoming Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) slated for the El Conquistador Resort in Puerto Rico from September 30 to October 2, 2016. “There is a tremendous amount of expertise, […]
CARIBBEAN TOURISM BUSINESSES MUST ADAPT TO SUCCEED
MIAMI (August 17, 2016) – The President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Karolin Troubetzkoy sees the upcoming Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) as an opportunity for hotels and tourism-related businesses to take stock and to “open our eyes to the bigger picture, which is so important if we want to succeed […]
Dynamic rate marketing: Combining online marketing and campaigns with real-time hotel inventory and pricing
Written by Siteminder Hotels have been using the same forms of marketing their room rates for years. Room rates are either described as “beginning from $100 per night” or giving a rate range such as “ranging from $100 to $300 per night”. But today’s interconnected travelers want the specifics. Enter dynamic rate marketing, which allows […]
Flexible Design for Meeting Spaces
Written by OBM International Resort and hotel design is changing to accommodate the next evolution of the traveler. Properties are becoming more focused on how the design of their space can be flexible enough to accommodate a variety of events, depending on the travelers needs. Shared amenity space design now includes lobbies that double as […]
Is the Sustainable Hotel Industry More Relevant Than Ever?
It’s inevitable that the tourism industry contributes to carbon emissions and the slow-burning effects of climate change, whether it’s through airline travel, on-ground transportation, hotel operation, or food wastage. In fact, air traffic emissions alone contribute to about five percent of global warming, and the figure is expected to rise significantly with the increasing volume […]
Know How Guide to Sustainable Hotel Certification Schemes
This Know How Guide offers an introduction to sustainability certification for hotels. It will help you understand why you might seek certification and the key performance areas for sustainable hotel certification, as well as giving an overview of some of the most common certifications. In addition, this guide includes a spreadsheet that allows you to […]