The CHTA Bill Bissell Award Presented to Sir Royston O. Hopkin, KCMG
2009 Honoree Receives Accolades during Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference
APRIL 16, 2009 - The life and career achievements of Sir Royston O. Hopkin, KCMG, owner and chairman of Spice Island Beach Resort in Grenada, were celebrated by the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) with the presentation of the Bill Bissell Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) April 14 - 16 at the Fairmont Southampton in Bermuda.
Sir Royston joins an esteemed list of past honorees such as philanthropists and industry veterans including, Peter Dolara, American Airlines, Sol Kerzner, Kerzner Resorts International, Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, Sandals Resorts, Chris Blackwell, Island Outpost, and the late Bill Bissell, OBM International, for whom the award was renamed after he was recognized posthumously at last year's CHTIC.
Sir Royston O. Hopkin, KCMG, is the owner and chairman of the award-winning Spice Island Beach Resort. He has had an extensive and distinguished career in the hospitality and tourism industry spanning 44 years of contributions to his home country, Grenada, and the entire Caribbean region.
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