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CHTA Awards Recognize Resilience and Excellence in Caribbean Tourism

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MIAMI, Florida (October 5, 2022) – In keeping with its commitment to advance the quality, sustainability and profitability of the tourism industry in the Caribbean, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has announced the winners of its 2022 Destination Resilience and Caribbean Hotel Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) awards. Caribbean tourism stakeholders gathered during CHTA’s […]

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GRENADA’S LEO GARBUTT NAMED 2020 HOTELIER OF THE YEAR

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GRENADA’S LEO GARBUTT NAMED 2020 HOTELIER OF THE YEAR Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association honors owner of Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel THE BAHAMAS (January 22, 2020) – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has named respected Grenada hotelier Leo Garbutt 2020 Caribbean Hotelier of the Year. The owner of Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel in […]

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CARIBBEAN HOTEL AND TOURISM ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE

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MIAMI (July 10, 2019) – St. Maarten hotel association executive Wyb Meijer, Aruban guest experience supervisor Berlinda Engelhardt, and Puerto Rican Security Supervisor Luis de Jesus were named among three Caribbean tourism industry stakeholders who have exemplified excellence across the region’s bread and butter industry. Meijer, Executive Director of the St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade […]

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CARIBBEAN TOURISM’S BEST PRACTICES SHINE AT CHIEF AWARDS

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MIAMI (June 28, 2019) – Leading tourism stakeholders from the Bahamas and St. Lucia took top honors at the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) annual Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) Awards Celebration before a packed house last week at the Hyatt Regency Miami. Hotels, attractions and tourism stakeholder organizations from throughout the Caribbean […]

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CHTA NAMES JOHN BELL 2019 CARIBBEAN ICON OF HOSPITALITY

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MIAMI (June 2, 2019) – Veteran tourism executive John Bell will receive the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Icon of Hospitality Award at the Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF), taking place at the Hyatt Regency Miami, June 21-23, 2019. The Trinidad-based Bell, CHTA’s first executive director, was the guiding force of the CHTA […]

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CHTA ANNOUNCES 2019 CARIBBEAN ICON OF HOSPITALITY AWARD RECIPIENT

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John Bell’s lasting legacy and indelible footprint on Caribbean tourism was foundational to the region’s rise to the world’s tourism stage and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) guiding hand in making that possible.  His achievements will be recognized and applauded as CHTA bestows the association’s Icon of Hospitality Award on John during the […]

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NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR THE 2019 CHIEF AWARDS

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Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) to recognize tourism best practices MIAMI (April 2, 2019) – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is inviting nominations for the Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) Awards from the region’s tourism and hospitality sector as it recognizes outstanding initiatives that are making a difference in the industry. […]

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SUNIL CHATRANI NAMED 2019 HOTELIER OF THE YEAR

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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (January 30, 2019) – Sunil Chatrani, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Elegant Hotels Group, is the Caribbean’s 2019 Hotelier of the Year. The Guyanese-born, Barbados-based hotelier received the top honor at the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) 37th annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace, which opened in Montego Bay yesterday evening. […]

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A Celebration of Caribbean Unity and Excellence: CHIEF, Taste of the Caribbean and Caribbean305

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For the second time CHTA brought together three of its most popular events to Miami, in a celebration of unity, excellence and diversity.  The fourth annual Caribbean Hospitality Exchange Forum (CHIEF) once again brought together Caribbean hospitality and tourism industry to Miami on June 22-24, 2018, to face their common challenges and celebrate their triumphs […]

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CHTA Members win World  Boutique  Hotel  Awards  2016

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The  winners  of  the World  Boutique  Hotel  Awards  2016 were  announced at  the glittering Awards ceremony held at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall, London. The Caribbean winners are: Secret Bay Hotel in Dominica won the World’s Best Boutique Hotel Award Hamanasi Adventure & Dive Resort, Belize – The America’s Best Beach or Costal Boutique Hotel Tiamo […]

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