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This Tiny Caribbean Island Isn’t For Everyone — And That’s What Makes It Cool. 

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Some Caribbean islands are shaped by beaches, resorts, and easy shorelines. Saba is shaped by edges — sharp cliffs, climbing roads, and an island silhouette that doesn’t resemble anywhere else in the region. It’s the sort of place travelers hear about long before they ever meet someone who’s actually been, a huge volcanic peak rising […]

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How a Caribbean Travel Auction Is Helping Young People Build Hospitality Careers

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They’re bidding on vacations—but what they’re really doing is building futures. Across the Caribbean, a special kind of auction is quietly making a big difference. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation (CHTAEF) has kicked off its Spring Caribbean Travel Auction, with luxury hotel stays up for grabs—and every winning bid helping young hospitality […]

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Antigua and Barbuda Is Readying to Host the Caribbean’s Biggest Travel Conference 

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The Caribbean’s biggest travel conference is coming to Antigua and Barbuda this spring: the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace, which is holding its 43rd annual edition in the destination.  The event brings together tourism suppliers with wholesalers from around the world for two days of business meetings.  It also puts the spotlight […]

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The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Has a Dynamic New President 

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One of the Caribbean’s most dynamic hoteliers has a major new post: president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association.  Sanovnik Destang, the executive director of the Bay Gardens Resorts portfolio in Saint Lucia, has been elected as the organization’s new president.  His appointment was confirmed at the recent CHTA General Meeting; Destang, who was […]


Antigua and Barbuda Is Readying to Host the Caribbean’s Biggest Travel Conference 

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 […]

Jamaican Hotelier Named New Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association President

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has a new president.  The Miami-based regional hotel association has tapped Jamaican hotelier Nicola Madden-Greig to the role.  Madden-Greig is currently the group director of marketing and sales for the Courtleigh Hospitality Group in Kingston, Jamaica.  She is a former two-term president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association.  […]

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” […]

US Virgin Islands Leading Caribbean Tourism Rebound

It was one of the first Caribbean destinations to reopen amid the pandemic. Now it’s leading the Caribbean’s tourism rebound.  The United States Virgin Islands, buoyed by its class-leading Travel Screening Portal, was the top performing destination I the Caribbean in July, compared to the same period in 2019.  Indeed, the US Virgin Islands’ July […]

A “Post-Pandemic” Look at Caribbean Tourism

The upcoming Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference will offer a “post-pandemic look” at the region’s tourism industry, organizers say.  The event, the brainchild of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, will be held virtually this year from May 11-14.  Buyers from around the world will refresh their portfolios as they prepare for the new age of […]

Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Launches New Regional Push

As the Caribbean tourism and hospitality industry continues to respond to challenges arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has launched a new program the region adapt.  It’s called Forward Together, and it’s an initiative which encourages industry stakeholders to join their colleagues in supporting the trade association. Vanessa Ledesma, […]

Caribbean Travel Marketplace Set for May

One of the Caribbean’s top travel industry conferences is set for May.  The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference will be held virtually from May 11-14.  “Regional stakeholders should avail themselves of this special opportunity to improve their pandemic-battered bottom lines,” said Vanessa Ledesma, the acting CEO and Director General of the […]

Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2021 Is Going Virtual

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2021 conference will be held virtually.  The 2021 edition of what has long been one of the region’s leading tourism gatherings will be held online from May 11-14.  Marketplace organizers are working on an agenda that will allow participants more time to engage with tour operators, […]