Long before the recent all-inclusive boom reshaped Cancun’s coastline with rooftop lounges, celebrity-chef restaurants and wellness clubs, Hyatt Zilara Cancun was already one of the anchors of the adults-only resort market in the Mexican Caribbean. The property built its reputation on something simpler: a wide stretch of white sand in the heart of the Hotel […]
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor More than 130 hotel projects have been delayed in the Caribbean due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, said Frank Comito, CEO and director general of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA). Comito, who attributed all statistics to STR, told Caribbean Journal Invest that of the total 133 stalled […]
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Caribbean tourism officials are “upbeat” about prospects for 2019, and expect another year of positive growth bolstered by increased airlift, improved sales, ongoing investments in hotel upgrades and refurbishments, and new properties coming on stream. Speaking with reporters at the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s 37th annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace, […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff The biggest travel conference in the Caribbean is back again for 2019, this time on the white sands of Montego Bay in Jamaica. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace is headed to the Montego Bay Convention Center Jan. 29-31. This year’s CTM, which is produced by CHTA […]
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 […]
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