CHTAEF is preparing for a strong year of education and training. MIAMI (February 15, 2020) – Building on the success of its 2019 training initiatives, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation (CHTAEF) is planning to expand its hospitality training programs and scholarship support in the Caribbean this year. On the heels of a strong […]
Photo Caption (left to right) – Patricia Affonso-Dass, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association president; Samy Gonzalez, Interval International’s business development manager for the Caribbean and Southeast U.S.; and Karolin Troubetzkoy, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation chairman. Miami, FL, January 23, 2020 – Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services, and participating member resorts […]
MIAMI (August 3, 2018) – The Caribbean Tourism Recovery Fund, established by the nonprofit organization Tourism Cares and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), has collected more than US$275,000 in charitable donations to build long-term recovery and enhance the ability of hurricane impacted destinations to rebound as quickly as possible. In a joint statement […]
MIAMI (July 25, 2018) – Frank Comito, CEO and Director General of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), today congratulated the St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association (SLHTA) on the election of Karolin Troubetzkoy as its new president. Karolin Troubetzkoy, immediate past president of CHTA and Executive Director of Anse Chastanet and Jade […]
MIAMI (June 21, 2018) – As the fourth Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) gets under way in Miami this weekend, the CEO of the Caribbean’s largest private sector organization is paying tribute to one of its leaders for uniting the region in the aftermath of last September’s hurricanes. Frank Comito, CEO and Director […]
MIAMI (May 28, 2018) – The resounding mandate that Barbados’ first female prime minister earned from the electorate is a vote of confidence for women in leadership throughout the Caribbean, says Karolin Troubetzkoy, President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), as she congratulated incoming Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley on her, and her […]
Ewald Biemans (center), Owner of Bucuti and Tara Beach Resort, with CHTA’s Bill Clegg and Karolin Troubetzkoy at last year’s awards CHTA CALLS FOR NOMINATIONS FOR CHIEF AWARDS Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) to recognize best practices MIAMI (April 20, 2018) – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is inviting the region’s hospitality […]
MIAMI (April 13, 2018) – The fourth annual Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF), the premier educational forum for Caribbean hospitality and tourism professionals, is slated for June 22-24, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency in Miami. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) announced that plans are set for the top regional gathering where unity […]
HOTEL EXECUTIVE APPLAUDS GROWING ROLE OF CARIBBEAN WOMEN IN TOURISM, WANTS OBSTACLES ADDRESSED MIAMI (March 8, 2018) – A prominent Caribbean tourism leader is calling on the region’s leaders to pay more attention to the need to protect and support women working in tourism, the region’s biggest money earner. Karolin Troubetzkoy, executive director of St. Lucia’s storied […]
Priority focus given to six destinations impacted by recent hurricanes MIAMI, Florida (January 10, 2018) – Sparked by the need to assist Caribbean tourism industry workers impacted by last fall’s hurricanes, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has created a “jobs bank” to match candidates with tourism-related employment opportunities. The jobs bank, which was […]