Registration Opens for 16th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) in Puerto Rico
Registration Opens for 16th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) in Puerto Rico
Registration is now open for the 16th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC), which is organized by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) and the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). CHTIC 2012 will take place April 24-26, 2012 at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
CHTIC 2012 attracts government officials, investment promotion agencies, hoteliers, investors, lenders, architects, planners, construction companies, financial organizations, real estate/mortgage intermediaries, developers, industry officials and other tourism entities.
An Early Bird registration special is available to all potential conference delegates - CHTA-member hotels, government representatives, CHTA allied members and non-members - who register by Dec. 15, 2011.
CHTA has arranged a special group rate of US$165 (ROH - single/double occupancy), available through March 29, 2012, at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino. Taxes and service charges are additional.
CHTA has partnered with American Airlines to provide conference delegates with a 5 percent discount off any applicable published fares listed on American Airlines, American Eagle and American Connection for travel to San Juan, April 21-30, 2012.
Sponsorship opportunities starting at $8,000 are available for companies seeking to elevate their presence at this prestigious event. Sponsors will be highlighted throughout the conference, as well as in CHTA's marketing and public relations activities leading up to and following the event.
CHTIC 2012 sponsors currently confirmed include Host sponsors: Puerto Rico Tourism Company and Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association; Patron sponsors: FirstCaribbean International, Interval International, KPMG and MasterCard; Gold sponsor: Best Western International; Platinum Media sponsor: Perspective Magazine; Silver Media sponsor: Lodging Hospitality; and Media Supporters sponsors: Caribbean Developer; HSyndicate and Latin America Monitor and Supporter sponsor: American Airlines.
Building on the momentum achieved in recent years with a growing interest in Caribbean tourism development, CHTIC is staged by two not-for-profit organizations - CHTA and the CTO. CHTA represents the regional hotel and tourism associations and CTO is the public sector tourism body which represents the countries of the region.
All funds from the conference are reinvested in the region for the benefit of the Caribbean tourism industry. CHTIC was founded by CHTA and CTO in 1997 with the specific objectives of improving the tourism investment and operating climate in the Caribbean, raising awareness of development opportunities and stimulating a continuing flow of equity and loan capital into the region.
