Belize Crisis Management Best Practices in the Face of Zika
As Belize sees its first case of ZIKA, confirmed by test samples that were sent to CARPHA, the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Tourism, and all Tourism related Associations and stakeholders are concerned with the impact that this situation may have on tourist arrivals to the country. On May 17, 2016, in a television interview […]
Go Green Before Energy Costs Rise
More than 80 percent of the cost of a building is accrued in operations over its life cycle. This makes it imperative to ensure that buildings are designed and built to operate efficiently. This was a core message delivered by Energy Advisors in the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance (REETA) project at the […]
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This is your opportunity to make CHTA better. CHTA is constantly looking for ways to engage members, whether it is in finding out what you value from membership or how you’d like to receive your CHTA communications. Please take a moment to fill out this survey to let us know your thoughts and help us […]
CHTA Partners With SiteMinder To Provide Market-Leading Channel Management To Member Hotels
CHTA has formed a strategic partnership with the global hotel industry’s leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, to provide member hotels market-leading channel management for more effective online distribution and revenue optimization. The strategic partnership will see CHTA collaborate with SiteMinder to strengthen knowledge and innovation within the region’s hotels, namely via educational sessions at the Caribbean […]
Membership Matters: Did You Know?
CHTA Members are privy to benefits that directly assist in growing your business, whether it’s in managing your resources or showcasing your hotel in a Caribbean-focused sales channel. Take a look below and explore two of our most popular benefits! CARIBBEAN JOBS As CHTA members, companies that employ a workforce in the region are able […]
Show Your Excellence and Innovation in Tourism
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has an open call for applicants for the 13th edition of the UNWTO Awards. The applications are open for organizations or businesses, fitting into one of the categories listed below, and that are currently undertaking a tourism-related project/initiative with an innovative and sustainable approach. UNWTO Award for Innovation in Public […]
Winners of Taste of the Caribbean
Once again Miami was the host city to Taste of the Caribbean, a culinary competition and professional development conference for food and beverage professionals. Thirteen Caribbean national culinary teams competed for the title of best in the Caribbean, and these were the results of this year’s competition: CARIBBEAN NATIONAL TEAM Winner: Trinidad & Tobago Gold: […]
Developing a Lifelong Love of Travel
Written by Rainer Jenss, President & Founder, Family Travel Association Think back to your very first memory. Got it? If you’re like most – 62%, in fact – that remembrance will be from a time spent on vacation. I happily fall into that majority. As a child, I had the good fortune of having […]
Facing the Food and Revenue Challenge in the Caribbean
In the hospitality industry, Food and Beverage (F&B) is considered an expense, a marketing strategy and an indispensible part of the vacation experience. It also makes up to 20 percent of all hotel revenue. Consequently, hotel executives have begun to view their full-service restaurants as a way drive new clients and incremental revenue to their […]
Cuban and CHTA officials Assert Smart Partnerships Key to Growing the Caribbean Brand
The President of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), Karolin Troubetzkoy, joined by several members of CHTA’s executive committee and prominent regional hoteliers, visited Cuba for meetings with Cuban and international officials during the UNWTO and FITCuba events held in Havana between May 2-6. Troubetzkoy applauded Cuba’s Minister of Tourism Manual Marrera Cruz, on […]