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HIGHEST LEVEL OF INDUSTRY LEADERS EVER ASSEMBLED TO
SPEAK AT CARIBBEAN HOTEL & TOURISM INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
CHTIC 2010 Set For May 4-6 in Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan
CORAL GABLES, FL (Oct. 8, 2009) – The highest level of hotel and tourism leaders ever assembled for a Caribbean travel industry conference will gather to speak at the 14th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC 2010) being held at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 4-6, 2010.  Keynote speakers include Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño and Robert Crandall, former AMR Corporation Chairman and CEO.

Additional speakers lined up for CHTIC 2010 include Taleb Rifai, Secretary General, World Tourism Organization; Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President, World Travel & Tourism Council; Matthew E. Avril, President, Hotel Group for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide; Nicholas Pritzker, Chairman of the Board and CEO for the Hyatt Development Corporation; Craig M. Nash, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Interval Leisure Group; Sebastian Escarrer, Vice Chairman, Sol Melia Hotels & Resorts; and Dr. Peter Yesawich, Chairman & CEO, Y Partnership.

“In all my years with CHTA, we have never had a line-up of speakers of such profound magnitude as those confirmed for CHTIC 2010,” said Alec Sanguinetti, C.D., Director General and CEO for the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA).

“The ease of access which San Juan provides combined with speakers of this caliber will serve to ensure the perfect venue to showcase the significant investment and development opportunities that exist in the Caribbean today,” added Sanguinetti.

“CHTIC is the only event of its kind hosted in the Caribbean,” said Enrique De Marchena Kaluche, President of CHTA.  “The three day program represents a critical allocation of time for anyone looking to conduct business in the region.  The current economic climate, its effect on equity and the flow of investment capital into our region makes next year's conference even more significant. Read the full story > >



CHTA MEETS WITH PUERTO RICO GOVERNOR LUIS FORTUÑO; CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN CHTIC 2010 AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER
14th Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference Set For May 4-6 in San Juan. CORAL GABLES, FL (Sept. 30, 2009) - During a successful meeting with Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño to discuss the 14th Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC 2010) - taking place at San Juan's Puerto Rico Convention Center, May 4-6 - the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) confirmed the governor's participation as the keynote speaker at the Opening Ceremony for the region's most successful and longest-standing tourism investment event.

CHTIC 2010 will bring together hoteliers, tourism officials, developers, bankers, lenders and others interested in Caribbean tourism to discuss and plan investment strategies for the region. With Governor Fortuño's support now confirmed, CHTA anticipates a very well attended conference hosted by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), the Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association (PRHTA) and the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau (PRCB).

"The Government of Puerto Rico is pleased to be the proud host of this conference that will provide us with a unique opportunity to address new investment strategies for the tourism industry in the island and our neighbors in the Caribbean. Tourism has been classified as one of the primary service sectors in our global economy, and plays a leading role in Puerto Rico's economic development. It is our commitment to create new partnerships with the private sector and other destinations in the Caribbean, so we can build new marketing strategies together, and move forward as a strong, competitive region in the industry," Governor Fortuño said. Read the full story > >