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Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association stages annual convention
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| Published on Saturday, September 26, 2009 | Email To Friend Print Version
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association's (PRHTA) Convention, the main event of the year for Puerto Rico's tourism industry, begins Wednesday, September 30, 2009 with a focus on stakeholder and community commitment to high standards of excellence across the industry.
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| Clarisa Jiménez, president of the Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association. |
The 23rd annual Convention will take place at the Puerto Rico Convention Center from September 30 through October 2.
"Tourism is changing, both in Puerto Rico and across the globe," said Clarisa Jiménez, president of PRHTA. "In past conventions we have emphasized that we must work as a team to offer excellent service to our visitors. We are now highlighting that tourists are indeed everyone's responsibility - not just of tourism industry professionals but also of the entire community."
Under the slogan "Tourists: Everyone's Responsibility," the Convention once again includes a casino convention with seminars specifically tailored to this important sector, which attracts hundreds of millions of dollars annually to the local economy, as well as many other workshops and sessions designed to improve quality of service. They include professional improvement, the sharpening of casino skills, an extensive exhibition of products and services, and awards for the best professionals in the tourism industry. "Teamwork, excellence and commitment are essential ingredients to equip us in facing today's and tomorrow's challenges," added Jiménez.
PRHTA's Convention is designed to benefit the service industry, including tourism, hotels, casinos, restaurants, small businesses, human resources, management and marketing. It also benefits restaurant owners, event planners, hospitality industry members and the general public. This year's Convention will offer 38 seminars with local and international speakers tackling areas such as services, sales, marketing, human resources and etiquette.
The parallel Trade Show will feature 140 exhibitors showcasing their goods and services to the hospitality industry as well as culinary competitions and demonstrations from the best chefs and restaurants of Puerto Rico.
More than 2,500 delegates from the hospitality and casino industry are expected at the Convention, including stakeholders from the Caribbean region. "We invite our colleagues from across the Caribbean to join us in Puerto Rico for our convention so we can learn from each other and collectively put our best foot forward on behalf of the region," said Jiménez. | | | | Reads : 1130 | | | |
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