Stuart Bowe Named CHTA’s Hotelier of the Year

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association named Stuart Bowe, senior vice president and general manager, resort operations of Atlantis Paradise Island, the 2016 Caribbean Hotelier of the Year.

He received the award at the organization's recent Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Bowe "is disciplined and innovative and a leader who inspires generations of Bahamians and Caribbean people through his accomplishments and his humanity," said Frank Comito, director general and CEO of the association.

Bahamas prime minister Perry Christie praised Bowe as "an exemplar" to be followed by generations of Bahamians.

Bowe's hospitality career spans more than 27 years, including overseeing the opening of Atlantis, the Palm in Dubai in 2008 where he served as vice president of resort operations in the Middle East before joining Atlantis in the Bahamas.

Bowe currently is serving his third consecutive term as president of the Bahamas Hotel & Tourism Association.

Source: Travel Weekly