The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2012 and will host a Golden Jubilee Gala on Saturday, June 2, 2012, at 7pm in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The formal event will feature a gathering of those who have led the hospitality and tourism industry during the past 50 years, along with the unveiling of From Pirates to Hoteliers, a glossy, 200-page coffee-table quality book that commemorates the history of Caribbean tourism.
“The Golden Jubilee marks an historic occasion in the Caribbean hospitality and tourism industry,” said Josef Forstmayr, president of the association.
“Our region and economies have thrived over the past 50 years as a direct result of the growth in Caribbean tourism.”
For the Golden Jubilee Gala, The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association is bringing together the pioneers of the Caribbean hospitality and tourism industry, many who are now enjoying retirement. All past and present hoteliers, tourism officials and hotel association executives are expected to participate in the festivities making the event a historic gathering of those who shape the region’s vital industry.
Complete details about the Golden Jubilee Gala will be announced in December.
Pirates and Hoteliers
The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association commissioned HCP/Aboard Publishing, Custom Publishing Division of The Miami Herald Media Company to write and print From Pirates to Hoteliers. The book will be created in a hardcover coffee table format and will depict the vivid and illustrious history of the Caribbean hotel and tourism industry, its impact on all aspects of life in the region and its place in the world as an association at the forefront of tourism leadership.
Historic images chronicling key events in Caribbean history will accompany stories dating from the earliest visitors to the region – from the colonial era to the famous “pirates of the Caribbean” – to the first tourists to the region, the rise of tourism after the Cuban revolution, and the formation of the The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association.
With an introduction by the CHTA President, From Pirates to Hoteliers brings to life some of the most significant events, places, people, programs, and traditions that are all part of the Caribbean experience. It is a celebration of an industry that has played a key role in the development of the region and will continue to do so into the future.
David Jessop, executive director of the Caribbean Council for Europe, and a renowned author, will write several chapters for the book, setting some of the historic sequences in perspective.
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