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Awarded to Caribbean Hotel Association for Safeguarding and Implementing Environmentally Healthy Policies |
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (April, 2002) -- Green Globe 21 and the International
Hotels Environment Initiative (IHEI) have honored the Caribbean Hotel Association
(CHA) and its environmental arm, the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable
Tourism (CAST), with the IHIF Sustainable Tourism Pioneer Award 2002 for
their longstanding commitment to the sustainable development of Caribbean
Tourism. The recognition was presented to CHA and CAST during the International
Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) held in Berlin, Germany.
�CHA and CAST accept the IHIF award on behalf of all the members of our Caribbean hospitality family, with the commitment to continue supporting and working to maintain the Caribbean as one of the most sustainable, highly regarded and sought-after destinations in the world,� declared John Bell, Director General and CEO of CHA. �Now more than ever, the members of the Caribbean hospitality industry have to pursue an increasingly higher level of competitiveness through sustainable development, so that the Caribbean economies are able to realize their fair share of the changing macro economy.� Caribbean Hotel Association
Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism
CAST offers practical training, seminars, publications and technical services to Caribbean hoteliers. For its immense success in promoting a higher and healthier Caribbean experience, year after year CAST is voted by CHA members as one of CHA�s most valuable resources. Green Globe 21 is an organization that specializes in developing environmental management and awareness for the Travel & Tourism industry and provides practical means through which companies can improve their environmental performance. The International Hotel Environment Initiative (IHEI), sponsored by the Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum, is an educational charity that functions to encourage continuous improvement in the environmental performance of the entire hotel industry. The International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) has become Europe's largest and most important annual gathering of the hotel investment community. The event covers three days and is held immediately after ITB, the massive hospitality travel trade show in Berlin, Germany. |
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Lorraine J. Ortiz CHA/CAST 1000 Ponce de León Ave., 5th Floor San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907 T 787.725.9139 [email protected] |
Also See | Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Publishes 'Green Partnership Guide', an Enviromental How-to Blueprint / April 2001 |
IH&RA Environmental Award Lauds Efforts to Promote Sustainable Tourism / May 1999 |