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Last Updated: Dec 29, 2011 - 2:18:31 AM |
Stunning views at Great Huts in Port Antonio.
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P
ORT
ANTONIO, Jamaica - A visionary and creative small
hotelier in Jamaica believes the Caribbean Marketplace travel trade
convention is a unique opportunity to highlight the contribution of the
region's smaller hotels and resorts to the international draw of the
Caribbean.
Dr.
Paul Rhodes, who runs the Great Huts eco-themed property in Port
Antonio, said the hundreds of travel and tourism movers and shakers
visiting Jamaica for the convention offered "the face of the Caribbean -
we smaller hotels" a rare chance to share unique stories about the
appeal of a "down-home" hospitality experience.
"We
in the smaller hotels offer what customers are yearning to experience
when they travel to the Caribbean on vacation - human interaction and
cultural connections," said Dr. Rhodes, a medical practitioner-turned
resort owner and community volunteer.
Dr.
Rhodes believes Jamaica and the Caribbean's smaller hotels are part
and parcel of the people-to-people experience for which many Caribbean
countries have become renowned.
"Our
staff have chosen careers in this industry to learn from our guests,
to share our indigenous culture and music, our amazing cuisine, but
more importantly, to make new friends and share the warmth of the
Caribbean," said the hotelier whose property sits within a stone's
throw of Port Antonio's Boston Bay.
Rhodes
congratulated the Jamaican government and the private sector for their
tireless efforts to open the brand new Montego Bay Convention Centre
in time for Caribbean Marketplace which is expected to host more than
1,300 members of the travel and tourism trade.
Caribbean
Marketplace opens on Sunday, January 16 and culminates with a Jamaican
musical extravaganza on Tuesday, January 18, 2011.
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