The Antigua & Barbuda Hotels and Tourism Association on April 27, at its bi-annual General Meeting, announced the new Board of Directors to govern the Association for the period 2023 – 2025. The announcement came following a nomination and voting process where sixteen members (16) of the Association presented themselves…
In May of 2021, Mr. Vernon A. Jeffers Snr, took up the role of Executive Chairman of the Antigua & Barbuda Hotels and Tourism Association/ABHTA, leading the Association at a critical time during the Covid-19 pandemic, as members of the body were fighting to manage the effects of the pandemic…
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Vernon A Jeffers Snr is Executive Chairman of the ABHTA
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Former Chairman Antigua & Barbuda Hotels and Tourism Association (ABHTA), Vernon A Jeffers Snr has been appointed the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, the association announced in a release on Friday.
Jeffers took up the position on May 1st, 2021, as the industry continues to recover from the setbacks presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. His work will be focused on supporting the Board of Directors and Management of the Association in meeting its strategic goals.
“I have had the distinct pleasure to serve not only as Chairman of the Association (2019 – 2021) but also as a Director of the Board for over 10 years,” Jeffers said.
Leadership change at ABHTA
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The Antigua and Barbuda Hotels and Tourism Association (ABHTA) has bid farewell to its outgoing chairman, Vernon Jeffers Snr, who chaired it from May 2019 to January 2021.
“This past year has been one of challenges, resilience and change, however for me it has been one of reflection and growth; 2020 was the most challenging period for our tourism industry and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to serve the membership of the ABHTA and the government of Antigua and Barbuda as we managed our way through the pandemic,” Jeffers Snr said in a release.