Caribbean

Caribbean Hotel And Tourism Assoc. Urging Region's Tourism Industries To Help Haiti, Bahamas

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is urging the region's tourism industry stakeholders to assist with both immediate and sustained relief efforts to support the people of Haiti and parts of The Bahamas which were hardest hit by Hurricane Mathew this month, a press release the association issued on Thursday has made known. "Our neighbors in Haiti and The Bahamas have borne the brunt of this powerful storm and the recovery and restoration process will be long and difficult," said Karolin Troubetzkoy, president of the regional trade association. Working with the national hotel and tourism associations in Haiti and The Bahamas, CHTA is directing tourism industry stakeholders to local organizations which are coordinating on-the-ground relief, accepting and directing donations of cash, equipment and supplies. According to Troubetzkoy, a two-step approach is important for the destinations to rebound as quickly as possible. "First, we must meet the immediate needs of peop...