Coffee Fest: 2 more days

Coffee Fest: 2 more days

There are still a couple more days of the 5th Jamaica Blue Mountain Festival left to enjoy! This year’s staging ends on April 2 with a spectacular festival marketplace on the lawns of the historic Devon House in St Andrew. The event, which began on March 1, has been...
CHTA bats for women leaders

CHTA bats for women leaders

Lauding International Women’s Day’s focus on “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Nicola Madden-Greig, said the United Nations theme was particularly apt as COVID-19 wanes in the region...
Caribbean Travel Marketplace set for October

Caribbean Travel Marketplace set for October

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) signature event, Caribbean Travel Marketplace (CTM), which brings together buyers and sellers of the region’s tourism products, will be hosted by Puerto Rico between October 3 and 5 this year. “The COVID-19 pandemic...
CHTA presents plan for travel boost

CHTA presents plan for travel boost

In an ongoing effort to see the sector bounce back from the more than US$1 billion lost in 2021 following a drop in inter-regional travel, the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) has rolled out a list of suggestions for the way forward.  It will...
CHTA again raps travel bans

CHTA again raps travel bans

Even as news broke that the Canadian Government was advising against all non-essential travel in an effort to keep Omicron — the newest variant of the novel coronavirus — at bay, regional tourism players pointed to the danger of travel bans and ineffectiveness of...