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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 15, 2008 - The Caribbean Society of Hotel Association Executives (CSHAE) has agreed on a six-point action plan for the hotel sector across the region.
The strategy was approved at its annual Leadership Conference in Trinidad, sponsored by the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA), where Executive Director of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association Susan Springer was re-elected as president.
The plan will see the association helping to facilitate a reduction in energy costs throughout each destination; creating a greater environmental sensitivity in all areas of the destinations; broadening the agenda on education and training by both the public and private sectors; helping to ensure a safe environment in the destination; fostering professional development throughout the hotel sector; and assisting in the creation of an expanded and improved workforce of Caribbean nationals working in the hospitality industry.
"We intend to assist our members throughout the CHA community across the region as well as strengthen the operation of our local national hotel and tourism associations through education and training support of both the association executives and elected officials," Springer said.
"We also want to build a world class Caribbean tourism workforce as human resource development has become one of the primary concerns throughout the hospitality industry and the Caribbean is no different."
During the two-day conference, both large and small associations shared the successes and pitfalls of operating a national hotel association in the Caribbean.
The CHA represents all facets of the hospitality industry with more than 800 member hotels and 750 allied members.
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