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CHTA signs agreement with hospitality group to enhance technology use
“ We need to be much smarter when it comes to the application of technology across the region – from Artificial Intelligence to Big Data ,” she said .
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association ( CHTA ) has signed a three-year agreement with the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals ( HFTP ) Association to expand the delivery of resources for members of both organizations .
A Memorandum of Understanding allows members to access finance and technology-related education on topics such as upscaling workforce automation and staffing , cryptocurrency , non-fungible tokens and cybersecurity .
CHTA said that it is developing master classes with experts provided by HFTP .
CHTA President Nicola Madden-Greig said being technologically shrewd in a rapidly altering and challenging business environment is key to a robust tourism revival in the Caribbean .
“ The strength of HFTP relies greatly on the reach of its global network , collectively building a broad knowledge base by sharing expertise and resources ,” said Frank Wolfe , HFTP Chief Executive Officer .
“ Partnering with CHTA and the Caribbean , a region well-known for its hospitality industry , is a significant step to connecting our shared efforts to support education and innovation .”
Like CHTA , HFTP leverages its experts , networks , research , certification programmes , information resources and conferences and events to benefit its members .
Sparkle expands to Brazil with an additional point of presence in Fortaleza
Sparkle , the first international service provider in Italy and one of the top global operators , has opened a new Point of Presence ( PoP ) in Fortaleza to support the growing demand for international connectivity in Brazil .
The company operates in São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Porto Alegre and Salvador and the new PoP is the fourteenth in the country , consolidating Sparkle as a leading global Tier-1 backbone in Latin America .
The PoP is integrated with Sparkle ’ s global Tier-1 IP backbone Seabone , boasting extensive coverage in Central and South America using points in Argentina , Brazil , Bolivia , Chile , Colombia , Panama , Peru , Puerto Rico and Venezuela .
In addition , due to its terrestrial and submarine networks with two ‘ digital highways ’ Seabras-1 cable in the Atlantic and
Curie in the Pacific , Sparkle offers four routes for connectivity from South to North America , ensuring a top-quality data experience .
Enterprises , network providers , ISPs , OTTs and Content and Application Providers can benefit from Sparkle ’ s IP portfolio which includes the IP Transit service Seabone , DDoS Protection and Virtual NAP . The DDoS Protection grants customers the option to self-protect networks from attacks and Virtual NAP allows access to the main Internet Exchange Points ( IXPs ) without the necessity to build any proprietary infrastructure .
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