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Featured keynote
speaker CHTIC 2007: Jacob Gelt Dekker
Jacob Gelt Dekker, a
renaissance man for the hotel
and tourism investment
world of our times.
One man is credited with almost
single-handedly spearheading the revival of Otrobanda, a
historical enclave in Curaçao that had deteriorated into
a slum
of fallen-down buildings plagued with drug
dealing, prostitution, and seemingly hopeless poverty -
Jacob Gelt Dekker.
Read JGD's Speech
Today, Otrabanda's harbor front
hums with new life. The pioneer project that started it
all is Dekker's Kurá Hulanda, an eight-square-block
village-within-a-village containing an 80-room luxury
boutique hotel, an international cultural studies
institute and a world-class African/Caribbean museum of
anthropology, archaeology, and art that has drawn more
than 100,000 visitors since opening in 1999.
Then there's Lodge Kurá Hulanda, a
luxury beachfront retreat in Westpunt, Curaçao. There,
an ambitious initiative is underway that involves the
development of the coastline at Lodge Kura Hulanda, as
well as the culturing and production of various marine
species and plants using the existing natural
environment.
Dekker officially retired in the
late 1990s and then poured his energy and fortune into
creating the JADE Foundation, a non-profit organization
dedicated to enhancing education and providing
assistance to the children of Curaçao. His love for
children is evident from those that gather at the hotel
daily asking if he is in town and hoping to spend a few
minutes with him before they go off to do their
homework.
CHTIC is honored to host Jacob Gelt
Dekker as your keynote speaker on Thursday, May 10th.
Registration and rooming
To download the registration and rooming
reservation form in pdf format, click on
www.caribbeanhotelassociation.com/CHTIC/DelegateReg.pdf.
There are a limited number of rooms available, assigned
on a first-received/first-paid basis. Go to
www.caribbeanhotelassociation.com/CHTICRegister.html for
the list of rooming options that will assist you in
selecting the hotel of your preference when you complete
your registration and rooming reservation form.
Meet Curaçao
Destination Curaçao has produced a pre and
post-conference program for all conference attendees.
From a 4 x 4 Land Rover Jeep Safari, to fishing,
sailing, shopping, and golfing, to an Ostrich Farm and
Hato Caves Tour. The prices for each tour are
conference specials; when you book you must refer to the
11th Annual Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Investment
Conference to receive the special rate. The rates do not
include 5% tax. To download a pdf brochure and
reservation information, go to
http://www.caribbeanhotelassociation.com/CHTIC/PreAndPostProgram.pdf
News you need to know
Details about airline considerations, entry
requirements, and other frequently-asked questions, go
to
http://www.caribbeanhotelassociation.com/CHTICNews.html
 Questions?
Contact Lily Aponte
Registration & Room Reservations Coordinator
Caribbean Hotel Association
1000 Ponce de León Ave., 5th Floor
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907
T + 1 787 725.9139 x239 / F + 1 787 725.9108
E:
laponte@caribbeanhotelassociation.com
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