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Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association Names Emil Lee New President

Above: Emil Lee (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association has named St Maarten hotelier Emil Lee its president-elect for 2014 to 2016, the association announced Wednesday. Lee is the president of the St Maarten Hospitality […]

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CHTA, CTO, HVS to Co-Host Investment Summit in Dominican Republic

Above: the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association and the Caribbean Tourism Organization will be co-hosting the third-annual Caribbean Hospitality Investment Conference and Operations Summit (CHICOS) in […]

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CHTA, CTO Urge End to British APD Following PricewaterhouseCoopers Report

Above: a British Airways flight By Alexander Britell Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association President Richard Doumeng and Caribbean Tourism Organization Chairman Beverly NIcholson-Doty are calling for an end to the British Air Passenger Duty following the release of a study […]

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CHTA Says Activity Increased at 2013 Caribbean Travel Marketplace

Above: the Grotto Pool at the Atlantis resort By the Caribbean Journal staff This year’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace showed increased activity and interest, according to the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association. This year’s event, held at the Atlantis resort in […]


CHTA Names New Director of Operations

Above: the Atlantis resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association has named Vanessa Ledesma its director of operations, the organization announced Friday. Ledesma will have responsibilities for the day-to-day oversight of the association. She will […]


Caribbean Hotels Urge Governments to Hold Regional Tourism Summit

Above: the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND – The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s Board of Directors is calling on the Caribbean Heads of Government to convene a regional summit on tourism issues “within the next six […]

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Haiti's Best Western Premier Targets March 15 Opening

Above: a rendering of Haiti’s Best Western Premier By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND — The Best Western Premier Haiti will open its doors March 15, according to Best Western Regional Director Tom Osborn. The hotel, in the Petion-Ville neighbourhood of […]


Talking Trinidad Tourism With the TDC’s Cornell Buckradee

Above: Cornell Buckradee (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND — Trinidad began to see growth out of the downturn in 2011, with 2012 showing similar improvement. But the Caribbean tourism market faces challenges to return to its pre-2008 levels. […]


Jamaica to Host 2014 CHTA Caribbean Travel Marketplace Conference

Above: Montego Bay By Alexander Brtiell PARADISE ISLAND — Jamaica will host the CHTA’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace Conference in 2014 in Montego Bay. It will represent the third time the country has hosted the conference for the CHTA, which, like […]

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Caribbean Tourism Industry Gathers on Paradise Island in the Bahamas

Above: Paradise Island (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS — Many of the biggest players in the Caribbean tourism industry have gathered here for the annual Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference. It is the […]