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Southwest Airlines Is Adding New Nonstop Flights To A Caribbean Island Where Beaches, Boating, and Shopping All Come Together

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St. Thomas is the island where beaches sit minutes apart, the harbor stays active from early morning to late evening, and a short ferry ride can turn one vacation into two or three. Magens Bay remains one of the Caribbean’s most photographed beaches. Red Hook continues to anchor the island’s social life with marinas, bars […]

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The Caribbean Direct Booking Summit Is Coming to Antigua 

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It’s what every Caribbean hotel wants more of: direct business. That means when consumers forego larger online travel agent options like Expedia and go right to the hotel website. It means a deeper relationship between customer and hotel, and, more importantly, commission-free revenue for the property. But how do you do it? That’s the focus […]

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Top Caribbean Hospitality Industry Event Set for November in Miami

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The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s CHIEF event is back in Miami this November.  CHIEF, the “Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum,” runs Nov. 18-20 at the Kovens Conference Center in Miami.  The event is a high-level gathering of hoteliers, tourism professionals and other stakeholders in the Caribbean, held this year under a theme called “Keeping […]

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In Barbados, a Showcase for Caribbean Tourism

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The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), in collaboration with Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., and the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association, is set to host Caribbean Travel Marketplace, taking place from May 9 – 11 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Bridgetown, Barbados. And Vanessa Ledesma, acting CEO and director general of the CHTA, […]


Top Caribbean Hospitality Industry Event Set for November in Miami

A leading Caribbean tourism official wants to see Caribbean nationals derive more benefits from the tourism industry, leading to greater “generational wealth” for residents of the region. Speaking at the first Global Tourism Resilience Conference, which was held in Kingston, Jamaica last week, Jamaican hotelier Nicola Madden-Greig said this goal can be achieved by focusing on building […]

In Puerto Rico, the Caribbean’s Biggest Travel Conference

The Caribbean’s biggest travel conference is set for San Juan, Puerto Rico next month.  The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Caribbean Travel Marketplace, long the premier gathering of the region’s travel industry, is holding its first in-person edition since the onset of the pandemic.  This year’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace will run from Oct. 3-5 at […]

Barbados to Host Caribbean Travel Marketplace in 2023 

The Caribbean’s biggest travel conference is coming to Barbados this spring, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference will be held in Barbados May 9-11, 2023.  The annual event, which was held last year in Puerto Rico, brings together buyers and sellers from around the world.  It is […]

CHTA: Small Businesses Essential To Caribbean Tourism Recovery 

Ensuring the resilience of small tourism businesses is essential to the Caribbean’s recovery, according to the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association.  “The challenges to post-disaster business continuity of STEs in the Caribbean are many and varied,” said Nicola Madden-Greig, Jamaican hotelier and leader of the CHTA. “STEs can take more than two years to recover […]

Caribbean Travel Marketplace Holding 40th Edition in Puerto Rico 

Anticipation continues to build for what will be the 40th edition of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference.  This year’s event will be held at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan from Oct. 3 to 5.  “The Caribbean is still one of the world’s most desirable destinations and we […]

Caribbean Tourism Leaders Urge Hurricane Preparedness 

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association and the Caribbean Tourism Organization are urging the region’s tourism sector to step up its preparations for the 2022 hurricane season.  This year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season began June 1 and technically runs through Nov. 30.  The US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting what it calls “above average” […]

A New Caribbean “Guide” for Coral Reef Restoration

Healthy coral reefs aren’t just essential for the Caribbean ecosystem — they’re also vital for the Caribbean tourism economy.  That’s the impetus behind a major new guide for coral reef restoration specifically aimed at the Caribbean tourism industry.  The new “Guide,” which can be found here, presents best practices for coral restoration, along with key opportunities […]

Caribbean Travel Marketplace Is Coming to Puerto Rico  

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace is making a comeback.  The popular industry event is set to return in October in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after having been canceled last year amid the pandemic. (A virtual version was held in its place).  This year’s Marketplace is set for Oct 3-5.  “The COVID-19 […]