Caribbean Hotel Tourism Conference Dates and Venue Set

14th CARIBBEAN HOTEL & TOURISM INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
SET FOR MAY 4-6, 2010 IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

CHTA, CTO to Hold Largest Regional Investment Meeting at Puerto Rico Convention Center

14th CARIBBEAN HOTEL & TOURISM INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
SET FOR MAY 4-6, 2010 IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

CHTA, CTO to Hold Largest Regional Investment Meeting at Puerto Rico Convention Center

CORAL GABLES, FL (June 5, 2009) โ€“ Building on the momentum achieved in recent years with a growing interest in Caribbean tourism development, the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), in conjunction with the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), have announced the dates for the 14th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) to be held May 4-6, 2010 at the state-of-the-art Puerto Rico Convention Center.

โ€œThis will be the fourteenth year of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association and the Caribbean Tourism Organization co-managing the region’s most successful and longest-standing tourism investment event and we anticipate a very well attended and supported conference hosted by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), the Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association (PRHTA) and the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau (PRCB),โ€said Enrique De Marchena Kaluche, President of CHTA.

The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference brings together hoteliers, tourism officials, developers, bankers and other lenders as well as others interested in Caribbean tourism, to discuss and plan investment strategies for the region.

CHTIC, the official tourism investment conference of the Caribbean, is managed by the region’s public and private sector organizations โ€“ CHTA (the regional hotel association) and CTO (the public sector tourism body) โ€“ and is the only event of its kind which is staged by the region’s not-for-profit organizations, with all funds being reinvested in the region for the benefit of the Caribbean tourism industry.

โ€œWhile these difficult economic times have to some extent slowed the flow of capital, it was evident from our recent conference in April that there is strong interest in Caribbean tourism development and it is absolutely crucial that the Caribbean look ahead in order to ensure our sustainability for the future, De Marchena Kaluche said.

โ€œThe 2010 investment conference next May will play a pivotal role in determining nature and trajectory of tourism related investments in the region,โ€ he added.

โ€œThe Puerto Rico Tourism Company is hosting CHTIC to showcase opportunities Puerto Rico offers as an investment and business destination,โ€ stated Mr. Jaime Lรณpez Dรญaz, Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company.

โ€œThis conference provides the venue and opportunities to create ties among all Caribbean tourism industry elements and build a stronger and more unified Caribbean destination product for Puerto Rico and the region as a whole,โ€ added Lรณpez Dรญaz.

โ€œCHTIC 2009 marked a major development in our approach to Caribbean investment with greater emphasis placed on the โ€˜greening’ of our tourism product in response to the rising cost of energy, climate change and the rapidly emerging environmentally conscious segment of the global tourism market,โ€ noted De Marchena Kaluche.

โ€œSeveral major organizations have already confirmed their sponsorship support for Caribbean Marketplace which is indicative of the importance of the 2010 event being held in Puerto Rico,โ€ said De Marchena Kaluche.

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.

For more information on CHTIC 2010, contact CHTA at 305-443-3040, send e-mail to [email protected] or visit the event website at http://caribbeanhotelandtourism.com/InvestmentConference.php.

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