The organizers and delegates of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference, held in Curacao, honored American Airline’s Senior Vice President – Miami…
The organizers and delegates of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference, held in Curacao, honored American Airline’s Senior Vice President – Miami, Caribbean and Latin America, Mr. Peter Dolara, with the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award.
The conference, hosted by the Curacao Hospitality & Tourism Association alongside the Curacao Tourist Board, was presented by the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA), in conjunction with the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), and Burba Hotel Network (BHN).
The Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 2004 to honor the outstanding contribution of individuals to the development of Caribbean tourism.
“Peter’s relationship with the Caribbean began in 1960; under his guidance American Airlines has developed and maintained the most comprehensive flight schedule between North America and the Caribbean. American Airlines now serves 34 Caribbean destinations with 151 daily flights – and continues to build on its current schedule.” said Barbadian hotelier and president of CHA, Peter J. Odle.
As Senior Vice President of the Miami, Caribbean and Latin American region for American Airlines, Peter Dolara oversees all aspects of American’s operations in the Caribbean and Latin American, including operations, sales, sales activities, customer service, cargo sales and services, route-selection and scheduling activities. Upon accepting the award, Mr. Dolara announced a new service route between Antigua and Tortola, British Virgin Islands, staring June 1st, 2007, as well as the inauguration of a nonstop service between New York’s JFK and St. Kitts and St. Lucia, beginning November 2007.
“We will continue to be bullish on the Caribbean, having proposed to expand service from Santo Domingo to Samana (Dominican Republic) and Aruba,” added the veteran aviation executive with more than 40 years of experience.
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