The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) firmly rejects comments by Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo describing as "absolute nonsense" that governments were taxing hotels out of existence. He made those remarks at a press conference at the CARICOM summit held recently in St. Kitts. The members of CHTA are most disappointed by the Guyana President's unfortunate remarks related to the already tax-riddled industry, according to Josef Forstmayr, president of CHTA.
In a press conference in St. Kitts during the CARICOM Heads of Governments meeting, in which tourism was not on the agenda, Josef Forstmayr, president of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), took the opportunity to focus on crucial economic factors that are being ignored, all of which could have a beneficial impact on the livelihoods of thousands of Caribbean nationals.
Trinidad & Tobago grabbed top honors as Caribbean Culinary Team of the Year at the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s (CHTA) 2011 "Taste of the Caribbean" culinary competition hosted at the Hyatt Regency, Miami.
Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association Mounts Advocacy Campaign Emphasizing the Industry’s Importance to Region
In his first act as President of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), Josef Forstmayr has launched the Tourism Is Key advocacy campaign underlining the importance of travel and tourism to local Caribbean economies which are more tourism-dependent than any other region in the world.
Jamaica’s Josef Forstmayr Takes Reins as President Of Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association for 2010-2012
Josef Forstmayr, Managing Director of Round Hill Hotel and Villas in Montego Bay, Jamaica, W.I., has assumed the presidency of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) for a two-year term ending in June 2012.
Following recent meetings with the CHTA executive team and outgoing CHTA President Enrique De Marchena Kaluche, who now takes over the Chairmanship of CHTA, Forstmayr outlined the various objectives he wishes to address during his two-year term as president.
This fall, the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), in conjunction with the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), the Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association (PRHTA) and the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau (PRCB) will present two of its annual events concurrently. The Small Hotels Retreat will take place Sept. 9 - 11, 2010 while the Taste of the Caribbean culinary event and regional competition is set for Sept. 9 - 12, 2010 - both will be held at the Rio Mar Beach Resort, A Wyndham Grand Resort in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.