Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association News
Carol Rose Brown, director, Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation
Breaking Travel News speaks to Carol Rose Brown, director of the Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre during Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2019. She tells us how the cultural history of Jamaica plays a vital role in its contemporary hospitality offering.
Godfrey Dyer, chairman, Tourism Enhancement Fund, Jamaica
Breaking Travel News speaks to Godfrey Dyer, chairman of the Jamaica Tourism Enhancement Fund, during the Caribbean Travel Marketplace. He tells us how experiential tourism will boost both visitor numbers and revenue for the hospitality sector on the island.
Pamela Ewing, regional marketing manager, Turks & Caicos Tourist Board
Speaking to Breaking Travel News during Caribbean Travel Marketplace, Pamela Ewing, regional marketing manager for the Turks & Caicos Tourist Board, tells us about how the hospitality sector is developing in the destination. On the agenda are new hotels, growing airlift and an ever-increasing number of guests.
Karron Benjamin, interim general manager, Montego Bay Convention Centre
Having been recognised with the title of Caribbean’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre by the World Travel Awards, Karron Benjamin, interim general manager at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, tells Breaking Travel News how it feels to have won.
Jason Sharp, managing director, Coffee Traders
Speaking during Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Jason Sharp, managing director of Coffee Traders Limited, tells Breaking Travel News how important the culinary offering of the island is to the hospitality sector.
Delia Bennett and Lisa Morales-Wilson, Caribbean Airlines
Delia Bennett, sales executive, Jamaica & Bahamas, and Lisa Morales-Wilson, head of sales, Caribbean Airlines, speak to Breaking Travel News during the Caribbean Travel Marketplace. They tell us how important aviation is in the development and success of the hospitality sector in the region.
Mavoy Smith, director of sales, Montego Bay Convention Centre
Mavoy Smith, director of sales for the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Jamaica, tells Breaking Travel News about the facility, what it offers to tourism in the Caribbean and how important it is to host events such as the Caribbean Travel Marketplace.
Melissa Alexander, director, leisure sales, USA & Canada, Atlantis Bahamas
Breaking Travel News catches up with Melissa Alexander, director of leisure sales in the USA & Canada for Atlantis Bahamas, during Caribbean Travel Marketplace. She tells us about the latest investments at the hotel, how it feel to have been recognised by the World Travel Awards and what the hotel is looking forward to in 2019.
Andres Cope, reservations manager, Crissa Hotels
As The S Hotel joins Spanish Court in the Crissa Hotels’ portfolio, Breaking Travel News chats with Andres Cope, reservations manager with the company, to find out more.
Affonso-Dass calls for renewed focus on hospitality during Caribbean Travel Marketplace
President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, Patricia Affonso-Dass, hailed the diversity, incredible natural beauty and people as core strengths of the region as she called for it to be better known as the most welcoming in the world.
Caribbean Travel Marketplace opens in Montego Bay, Jamaica
The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association officially opened the show earlier at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. The event will be held in collaboration with the Jamaica ministry of tourism, the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association and the Jamaica Tourist Board.
Guyana welcomes record visitor numbers
As of December, Guyana recorded a total number of visitor arrivals of 286,732 passengers; a 15.93 per cent increase from the 247,330 visitors Guyana welcomed in 2017.