Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley to keynote CHTA Caribbean Travel Forum

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (April 11, 2023) – Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley will kick off the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) 41st Caribbean Travel Marketplace when she presents the keynote address to the association’s second annual Caribbean Travel Forum on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at Sandals Royal Barbados under the theme “Tourism: The key […]

Barbados hotelier has high hopes for Caribbean Travel Marketplace

BARBADOS (February 25, 2023) – Former president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism and Association (CHTA) Patricia Affonso-Dass believes the 41st annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace, to be held in Barbados May 9-11, can be a defining moment for the travel trade body.   The Barbados-based hotelier, who runs Ocean Hotels Group on the island, said […]

BARBADOS TO HOST 41st CARIBBEAN TRAVEL MARKETPLACE THIS SPRING

BARBADOS (January 20, 2023) – Barbados will host the 41st edition of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace, May 9-11, 2023.   CHTA President Nicola Madden-Greig announced that the influential trade association’s largest annual event, which brings together buyers and sellers of the region’s tourism products and services, will be staged […]

Anticipation builds for 40th Caribbean Travel Marketplace

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (July 14, 2022) – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is reporting that registration for the highly anticipated 40th edition of Caribbean Travel Marketplace is outpacing expectations as regional suppliers and global buyers prepare for a return to in-person business development activities in the Caribbean this fall.   Slated for […]

LONG AWAITED CARIBBEAN TRAVEL MARKETPLACE SLATED FOR PUERTO RICO IN OCTOBER

MIAMI (February 28, 2022) – Caribbean tourism stakeholders are abuzz at the announcement by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) that its bedrock 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 […]

FIRST VIRTUAL CARIBBEAN TRAVEL MARKETPLACE A SUCCESS

More than 6,000 meetings held as the region’s leading industry event highlights resiliency of Caribbean tourism, post-pandemic bounce back   MIAMI (May 19, 2021) – The first virtual iteration of Caribbean Travel Marketplace was a resounding success, organizers have reported.   “This virtual format allowed us to introduce the Caribbean to new buyers and travel […]

CARIBBEAN TRAVEL MARKETPLACE REGISTRATION OPENS

MIAMI, Florida (April 7, 2021) — Registration has opened for the region’s most anticipated travel trade event, Caribbean Travel Marketplace. Slated for May 11-14, 2021, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA)-hosted event will be virtual this year. Vanessa Ledesma, CHTA’s Acting CEO and Director General, foresees a dynamic and robust gathering as “the world emerges […]

Caribbean Travel Marketplace Goes Virtual in 2021

Expanded travel trade event will showcase the region’s diverse product offerings to the world MIAMI (February 10, 2021) – For the first time in nearly 40 years, Caribbean Travel Marketplace, the premier annual gathering where Caribbean hospitality and tourism professionals meet with regional colleagues and international buyers and sellers, will be staged virtually. The marketing […]