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April 21, 2026 - Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) and Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST) Join International Earth Day Focus on “Our Power, Our Planet”

April 14, 2026 - CHTA Announces Caribbean Travel Forum 2026 as Action-Oriented Working Session Ahead of Caribbean Travel Marketplace

February 20, 2026 - The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) Charts Path from Crisis Response to Competitive Resilience at Global Tourism Resilience Day Forum

February 2, 2026 - Registration Now open for Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2026 in Antigua and Barbuda

January 26, 2026 - Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association Announces Lineup of Key Industry Events for 2026

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February 6, 2025 – Caribbean Technology Experts Reveal Top 5 AI Innovations

January 27, 2025 – CHTA President Reflects on Record Breaking 2024 and Vision for a Transformative 2025

December 10, 2025 – CHTA Highlights the Biggest Takeaways From CHIEF 2025, Signaling a New Era for Caribbean Hospitality

November 19, 2025 – Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association Announces 2025 TASTE of the Caribbean Winners

November 12, 2025 – CHTA Education Foundation and JHTA Launch Joint Recovery Initiatives to Support Jamaica's Tourism Sector After Hurricane Melissa

October 21, 2025 – Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association Announces Lineup of Impactful Industry Leaders as Speakers at CHIEF 2025

September 24, 2025 – CHIEF 2025 Unveils Future-Focused Sessions for Caribbean Hospitality and Tourism

July 30, 2025 – CHTA Launches AI Guidebook 2.0 to Help Caribbean Hospitality & Tourism Businesses

July 8, 2025 – CHTA Announces the Return of CHIEF and Taste of the Caribbean in Barbados, November 16 - 18, 2025

June 25, 2025 – CHTA Celebrates President Sanovnik Destang for Receiving AAHOA/NABHOOD Outstanding Hotelier Award

June 9, 2025 – CHTA Applauds Public-Private Sector Wins at Mid-Year Review

June 4, 2025 – CHTA Unlocks Powerful Member Benefits through Strategic Partnership with HFTP

May 23, 2025 – Caribbean Travel Forum Spotlights Innovation, Resilience, and Regional Unity

May 9, 2025 – Insights on Strong Investor Confidence, Resilience, and Innovation at ALIS CALA 2025

April 24, 2025 – CHTA and CAST Launch Caribbean Coral Reef Stewardship Award

April 17, 2025 – Two Young Leaders Join Board of Directors

April 7, 2025 – CHTA Calls for U.S. Policy Shift to Protect Caribbean Tourism

July 30, 2025 – CHTA Launches AI Guidebook 2.0 to Help Caribbean Hospitality & Tourism Businesses

December 3, 2025 – Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association Renews Strategic Relationship with Interval International

November 17, 2025 – CHTA Announces 2025 Chief Award Winners, Celebrating Excellence in Caribbean Hospitality

October 23, 2025 – Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association Unveils Teams for the 2025 TASTE of the Caribbean

October 14, 2025 – CHTA Survey Identifies Opportunities and Challenges to Sourcing More Caribbean-Made Products

August 12, 2025 – Registration Now Open for Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) 2025

July 28, 2025 – CHTA Welcomes 48 Hotels in the U.S. Virgin Islands as Members

July 3, 2025 – Caribbean Tourism Champions Coral Conservation with New Best Practices Guide and Awards

June 11, 2025 – CHTA Announces Partnership with GAIN

June 6, 2025 – First-Ever Direct Booking Summit - Caribbean Edition

May 29, 2025 – CHTA Concludes 43rd Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Antigua & Barbuda

May 19, 2025 – Caribbean Travel Trends 2025 Report with ForwardKeys

April 28, 2025 – CHTA Unveils Key Topics for Caribbean Travel Forum 2025

April 22, 2025 – Earth Day Call for Renewable Energy Reform

April 10, 2025 – Launching Linkages Task Force & Linkages Showcase at Marketplace

March 18, 2025 – Caribbean Tourism Industry Reports Strong 2024 Performance & Optimistic 2025

March 4, 2025 – Announcing the Inaugural Direct Booking Summit, Caribbean Edition

