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This Caribbean Beach Has Soft Sand, Vibrant Water, and a Barefoot Rhythm

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There is a version of the Caribbean that lives more in novels than in real life. It is barefoot and unhurried, defined by quiet mornings and long afternoons where nothing interrupts the rhythm of the sea. It exists without crowds or schedules, without spectacle. You come upon it by chance, often on foot, and it […]

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Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association Names New CEO

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association has announced the appointment of its new CEO and president. AHATA has named tourism leader Tisa LaSorte to the role. LaSorte has been serving as the director of sales, marketing and administration at the Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, long the preeminent property among […]

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The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s New Model

A new approach to the region By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Industry is eyeing a new approach in its interaction with the region: the “hub and spoke” model,” according to Emil Lee, the CHTA’s president. Lee said he was pleased with regional efforts towards strengthening the National Hotel and Tourism […]

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“Cuba Should Not Be a Point of Fear For the Region”

Above: Cuba By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Cuba has acted as a leader in capitalizing on the advantages of tourism better than any other Caribbean country, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) says in a new white paper entitled Cuba: The Great Disruption for the Good of the Caribbean. According to the paper, while Cuba is less […]


The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s New Model

By Julio Orozco and Amanda Charles Op-Ed Contributors The participation and advancement of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) in the global economy are incorporated as part of the Development Agenda of International Organisations working in the greater Caribbean region. It is recognized that SMEs are a significant element in the business economy, but also suffer […]

Carnival’s Micky Arison to Chair Executive Committee at FCAA

Above: Carnival Corporation & plc Chairman Micky Arison (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Corporation & plc Chairman Micky Arison has been appointed as the new executive committee chairman of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association. Arison takes over from Kevin Sheehan, past president and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, who had served as […]

Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Names New CEO

Above: the new CHTA leadership team; from left, CMO Matt Cooper, COO Vanessa Ledesma, current President Emil Lee and new CEO Frank Comito (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell SAN JUAN — The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has named a new leadership team, including a new Chief Executive Officer. Frank Comito, a former executive vice president […]

New Head of St Vincent and the Grenadines Hotel and Tourism Association

Above: Bequia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The St Vincent and the Grenadines Hotel and Tourism Association has named a new board of directors. The board includes a new president, Kim Halbich, along with Vice President Fitzroy Glasgow. Halbich is the managing director of Fantasea Tours, based in St Vincent. The other directors […]

Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association Conference Begins in St Maarten

Above: St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association has officially begun its annual conference and trade show. This year’s conference, the 21st of its kind, is taking place in St Maarten, bringing together around 1000 tourism industry stakeholders and 100 executives and other officials from the 15 lines that are members […]

Guadeloupe, Martinique, St Maarten Join Association of Caribbean States

Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guadeloupe, Martinique and St Maarten have all joined the Association of Caribbean States as associate members. The three Caribbean territories acceded to the ACS during the regional group’s Ministerial Council meeting in Trinidad last week. “It is important that we remain a player in the region […]

Interview With Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association CEO Jeff Vasser

Above: CHTA CEO Jeff Vasser By Alexander Britell MIAMI – Jeff Vasser took over as the Director and CEO of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association at the end of 2013, having most recently served as president and COO of the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Vasser, who succeeded […]

Tour and Attraction Operators Association Launches in Grenada

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff The Grenada Tour & Attraction Operators Association launched operations this week. The group said it was established by a group of industry stakeholders. “Both groups, tour and attraction operators, work closely together and are dependent of each other,” the group said in a release. “Very often they have […]