FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (May 7, 2024) – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) will highlight the region’s tourism landscape at the 3rd Caribbean Travel Forum on Monday, May 20 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. We aim to reconsider.
Kicking off with this year’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace, this annual event will bring together leading regional and global thought leaders to discuss tourism business opportunities and success strategies in the Caribbean, the hub of the global travel industry. Let’s discuss.
Attendees will have the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge from renowned speakers including noted travel author, author and destination development advisor Doug Lansky, who will deliver the keynote address and explore the evolving landscape of Caribbean tourism. Share your insights and perspectives on navigating. The author of 10 books, Lansky also writes for some of the world’s most prestigious travel publications.
CHTA President Nicola Madden Greig will share key data and insights during her ‘State of the Industry’ address, including data from CHTA’s recently released Annual Performance and Outlook Survey. The study focuses on the resilience and growth of the Caribbean tourism industry, with overwhelmingly positive results. It also highlights continuing challenges that require attention if the region’s key economic drivers are to grow.
Her presentation will also detail projections for new development in the region following the official release of the CHTA Construction and Pipeline Report. Additional data on international and regional trends shaping the tourism landscape will also be shared.
Insights on tourism business will be shared by several key public and private sector stakeholders including:
Kenneth Bryan, Minister of Tourism and Ports of the Cayman Islands and President of the Caribbean Tourism Association
Edmund Bartlett, Jamaican Minister of Tourism
Natalya Milenko, Chief Economist, Caribbean Region, World Bank Group
Sheila Johnson, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts
Adam Stewart, Executive Chairman, Sandals Resorts International
Frank Wolfe, Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals (HFTP) CEO
Olivier Ponti, Director of Intelligence and Marketing, ForwardKeys
The forum’s topics include leveraging data insights, enhancing multi-destination marketing, promoting intra-Caribbean travel, leveraging technology for innovation, improving operational efficiency, expanding tourism partnerships and aligning the workforce. Covers a wide range of topics essential to the success of the tourism industry. market constraints and the adoption of new market penetration strategies;
Additionally, the event will include the CHTA Awards Luncheon, which will honor the achievements of Caribbean Hotelier of the Year, Destination Resilience Award Winners, and President’s Award Winners for Caribbean Tourism Excellence.
To learn more and join us in shaping the future of hospitality and tourism in the Caribbean, visit CHTAMarketplace.com/TravelForum.
About Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA)
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is the Caribbean region’s leading association representing the interests of hotel and tourism associations across the country. For more than 60 years, CHTA has been the backbone of the Caribbean hospitality industry. CHTA works with approximately 1,000 hotel and affiliated members and 32 national hotel associations to shape the future of the Caribbean and help our members grow their businesses. Whether you’re looking for ways and ideas to better market and manage your business, whether we’re helping you solve important problems in sales and marketing, sustainability, legislative issues, emerging technologies, climate change, data and intelligence, But CHTA helps its members with the issues that matter most.
For more information, please visit www.caribbeanhotelandtourism.com.
