Caribbean Travel Marketplace Goes Virtual in 2021
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Expanded travel trade event will showcase the region’s diverse product offerings to the world MIAMI (February 10, 2021) – For the first time in nearly 40 years, Caribbean Travel Marketplace, the premier annual gathering where Caribbean hospitality and tourism professionals meet with regional colleagues and international buyers and sellers, will be staged virtually. The […]
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CHTA CALLS FOR CONTINUED PANDEMIC DILIGENCE AND OPEN BORDERS
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Caribbean leading the world in tourism recovery MIAMI (December 13, 2021) – The president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Nicola Madden-Greig, in a letter to the head of the CARICOM (Caribbean Community) and copied to the region’s Heads of Government and health and tourism leaders, called for the continued adherence to health […]
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CHTA Mourns Passing of Tourism Stalwart Richard Williams
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MIAMI (November 29, 2021) – The leadership of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) lauded the late Barbadian tourism consultant Richard Williams as a giant of the region’s hospitality industry. CHTA President Nicola Madden-Greig said Williams’ vision elevated the storied Sandy Lane Hotel in Barbados to the very summit of the world’s most […]
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CARIBBEAN TRAVEL MARKETPLACE RETURNS TO IN-PERSON FORMAT FOR 2022
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Stakeholders to gather in person for the first major tourism meeting in the Caribbean in two years MIAMI (November 19, 2021) – Building on the success of the virtual version of Caribbean Travel Marketplace (CTM) held earlier this year, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), organizers of the Caribbean’s largest marketing event, have announced […]
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STRONG WINTER REBOUND FOR CARIBBEAN TOURISM, PREDICTS CHTA PRESIDENT
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MIAMI (November 16, 2021) – With strong health protocols in place and the increase in air service to several destinations across the region, Nicola Madden-Greig, the president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), foresees that the region’s bedrock tourism sector should flourish this winter. Her optimism about the outlook is despite an especially […]
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CARIBBEAN NATIONALS RECEIVE TOURISM SCHOLARSHIPS
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CHTA Education Foundation and Les Roches announce scholarship recipients MIAMI (November 10, 2021) – The recently announced professional development program for Caribbean hospitality professionals, launched by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation (CHTAEF) and Les Roches, the hospitality management institution, has named two dozen Caribbean scholarship recipients. Designed to accelerate the […]
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CHTA EDUCATION FOUNDATION LAUNCHES 2021 CARIBBEAN TRAVEL AUCTION ON NATIONAL MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY
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Over US$100K in Prizes to Advance Caribbean Hospitality Career Development MIAMI (October 23, 2021) – The annual Caribbean Hospitality and Tourism Association (CHTA) Education Foundation Caribbean Travel Auction launches today (October 23, 2021) on National Make a Difference Day. This year’s fundraiser includes more than US$100,000 in prizes from over 30 Caribbean hotels and resorts […]
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JAMAICAN HOTELIER NAMED NEW CARIBBEAN HOTEL AND TOURISM ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT
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Nicola Madden-Greig vows focus on tech, people and sustainability MIAMI (October 22, 2021) – Respected Caribbean hotelier Nicola Madden-Greig has been named the new president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA). The award-winning Jamaican businesswoman was elevated to the position during CHTA’s Annual General Meeting last week. She will serve the final year […]
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World Tourism Day Message from Vanessa Ledesma, Acting CEO and Director General, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA)
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MIAMI (September 26, 2021) – We at the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) are pleased to join the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in marking World Tourism Day 2021 (September 27) under the theme of “Tourism for Inclusive Growth”. The theme is particularly relevant this year because all areas of our destinations […]
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CHTA WARNS THAT TRAVEL ADVISORIES DON’T PRESENT FULL PICTURE
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COVID-19 travel protocols are protecting visitors and tourism employees Winter season looks bright for Caribbean tourism MIAMI (September 21, 2021) – While travel advisories have been placed on several Caribbean destinations due to the increase in COVID-19 cases, attributed to the highly contagious delta variant, a leading tourism executive has countered that travel to the […]
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CARIBBEAN TOURISM PERFORMANCE SCORES HIGH MARKS DESPITE THE PANDEMIC
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Adaptability, flexibility and collaboration essential for Caribbean success, reports CHTA exec HOLLYWOOD, Florida (September 8, 2021) – Despite daunting challenges presented over the past 18 months by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean tourism and hospitality industry recorded many significant successes, and data points to an encouraging outlook ahead. Speaking during the opening plenary session at […]
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