Stelios To Keynote Caribbean Investment Confab

At 38 years of age Stelios, who prefers to be called by his first name, is best known for creating easyJet PLC when he was 28. easyJet PLC, Europe's largest low cost airline by revenues with a fleet of 100 jets and growing, carried 30 million passengers in 2005.

In its decade-long tradition, CHTIC 2006 will bring together specialists from the international finance, development, and tourism fields. Professional sessions will address hot topics such as timeshare and fractional deals; win-win development projects; private label resorts; condo hotels; the acquisitions marketplace; private residence clubs and destination clubs; the debt capital markets; the mixed-use project; and the Caribbean resort of the future.

Meanwhile, marketing and promotion issues will find a forum in sessions entitled Destination Marketing Successes and the age-old question - To Brand or not to Brand?

CHTIC has the specific objectives of improving the tourism investment and operating climate across the region; making the investment community aware of the development opportunities available in the Caribbean; and stimulating a continuing flow of both equity and loan capital into the region.

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Caribbean Hotel Association | The Caribbean Hotel Association is dedicated to optimizing the full potential of the Caribbean hotel and tourism industry by serving member needs and building partnerships. The members of CHA represent the entire spectrum of hospitality industry's private sector, from over 800 member hotels with more than 126,000 hotel rooms in 35 national hotel associations, to allied members including airline executives, tour operators, travel agents, trade and consumer press, hotel and restaurant suppliers, and others. CHA is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and maintains a marketing office in Miami, Florida.

Caribbean Tourism Organization | The CTO is the region’s tourism development agency comprising 33 member governments and a myriad of private sector companies with headquarters in Barbados and marketing operations in New York, London and Toronto. The CTO’s primary objective is to provide to and through its members, the services and information needed for the development of sustainable tourism for the economic and social benefit of the Caribbean people. The organization provides specialized support and technical assistance to member countries in the areas of marketing, human resource development, research and statistics and sustainable tourism development.

Burba Hotel Network | BHN brings together nearly two decades of experience developing and organizing the world's most prominent gatherings of the hotel and tourism investment community. At these events (over 35 conferences completed and/or in development), the investment community has come together to network, conduct business and learn about the latest industry trends. They have become “must attend” events for those interested in investing in hospitality real estate. The BHN website is the gateway for information about the conferences BHN produces, as well as providing a direct link to important players in the hospitality investment world, including lenders, brokers, architects, designers and hotel industry-related organizations.