2025 Honorees

Carole Alexis, Knight of the Order of the Arts and Letters – Choreographer and Artistic Director, Martinique

Dave Chang – Senior Vice President, Consumer Sales and Contact Centers, Carnival Cruise Line

May-Ling Chun – Director of Tourism, St. Maarten

Ronella Croes – Chief Executive Officer, Aruba Tourism Authority

Laura Davidson – CEO/Founder, LDPR

Muryad de Bruin – Managing Director, Curaçao Tourist Board

Cathleen Decker – Co-founder, The Decker/Royal Agency

Loreto Duffy-Mayers – Tourism and Sustainability Expert, Barbados

Monique Hamaty-Simmonds – Executive Director, Tortuga Rum Company Ltd., Cayman Islands

Luce Hodge-Smith – Junior Minister of Tourism, British Virgin Islands

Janelle Hopkin – President and Managing Director, Spice Island Beach Resort, Grenada

Clarisa Jiménez – President & CEO, Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association (PRHTA)

Vonulrick “Von” Martin – Broadcaster, Producer & Dean, Caribbeana Communications Inc.

Shomari Scott – Chief Business Officer, Health City Cayman Islands

Marcus Simmonds – Chief Executive Officer, Tortuga International Holdings Ltd., Cayman Islands