Puerto Rico Has Its First Green Globe Participant!    A round of applause must be sounded for Copamarina Beach Resort in Guanica, Puerto Rico for being the first property in the country to strive towards Green Globe certification. Copamarina has won the Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association’s Green Hotel of the Year Award twice in the past four years and they are competing again this year with high hopes. Aside from its many environmental programs, the hotel and its staff are actively involved in the community and preserving their natural flora and fauna for future generations.

Two Green Globe Certified Properties Nab The 2005 CHA/AMEX Green Hotel of the Year Awards – Presented At The Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference (CHIC) held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Miami on June 28, 2005! Both the winners in the large and small categories obtained the highest combined scores, based on their performance in the following five criteria: Environmental Management & Stewardship, Infrastructure, Awareness, Conservation, and Health & Safety. And the winners are:

In The Small Hotel Category – 3 Rivers Eco Lodge, Dominica

In the Large Hotel Category - Sunscape Casa del Mar, Dominican Republic

CAST's Chairman Knighted! Our sincerest congratulations go out to Royston Hopkin KCMG, owner and chairman of Spice Island Beach Resort in Grenada, who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his contributions of more than 40 years to tourism in Grenada and throughout the Caribbean.
 

Read the CAST 2004 World Tourism Day Message!

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