Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2018 Registration Opens in August
Registration for Caribbean Travel Marketplace, the Caribbean’s largest marketing event, is opening August 10th. This year’s event will ring in 2018 with a new and a vibrant lineup of activities. Marketplace is coming back to the Puerto Rico Convention Center from January 30 to February 1, 2018. Marketplace is the only event in the region […]
MANAGING THE UNFORESEEN
All crisis situations, from a hurricane to an accident, present significant hurdles for a hotel to continue its day to day operations. The challenges take many forms and are often difficult to predict. Certain crisis pose a physical threat to the property, while others threaten its public image, customer base and short as well as […]
Heinz Simonitsch First Recipient of Prestigious “CHTA Icon of Hospitality” Award
Legendary Caribbean hotelier Heinz Simonitsch, C.D. who defined luxury hospitality and environmental sustainability, will receive the first Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) Icon of Hospitality Award. Simonitsch of Jamaica’s famed Half Moon resort in Montego Bay was conferred the high honor today, his 90th birthday, for his tireless and innovative contributions to the region’s […]
Benefit From a Culture of Continuous Learning
Written by OBM International Fast-paced and fiercely competitive, the hospitality industry demands its professionals to stay on top of the knowledge and skills relevant for their work while providing excellent service to your guests making them want to return time and time again. The best way to provide this exemplary service is to target the […]
Learn More About CHTA’s Exclusive Travel Insurance Offer for Member Hotels
Through CHTA’s partnership with Trip Mate’s TripAssure division, CHTA Members now have an exclusive Travel Protection Plan which includes a Pre-Existing Medical Conditions waiver. The ability to offer your guests travelers insurance, directly on your booking path, provides your hotel unique benefits: You get more direct bookings because guests are less hesitant to make the […]
The USAID Caribbean Clean Energy Program (CARCEP) Energy Benchmarking Tool Goes Live
The CARCEP Energy Benchmarking Tool is now live and available for CHTA member access on the CHTA website. This web-based tool has been developed under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Caribbean Clean Energy Program (CARCEP), to offer Caribbean hoteliers a way to measure and compare their energy and water usage with similar […]
New CHTA Members, April – May, 2017
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New Exclusive Member Discounts
Another successful Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) has come and gone, but some of the exclusive CHTA member discounts offered during CHIEF remain. Discounts on services from virtual reality tours, to free energy saving audits to eco-friendly roofing panels. First View has created more than 850 virtual tours for […]
Grenada Artists Shine in the National Pavilion at Biennale Arte 2017
The warmth of the Caribbean spilled out of the Grenada National Pavilion and on to the Fondamente Zattere in Dorsoduro for the opening of “The Bridge”, an exhibition of art. Joining 85 other countries, Grenada’s second appearance in Venice for the 57th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia was a significant achievement. Milton […]
Congratulations to NEWH 2017 ICON of Industry
The Network of Executive Women in Hospitality has awarded Janice Feldman, a CHTA Allied Member, with the NEWH 2017 Icon of Industry Award. This is only the twelfth ICON award bestowed in the organization’s thirty-seven year history and will be formalized at a gala event at BDNY in New York City this fall. Janice Feldman, […]