The CEO of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, Frank Comito, has stepped down from the position. The move comes after Comito helped guide the association through the pandemic, along with several devastating hurricanes and a number of other global challenges facing the tourism industry. Comito has spent nearly 40 years working for local…
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The Bermuda Tourism Authority has kicked off a global search for the organization’s new chief executive officer. Interim CEO Glenn Jones is currently serving in the role, following the resignation of former CEO Kevin Dallas last year. “A global CEO search will be launched, and this will provide the opportunity for the Bermuda Tourism…
Caribbean Hotel and Tourism AssociationDespite having one of the world’s lowest rates of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, hospitalizations and deaths, the Caribbean’s economic survival is in serious jeopardy as tourism-dependent economies struggle with the consequences of the pandemic and travel restrictions being imposed and considered by its most popular countries of origin for travel. The…
The Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire has reopened its borders for tourism from its key source markets of the United States and Canada, the Tourism Corporation Bonaire said this week. Crucially, all United States and Canadian visitors must first fly to Curaçao as the island is maintaining a ban on direct flights from the…
CANCUN — The Quintana Roo Tourism Board wants travellers and the trade to know that the Mexican Caribbean has the capacity to perform the necessary COVID-19 tests for all North American visitors. “We want you to enjoy your stay at the Mexican Caribbean, that is why we share some of the actions we are taking…
Tourism officials in Quintana Roo have announced they will begin working with international travelers on acquiring the mandatory COVID-19 tests to re-enter the United States.According to the Riviera Maya News, Quintana Roo Governor Carlos Joaquin Gonzalez said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now requires a negative coronavirus antigen test, which is…
Frank Comito has stepped down as chief executive and director general of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA). During his tenure he led the association through the Covid-19 pandemic, several devastating hurricanes and numerous global challenges impacting the industry. The transition to new leadership comes at the conclusion of nearly 40 years of service…
In the Caribbean, tourism employs 2.4 million people and contributes more than $62 billion (15.5%) to GDP (2018) making it the most tourism-reliant region in the world. But the pursuit of tourism-driven economic growth overlooks a significant environmental burden. The global sector is responsible for 8% of all global greenhouse gas emissions— 4.5 billion tons…
LAST YEAR was a disaster for Caribbean tourism. Despite this, industry professionals now express cautious optimism that by the end of 2021 Caribbean tourism will begin to see a gradual but eventual full recovery.Frank Comito, the outgoing CEO of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), says while the industry did not anticipate tourism returning…