February 20, 2025 – Registration Now Open for Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Antigua & Barbuda, May 18-22

February 6, 2025 – Caribbean Technology Experts Reveal Top 5 AI Innovations

January 27, 2025 – CHTA President Reflects on Record Breaking 2024 and Vision for a Transformative 2025

November 19, 2024-CHTA Announces Winners of the 2024 CHIEF Awards

October 23, 2024-CHTA Congratulates the Dominican Republic for Withdrawing Tax Reform Bill

October 16, 2024-CHTA Announces Session Topics for its Highly Anticipated 2024 Industry Forum

September 23, 2024-Sanovnik Destang Elected New President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association

September 4, 2024-CHTA Announces Antigua and Barbuda as Host for 43rd Annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace

August 30, 2024-CHTA Releases Comprehensive Construction and Investment Benchmarking Report

August 2, 2024-Caribbean Tourism Demonstrates Resilience with Rapid Recovery Following Hurricane Beryl

July 4, 2024-CHTA President Praises Jamaica’s Hurricane Preparedness, Assures Ongoing Support

June 27, 2024-Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Announces 2024 CHIEF and Taste of the Caribbean Dates

June 7, 2024-CHTA Celebrates the Success of the Inaugural Marketplace Responsible Tourism Day

May 23, 2024-CHTA Hails Success of Third Annual Caribbean Travel Forum

May 20, 2024-Patricia Affonso-Dass Named Caribbean Hotelier of the Year

May 19, 2024-CHTA Unveils Revolutionary AI Gudiebook to Elevate Caribbean Tourism

May 14, 2024-CHTA Launches Multi-Destination Media Trip to Showcase Caribbean Interconnectivity

May 7, 2024-CHTA Presents Caribbean Travel Forum 2024 - Visioning A New Tourism Landscape

April 29, 2024-Caribbean Mourns the Passing of John Bell, CHTA’s First Leader

April 25, 2024-CHTA Opens Applications for the Young Leaders Forum

April 15, 2024-CHTA Launches Marketplace Responsible Tourism Day

April 11, 2024-CHTA Remembers Warren Binder, a Champion of Caribbean Tourism

November 21, 2024-Barbados Culinary Team Takes Top Honor at 2024 Taste of the Caribbean Competition

November 13, 2024-CHTA Launches Global Caribbean Travel Specialist Program

November 7, 2024-CHTA Unveils Culinary Teams for Taste of the Caribbean

October 22, 2024-CHTA Announces Vanessa Ledesma as CEO

September 12, 2024-Registration Now Open for Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum 2024

August 15, 2024-Hurricane Relief Auction to Support Caribbean Hospitality Workers Affected by Hurricane Beryl

August 14, 2024-CHTA Champions Sports Tourism in the Caribbean Following Historic Paris Olympics Success

July 2, 2024-CHTA Extends Support in the Aftermath of Hurricane Beryl

June 14, 2024-CHTA’s Inaugural Multi-Destination Media Trip Spotlights Caribbean Diversity

June 4, 2024-Record-Breaking Attendance at Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2024

May 27, 2024-CHTA Announces Second Cohort for Young Leaders Forum

May 22, 2024-ForwardKeys Partners with CHTA to Deliver Regional Travel Insights

May 20, 2024-CHTA Unveils Dynamic Rebranding and Intuitive Website, Redefining Excellence in Caribbean Hospitality

May 18, 2024-Rising Star Brittany Brathwaite of Barbados Honored at CHRIS Conference

May 10, 2024-CHTA Takes Center Stage at CHRIS 2024 in Miami, Focusing on Caribbean Tourism Performance

March 8, 2024-CHTA Call for Investments in Women in Hospitality on International Women’s Day

April 9, 2024-CHTA Praises Grenada’s Hospitality Industry for Record Growth

February 4, 2024-CHTA Partners with Caribbean Maritime University to Enhance Workforce Skills

