We are delighted to bring a new ½ day workshop to Barbados MARCH 10-16, 2020 at Island Inn, our training home for a third year! Topics Include COVID-19 Heartfelt Hosts understanding challenging times for travelers Reading Your Guest Accurately Owning Your Responses Empathetic Language Skills Flexible Creative Solutions within your Property Guidelines Personal Care on Follow-Through
Building on the success of its 2019 training initiatives, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation (CHTAEF) is planning to expand its hospitality training programs and scholarship support in the Caribbean this year. On the heels of a strong outcome at the annual New York Times Travel Show fundraising drive, for which CHTA member…
Miami, FL, January 2020 – Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services, and participating member resorts donated $20,000 to the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) Education Foundation, raising the total to nearly half a million dollars to support education and professional development over the last 15 years. The check was presented during the…
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The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association Education Foundation conducted a number of training programs across the region in 2019. Here are the highlights. BARBADOS The support from our partners and donors allowed us to successfully deliver two workshops for members of the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association. ST. KITTS & NEVIS Virgin Holidays and the…
MIAMI (September 4, 2019) – The Caribbean tourism industry and its many friends around the world are responding to the call for support for the storm ravaged islands of the northwestern Bahamas – The Abacos and Grand Bahama. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is appealing to its membership, travel industry partners, national hotel…
Since its creation in 1986, the CHTA Education Foundation (CHTAEF) through the generous support of Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association member hotels and allied partners and its corporate sponsors has raised and granted over US$2.5 million in scholarships and grants to Caribbean nationals working in, or training to work in the tourism industry. One of…
CHTA Education Foundation and Virgin Holidays join to offer more “Development Days” MIAMI (April 4, 2019) – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation (CHTAEF) has doubled the number of training sessions available for hospitality professionals in Barbados, following a surge in demand for the popular initiative, which is supported by Virgin Holidays. Respected…
Les Roches Global Hospitality Education partners with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation to provide scholarships MIAMI (March 28, 2019) – A prestigious Swiss hospitality school will provide partial scholarships for Caribbean nationals seeking undergraduate degrees at the elite tertiary institution. This follows the inking of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Caribbean…
NEW YORK TIMES TRAVEL SHOW DONORS The CHTA Education Foundation would like to thank the generosity of our Caribbean hotels who donated to this year’s fundraising action at the 2018 New York Times Travel Show. Their support contributed nearly $85,000 to the Foundation which will be used to fund scholarships for full time study and…