{"id":71317,"date":"2014-07-07T10:41:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T14:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=71317"},"modified":"2014-07-07T10:41:36","modified_gmt":"2014-07-07T14:41:36","slug":"bahamas-hotel-vp-welcomes-new-chta-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2014\/07\/bahamas-hotel-vp-welcomes-new-chta-president","title":{"rendered":"Bahamas Hotels VP Welcomes New CHTA President"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"suzanne-pattusch-emil-lee-s\"Emil Lee, general manager of Princess Heights Hotel, St. Maarten, took over the reigns as president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) for the next two years and was welcomed in his new role by Suzanne Pattusch, executive vice president, Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association.<\/p>\n

“Caribbean community is key to our sustainability going forward,” said Suzanne Pattusch, adding: “We are reaching further into the global markets if we can find a way to market collaboratively.”<\/p>\n

CHTA elected a new slate of officers at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), held July 1, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Miami.\u00a0 Lee was sworn in as president of CHTA during the AGM.\u00a0 Lee and the officers will serve the membership of CHTA for the 2014-16 biennium.<\/p>\n

The five Vice Presidents and Treasurer to serve under Lee are as follows:
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1st Vice President\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Karolin Troubetzkoy, president, St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association and owner and executive director of Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain Resort, St. Lucia<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2nd Vice President\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stuart Bowe, president, Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association and senior vice president and general manager of Coral Towers at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3rd Vice President\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Karen Whitt, director, Turks & Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association and general manager, Regent Palms Turks & Caicos<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4th Vice President\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Patricia Affonso Dass, immediate past president, Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association and general manager of Ocean Two Resort & Residences, Barbados<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5th Vice President\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 William \u201cBill\u201d Clegg, regional vice president, Franchise Service and Programs for Choice Hotels International<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Treasurer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 James Hepple, president and CEO, Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association<\/p>\n

Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association
\nThe Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) facilitates the full potential of the Caribbean hotel and tourism industry by serving members\u2019 needs and building partnerships in a socially responsible and sustainable manner.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

Today, tourism is widely recognized as a pivotal industry in the economy of the region \u2013 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.<\/p>\n

CHTA, including the events staged by the association, is supported by Strategic Partners MasterCard, Interval International, OBM International, HVS, Tambourine and TravelZoo.
\nFor more information, visit http:\/\/www.caribbeanhotelandtourism.com.\u00a0 Follow CHTA on Facebook Facebook.com\/CaribbeanHotelandTourismAssociation and Twitter Twitter.com\/CHTAFeeds.<\/p>\n

Suzanne Pattusch, executive vice president, Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association, with Emil Lee, the new president of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA)
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\nPhoto caption: The newly elected president and officers of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA).\u00a0 Pictured (l-r) Jeffrey S. Vasser, CHA, director general and CEO of CHTA; Karolin Troubetzkoy, first vice president of CHTA, president, St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association and owner and executive director of Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain Resort, St. Lucia; Stuart Bowe, second vice president of CHTA, president, Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association and senior vice president and general manager of Coral Towers at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas; Karen Whitt, third vice president of CHTA, director, Turks & Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association and general manager, Regent Palms Turks & Caicos; Emil Lee, president of CHTA and general manager of Princess Heights Hotel, St. Maarten; Patricia Affonso Dass, fourth vice president of CHTA, immediate past president, Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association and general manager of Ocean Two Resort & Residences, Barbados; William \u201cBill\u201d Clegg, fifth vice president of CHTA, regional vice president, Franchise Service and Programs for Choice Hotels International; and James Hepple, treasurer of CHTA and president and CEO, Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Emil Lee, general manager of Princess Heights Hotel, St. Maarten, took over the reigns as president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) for the next two years and was welcomed in his new role by Suzanne Pattusch, executive vice president, Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":71318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[25,33],"class_list":["post-71317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-hotels","tag-tourism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}