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CHTA Opens Appointment Requests For Caribbean Travel Marketplace Via Redesigned Website

Press Release
Story Updated: November 6th 2014 at 9:21 am
 

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Region’s Most Important Marketing Event Slated Jan. 28-30, 2015 at Puerto Rico Convention Center 

            THE CARIBBEAN (Nov. 5, 2014) – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has opened up the appointment requests for Caribbean Travel Marketplace which allows buyers and suppliers to request appointments in advance of their arrival in Puerto Rico.  The appointment system is being offered through a redesigned website (http://www.caribbeantravelmarketplace.com) that is more user-friendly for those accessing the website via desktop and mobile devices.  

            In 2014, there were 11,400 appointments scheduled in advance through the online program.  Appointment-taking delegates can submit appointment requests through Jan. 6, 2015, after which the requests will be scheduled.  Delegates are encouraged to prioritize their appointment requests as scheduling will be based on order of preference.  Once the schedule is finalized, appointment-taking delegates will receive a notification to view the schedule online inThe Passport. 

            “Buyer and supplier delegates registering for Caribbean Travel Marketplace will be able to easily connect through the redesigned website when making their appointment requests with each other,” said Jeffrey S. Vasser, CHA, director general and CEO of CHTA

            The website provides detailed information about Caribbean Travel Marketplace and the host country, Puerto Rico, including facts and figures about buyers and supplier companies, a list of past buyer companies, benefits of participation, registration fees, online registration, travel information, entry requirements, event sponsors, attendee profiles for potential sponsors and links to Puerto Rico’s destination and airport websites.

            Puerto Rico is host for the region’s largest and most important marketing event with Caribbean Travel Marketplace scheduled Jan. 28-30, 2015 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan.  Representatives from CHTA-member hotels, destinations, attractions and transportation companies who attend Caribbean Travel Marketplace are afforded the opportunity to meet face-to-face with international wholesalers selling Caribbean vacation travel.

            Supplier registration packages start at $1,509 for a small booth with one delegate and buyer registration is US$299 per person (after the third buyer delegate, the fee is reduced to $129 per additional delegate). 

            Full conference details are available via www.caribbeantravelmarketplace.com.

Conference Organizers Sponsors

            In addition to CHTA, the Puerto Rico Destination Team, comprised of the Puerto Rico Hotel Tourism Association (PRHTA), the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) and Meet Puerto Rico, will organize Caribbean Travel Marketplace along with host sponsors and Strategic Partners Interval International, MasterCard and TravelZoo.

Sponsors of Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2015 include: platinum sponsors AMResorts, Bonnier Corp. (Islands Destinations Weddings Honeymoons), OBMI, STR, Starwood Caribbean, and Tambourine, and gold sponsors Adara, AskMe, Figment Designs, IATAN, JackRabbit, Russell Reps., The Knot, The New York Times, TravelClick and Wedding Wire, and HotelTonight as Charging Station Sponsor.

            Companies interested in learning more about sponsorship opportunities should contact Deborah Sas at deborah@caribbeanhotelandtourism.com or (305) 443-3040.

Caribbean Hotel Tourism Association

The Caribbean Hotel Tourism Association (CHTA) facilitates the full potential of the Caribbean hotel and tourism industry by serving members’ needs and building partnerships in a socially responsible and sustainable manner.  CHTA is the voice of the Caribbean hospitality industry for the development of the region in the highly competitive and sophisticated environment of international tourism. Today, tourism is widely recognized as a pivotal industry in the economy of the region – and CHTA functions as the common denominator for this industry in a region of diverse nationalities, languages and styles, identifying mutual problems and marshaling the resources of the active and allied members to devise solutions. CHTA represents all facets of the hospitality industry with more than 600 member hotels and over 300 allied members.

CHTA, including the events staged by the association, is supported by Strategic Partners MasterCard, Interval International, OBM International, HVS, Tambourine and TravelZoo.

For more information, visit http://www.caribbeanhotelandtourism.com.  Follow CHTA on Facebook Facebook.com/CaribbeanHotelandTourismAssociation and TwitterTwitter.com/CHTAFeeds.