Caribbean Hotels get help from around the “Green Globe”
Green Globe International will be helping to educate and motivate the Caribbean hotel industry to sustainably and responsibly run their businesses.
Green Globe International, managers of Green Globe Certification, will be lending a supporting strategy to the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) as both a Strategic Partner of CHTA and a member of the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST) Governing Council.
Green Globe will assist in educating CHTA members in meeting the requirements for its certification program, utilizing Green Globe reps in St. Vincent, Grand Cayman, Dominican Republic, Anguilla, Jamaica and Miami.
“We are pleased to add Green Globe Certification to our elite group of supporters of the Caribbean hospitality industry,” said Alec Sanguinetti, director general and CEO of CHTA. “The synergies between Green Globe Certification and our own CAST will bring enhanced awareness and benefits to our entire membership. They and our other Strategic Partners recognize the importance of tourism and the hospitality sector, and our impact on the economy of the region.”
“Since Green Globe’s inception in 1994, the Caribbean has had more Green Globe certified properties than any other region in the world,” said Guido Bauer, CEO of the California-based Green Globe Certification. “After many years supporting sustainable tourism in the Caribbean we are honored to take on such an important and prestigious role as a CHTA Strategic Partner and a member of the CAST Governing Council.”
CHTA and CAST will actively promote and endorse the Green Globe Certification program. Green Globe Certification may consider using CAST personnel for the purposes of environmental auditing and other related activities in the Caribbean.
“We are pleased to have Green Globe Certification as a Strategic Partner of CHTA and a member of our CAST Governing Council,” said Sir Royston Hopkin, CAST chairman. “Their expertise will broaden our view of sustainable tourism and bring multiple benefits to our members. I look forward to working closely with them from this point forward.”
Green Globe Certification will also be sponsoring CHTA conferences and events including:
- Caribbean Marketplace, January 2010
- Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) in May 2010
- The Small Hotels Retreat, October 2010
- Leadership Conference in May 2010
Each event will give members the opportunity to present to the association executives and presidents of national hotel associations from more than 20 countries.
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