The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Caribbean Marketplace – the industry event that has revolutionized the way business is conducted among industry stakeholders. CHTA anticipates that the 2012 edition of the event will continue the successes achieved at Caribbean Marketplace 2011 which saw the third largest attendance over the past decade as well as an increase in the number of crucial buyer companies by twenty percent and buyer delegates by seventeen percent.
“Over the course of the past thirty years, the packaging of Caribbean vacations has changed because of the role Caribbean Marketplace has played in shaping the way business is conducted between tour operators, hoteliers, attractions and restaurants,” said Mr. Josef Forstmayr, CHTA President. “In 2011 , we saw a twenty-two percent increase in wholesaler buyer companies in attendance at Caribbean Marketplace which is a clear indication that there is a tremendous interest in Caribbean vacations across the globe.”
Caribbean Marketplace is the premier business-to-business marketing event for the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism industry which follows the “All Tourism, All Caribbean, All Business” mantra throughout the entire program. The format of the event is two days of pre-scheduled business appointments that allow the buyers and suppliers to meet face-to-face in discussion regarding existing contracts, as well as develop packages and contracts for future business
Caribbean Marketplace 2012 will be held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, January 22nd- 24th and presented by CHTA, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, the Bahamas Hotel Association, the Nassau/ Paradise Island Promotion Board, MasterCard and Virgin Holidays. Caribbean Marketplace is the requisite business-to-business marketing event for the Caribbean hotel and tourism industry. At Caribbean Marketplace hoteliers meet, network, negotiate and conduct business with buyers from around the world.
A delegation of (11) eleven accommodation members, industry partners, and Government officials will travel along side Parliamentary Secretary with responsibility for tourism, Mr. Haydn Hughes, and Mrs. Mrs. Sherille Hughes, 3rd, Vice President and President of the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association. Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Gilda Gumbs Samuel, Executive Director of the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association (AHTA) will leave the island earlier to attend executive committee meetings.
The following members of the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association, Anguilla Tourism Board, overseas hotel representatives, and Government Officials will attend the conference.