January 22, 2024-CHTA Members Shine in USA Today 10Best Hotels in the Caribbean

December 21, 2023 – CHIEF Pioneering the Future of Caribbean Hospitality

July 27, 2023 - CHTA Announces the Return of CHIEF to Miami This Year

July 6, 2023 – CHTA Leader Issues Appeal for Homegrown Tourism Solutions

June 13, 2023 – Partnership Focuses on Caribbean Tourism Industry's Sustainable Certifications

May 22, 2023 – CHTA Salutes Icons of Hospitality

May 18, 2023 – Jamaica and Eleuthera, Bahamas Take Home Destination Resilience Awards

March 7, 2023 – CHTA Survey Caribbean Tourism Industry Leading Region's Recovery

February 25, 2023 – Barbados Hotelier has High Hopes for Caribbean Travel Marketplace

January 20, 2023 – Barbados to Host 41st Caribbean Travel Marketplace

December 11, 2023 – CHTA Announces CHIEF 2023 Awards

July 22, 2023 – Jamaica to Host Caribbean Travel Marketplace

July 6, 2023 – Caribbean Stakeholders Underscore Importance of Collaboration

May 26, 2023 – CHTA President Highlights the Power of Partnerships

May 20, 2023 – CHTA President Declares Caribbean Travel Marketplace a Success

April 6, 2023 – CHTA Celebrates Caribbean Resilience as Forwardkeys Data Reveals Strong Start

April 11, 2023 – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley to Keynote CHTA Caribbean Travel Forum

March 7, 2023 – Tourism Chief Endorses Women's Day Push for Digital Inclusion

February 21, 2023 – CHTA Leader Wants Greater Generational Wealth Through Tourism

December 31, 2020-CHTA President Predicts Rapid Return of Caribbean Tourism

October 16, 2020-Veteran Hilton Manager Named New CHTA President

September 13, 2020-CHTA Online Roundtables seek to Build Stronger Caribbean Tourism

September 24, 2020-CHTA Online Roundtables Seek to Build Stronger Caribbean Tourism

June 8, 2020-CHTA Urges Major Tour Operator to Settle its Debts to Caribbean Hotels

May 27, 2020-CHTA’s Taste of the Caribbean Launches Virtual Friday Lime

April 21, 2020-Crisis Offers Big Chance to Upgrade Tourism Product, Says Tourism Chief

April 11, 2020-Caribbean Hospitality Youth Encourage Peers to Get Behind COVID_19 Directives

March 3, 2020-Tourism Industry Prepares for Uncertain Times

February 23, 2020-CHTA President Honors the Life of the Late Sir Royston Hopkin

December 8, 2020-Experts to Examine Caribbean Tourism and Economic Recovery this Friday

October 13, 2020-Caribbean Travel Marketplace 39 Planned for Spring 2021

September 18, 2020-Travel Organizations Team Up to Offer Travel Protection

July 20, 2020-CHTA Celebrates the Life of Iconic Caribbean Hotelier

July 4, 2020-Caribbean Unveils Initiatives to Support Reopening Tourism

June 5, 2020-CHTA’s Frank Comito says Caribbean Disaster Coordination Experience

May 3, 2020-CHTA Warns Some Caribbean Hotels Could Collapse

April 21, 2020-Caribbean Tourism Group and Environmental Leader Pledge Climate Action

April 9, 2020-Caribbean Hoteliers Invest in Downtime to Manage Crisis

February 26, 2020-CHTA Congratulates Bahamian on Angostura Global Cocktail Challenge Victory

JANUARY 18, 2020-Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2020 to Welcome Top-Tier Travel Agents

December 21, 2017 – Caribbean Hotels Reporting Strong Holiday Season

November 26, 2017- Caribbean Hotel Insurance Rates To Increase By 10 To 40 Percent

October 26, 2017 – CHTA Shares ‘One Caribbean Family’ Initiative With South Florida Diaspora

December 18, 2017 – Major Support For Caribbean Travel Marketplace In January

November 4, 2017 – Leading Hotel And Dive Groups Agree On Caribbean Collaboration

October 21, 2017 – Caribbean Travel Marketplace Still on for San Juan

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